“You Will Rise Again”: Businesswoman Ends Employees’ Jobs With Immediate Effect, SA Moved

“You Will Rise Again”: Businesswoman Ends Employees’ Jobs With Immediate Effect, SA Moved

  • A business owner shared a heartbreaking video of her informing her staff that she has to close down her beauty parlour after just two months of operation.
  • The emotional clip was shared on TikTok, where it went viral, touching many social media users
  • Viewers were deeply sympathetic to the woman and her staff's plight, praising her resilience and offering words of encouragement
The woman sat her employees down and explained to them, and ended the meeting with a prayer
A hard-working woman left her employees emotional after announcing the business closure. Image: @careypriscilla
Source: TikTok

An entrepreneur left social media users touched after sharing an emotional video of her telling her staff that she had to close down her business.

The clip was shared on TikTok by @careypriscilla, and it went viral, garnering massive views and a lot of sympathy from the online community, who shared their own business trials.

The video starts with @careypriscilla sitting in front of her staff, sharing the unfortunate news that they have to vacate the premises and close down the business after just two months. The visibly emotional employees start crying. She shares that she tried her level best, apologising to them for letting them down. Her employees, however, console her, acknowledging the amount of time, money, and effort she put into running the place.

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Closing down a business

They also share gratitude that she believed in them and gave them a chance to work. The clip transitions to show everyone forming a circle, holding each other's hands, with @careypriscilla leading the prayer. The business owner, who is now sobbing, takes one final look at the gorgeous premises. She shares that she trusts God and understands that this is just a setback and not the end, promising that they will rise again.

Social media users reassured the businesswoman that she would rise again
The beauty parlour employees thanked their boss for giving them a job opportunity. Image: @careypriscilla
Source: TikTok

Netizens react with sympathy and love

The comments section was filled with reactions from social media users who were deeply touched. Many sympathised with her and sent her love, promising her that better days were yet to come.

Some shared similar stories of theirs, acknowledging that running a business was not easy. Others praised her for her strong spirit, saying her comeback would be much stronger.

User @Wambu-lit-mum advised:

"I am sorry you had to go through this. Take this as a lesson. Coming from someone who runs a nail beauty parlour. Here is what I would like to say to anyone who is aspiring for the same. Please, start small and grow from there. It is very difficult to make millions, enough to give you returns, without the required skills. Don’t invest heavily at the beginning; let the business grow."

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User @Lewis Ndichu commented:

"It's the status of all business owners. I closed my three hardware branches, and the worst is when you are at home doing nothing, while you were that guy on a Prado."

User @mmathabo03 added:

"The company I work for is closing down. I'm so scared 😭💔, unemployment is so depressing."

User @Nellivia shared:

"Only someone who started something and failed will understand the feeling, 😢hugs mom."

User @sylviadaniels237 said:

"You will rise again, Carey. Sending love to you all."

User @Jäñët KE🇰🇪

"Hugs, ma'am. You will rise again, I've felt your pain 🥺."

Watch the TikTok video below:

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Source: Briefly News

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Bongiwe Mati (Human Interest Editor) Bongiwe Mati is a Human Interest reporter who joined Briefly News in August 2024. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree from the University of the Western Cape. Her journalism journey began in 2005 at the university newspaper. She later transitioned to marketing and sales at Leadership Magazine under Cape Media (2007-2009). In 2023, she joined BONA magazine as an Editorial Assistant, contributing to digital and print platforms across current news, entertainment, and human interest categories. Bongiwe can be reached at bongiwe.mati@briefly.co.za