Forget price for a minute.. No one is talking about how you'd have to run the power cable from centre of your sitting room to a wall socket. Ruins the aesthetics for me.
1. The bank encourages a flat hierarchy system, made it a policy and taught it to the trainess.
2. She implemented what she was taught, but he said he doesn't subscribe to that 'oyibo way'.'
3. If she addresses him as Mr Tony, she'd be wrong. Ultimately, either way, she's f*cked
Yesterday, a senior management official at @UBAGroup reached out to me regarding my views on the treatment of the young woman in UBA’s Graduate Management Accelerated Programme (GMAP) who addressed @TonyOElumelu by his first name.
I made it clear that, in my view, this was not a “culture clash”; it was a class war, a reflection of the deeply entrenched hierarchy and class consciousness that too often determines who is considered entitled to demand deference and who is expected to provide it.
I gave a simple example, if Tony @TonyOElumelu son or daughter addressed the family gateman or driver by his first name, hardly any Nigerian would bat an eyelid.
In fact, many of the same people outraged by this young woman calling him “Tony” would probably expect the gateman or driver to address Elumelu’s children with exaggerated deference. That tells you immediately that this argument is not really about “African culture” or respect. It is about class, status, wealth and power, about who society permits to speak casually to whom.
More importantly, I specifically requested that, given the enormous public opprobrium, ridicule, and attacks this young woman has been subjected to, UBA must immediately provide her with appropriate psychosocial support.
Whatever anyone thinks about how she addressed @TonyOElumelu, no young employee or trainee should be left alone to absorb the psychological consequences of suddenly becoming the target of a massive public controversy.
She should not be sacrificed on the altar of corporate hierarchy or social-media outrage. Her dignity, welfare and mental well-being must come first. Let the poor breathe!
"One more year, one more year, Casemiro." 😢 🥹
Casemiro joined Manchester United at 30 years old having already won everything there is to win in club football.
For four seasons he gave it his all; scoring in the League Cup final in a win vs. Newcastle, winning an FA Cup against rivals Manchester City, and sticking with the club through a turbulent time.
In his final games as a Red Devil, he broke his single season scoring tally with nine goals in the Premier League.
The Brazilian bows out of the club having fully endeared himself to the Old Trafford faithful ❤️
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Here is why United are wearing this jersey today and not the Snapdragon themed one.
Snapdragon pays tens of millions of pounds a year to have their logo on the front of Manchester United's shirt. Today they gave that space away voluntarily acharity founded by Bono and Bobby Shriver.
There is a business reason behind that generosity, but the cause behind it is worth understanding first.
Manchester United are donning this special edition home shirt against Brentford at Old Trafford today with the (RED) charity logo replacing the usual Snapdragon branding on the front.
(RED) is an organisation that fights health injustice globally, raising funds for the Global Fund to combat AIDS and other diseases. All net proceeds from the limited edition shirts and match-worn items go directly to that cause, with the Gates Foundation matching additional funds raised on top.
This is the second consecutive season United have done this. Last season the special shirt appeared against West Ham. The collaboration is between Manchester United, Snapdragon and (RED), and the mechanic is straightforward.
Snapdragon donates their logo space for the match, (RED) gets the visibility, the shirts go on sale to the public, and match-worn items are auctioned afterwards.
The legal framework that makes this possible is an FA rule that permits clubs to temporarily replace their front-of-shirt sponsor with a charity logo for specific designated matches.
Without that provision, the standard sponsorship contract would make the swap commercially impossible regardless of the intention behind it.
Snapdragon's logo will for every other match. But for today, one of the most valuable pieces of advertising real estate in English football belongs to a charity.
My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.
