"Undersea Cable Cuts": Man Working Remotely in Tech Company Loses His Job Due to Slow Internet
- A man in Ghana has lost his job due to the slow internet connections being experienced across the West African Sub Region
- The man works remotely in the tech industry, and he was not able to meet up with his tasks due to the network hitches
- His story was shared online by Ibukun Amosu, who said some people also lost interview slots due to poor internet
The slow internet experienced across West Africa negatively affected people working online.
A techie in Ghana who works remotely has lost his job after internet hitches prevented him from functioning optimally. An internet outage hit South Africa and some other countries due to damage to international undersea cables supplying them with connectivity.
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A tech expert, Ibukun Amosu, shared the story on X, saying some people also lost interview slots.
He called on Elon Musk to lower the cost of Starlink, which is hosted in space so that Africans could afford it.
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Ibukun wrote:
"A remote techie in Ghana lost his job this week because of the poor internet caused by the cable damages. Some folks lost interview slots, and the interviewer refused to reschedule because of the same issue. Elon Musk needs to reduce the price of Starlink for African techies."
See his post below:
Outcry ensues as man loses job due to undersea cable cuts
Many people shared the same experience of missing out on job opportunities due to poor connectivity.
@chrisidakwo said:
"If only you know how many interviews and business deals guys have lost out on cos MTN or Glo or Airtel, etc decided that was the moment they'd have network issues. Even the fibre networks sef. It's only this Starlink I'm yet to try out."
@almost_Invisibu commented:
"Do you mean the same Starlink that has been down for almost a month at my workplace?"
@KholaAdemola said:
"I lost an interview slot on Friday."
@Dlocalhost said:
"I probably lost a job opportunity because of that. I am waiting for Monday's emails to know."
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