Thread by @wmnjoya

Let me say that after a good number of years, and being familiar with the work of David Graeber (RIP, I still can't believe it), I take this advice with some skepticism.

Interview for jobs is luck. You can never know why or why you didn't get a job. @johnnjenga #maishakazini

https://twitter.com/johnnjenga/status/1301813195900964866

Dressing as best you can and being punctual are definitely a good thing to do. But you should do it because of you, not because that's what will impress interviewers.

As for doing research on the company?

From my experience, it can go either way. #maishakazini

Interviews are sadistic games. You have to show that you know enough, but not too much. If you are enthusiastic with ideas, in this Kenya, it's likely that you will not get the job.

Because the interviewers might feel that their own jobs will be threatened by you. #maishakazini

People should find out not just about the institution, but look for udaku. Who REALLY calls the shots in that institution? What's their personality? Do they drink, sleep with colleagues, have a family, party?

Look for the bosses on shosho meendia and guuguu. #maishakazini

This is where some literature might have helped, but you called it a useless subject. So let me try teaching it in a tweet.

Once you find out what the person is like, figure out the buzz words they might like to hear. Use them subtly. Don't be obvious. #maishakazini

Learn from spies and seducers. They know the right buttons to press and to pretend that that's not what they're doing.

And if you do get the job, be prepared to continue selling your soul there. Pick a favorite bar or church to attend regularly. You'll need one. #maishakazini

For those who think this is an injustice, that people shouldn't have to give up their dignity to be employed, you'll need to fight politically for an economy that does not make work so demeaning and oppressive.

That is why #maishakazini exists. youtube.com/playlist?list=…