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The people who handle your business are often the ones you trust the most. Which is why the betrayal feels shocking when things go wrong.

We asked some Nigerian employers about the craziest and most unexpected things they’ve experienced at the hands of employees, and they had stories for days.

In 2022, I noticed a strange man walking around my company’s property. When I asked who he was looking for, he casually told me he lived there. I was confused because nobody was supposed to be living on the premises.

After further inquiry, I found out my admin officer had connived with some staff to turn the unused BQ into a short-stay apartment. They furnished it with a mattress and collected money from guests without my knowledge. It had been going on for over a year, but I only found out because one guest ignored their instructions to use the back gate.

Meanwhile, I was the one paying millions in rent for the property.

I run a logistics company, and one morning last November, I walked into my office and found a used condom in my workspace. I was disgusted and asked questions.

That’s how I discovered that a senior employee had spent the night with a woman in the office. At first, he denied it, but eventually confessed and begged for forgiveness. I let it go, but asked security to keep an eye on him.

A few weeks later, he did the same thing.  This time, he tried to justify it by saying his wife was pregnant and that he couldn’t afford hotels. That was the end of his job.

I knew a female church member who begged for money because her husband couldn’t provide. I felt sorry and hired her to help manage my warehouse, where I sell biscuits and drinks in bulk. I paid her well and sometimes gave her products for her children.