₦airaland Forum

I Threatened My Staff To Stop Going to Church or Else I Will Sack Him, But He Quit Instead - Folarin

Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor Ladi Folarin has opened up about a past decision he now deeply regrets, revealing how it affected both his business and personal reflection on faith. In an interview with FeelRightNews TV, the actor recounted an experience from the time he managed a tea company, where a conflict arose between workplace expectations and an employee’s religious commitment.

According to Folarin, he had employed a staff member who was a devoted member of Deeper Life Church. The employee maintained a consistent routine of leaving work every day at 6 p.m. to attend church services. While this practice was important to the worker, it frequently clashed with the demands of the business, especially during periods when supplies needed urgent attention.

Folarin admitted that the situation became increasingly frustrating for him. Eventually, his dissatisfaction reached a breaking point, prompting him to confront the employee with a strict ultimatum. He demanded that the worker either stop attending church services during work hours or face termination. Rather than compromise his religious beliefs, the employee chose to resign. Folarin then proceeded to dismiss him.

Not long after this incident, Folarin’s tea business began to decline and ultimately collapsed. Reflecting on the sequence of events, the actor expressed a sense of remorse, stating that he now believes his actions contributed to the downfall of the company. He explained that, in hindsight, he viewed his ultimatum as a challenge to the employee’s faith and, by extension, a challenge to God.

His words; "When I was running my tea company, I employed a staff member who was a member of Deeper Life Church. Every day by 6 pm, he would leave the work we were doing and tell me that he wanted to go to church. Most of the time, we usually had supplies to handle, so I got angry one day and told him that he either stopped going to that church or I would sack him. He then accepted to quit the job, so I fired him. Shortly after that, my business crumbled. Later, I realized that I had challenged God by telling the guy to choose between my work and God."

Copied

The downfall of his company has nothing to do with God. His company did not collapse because he challenged God. His company collapsed because he lost a productive employee and could not find a productive replacement.

By the way, why was he against the worker leaving office at 6:00 p.m. for church service? Was it that the contract mandated the worker to work beyond 6:00 p.m.? If the contract mandated the worker to work beyond 6:00 p.m., the worker was actually being ungodly by going against the contract he signed. But if the contract did not mandate the worker to continue working after 6:00 p.m., the man was being ungodly by forcing the worker to go against the contract.

But business prosperity is not about holiness. It is about diligence and prudence. This is why some people that do not even believe in God prosper in their businesses while some people that believe in God fail in their own businesses.

What was the closing time as stipulated on the contract...?


I doubt it was beyond 6pm and I doubt he was even compensating the worker for the extra time spent ( overtime/bonus)


Some employers just want to over use their workers and expect too much from them while giving very little in return... some jobs are almost like slave contracts.


This is in addition to what the commenter above me said - because he said everything else I wanted to say!

enemyofprogress:
I Threatened My Staff To Stop Going to Church or Else I Will Sack Him, But He Quit Instead - Folarin

Veteran Yoruba Nollywood actor Ladi Folarin has opened up about a past decision he now deeply regrets, revealing how it affected both his business and personal reflection on faith. In an interview with FeelRightNews TV, the actor recounted an experience from the time he managed a tea company, where a conflict arose between workplace expectations and an employee’s religious commitment.

According to Folarin, he had employed a staff member who was a devoted member of Deeper Life Church. The employee maintained a consistent routine of leaving work every day at 6 p.m. to attend church services. While this practice was important to the worker, it frequently clashed with the demands of the business, especially during periods when supplies needed urgent attention.

Folarin admitted that the situation became increasingly frustrating for him. Eventually, his dissatisfaction reached a breaking point, prompting him to confront the employee with a strict ultimatum. He demanded that the worker either stop attending church services during work hours or face termination. Rather than compromise his religious beliefs, the employee chose to resign. Folarin then proceeded to dismiss him.

Not long after this incident, Folarin’s tea business began to decline and ultimately collapsed. Reflecting on the sequence of events, the actor expressed a sense of remorse, stating that he now believes his actions contributed to the downfall of the company. He explained that, in hindsight, he viewed his ultimatum as a challenge to the employee’s faith and, by extension, a challenge to God.

His words; "When I was running my tea company, I employed a staff member who was a member of Deeper Life Church. Every day by 6 pm, he would leave the work we were doing and tell me that he wanted to go to church. Most of the time, we usually had supplies to handle, so I got angry one day and told him that he either stopped going to that church or I would sack him. He then accepted to quit the job, so I fired him. Shortly after that, my business crumbled. Later, I realized that I had challenged God by telling the guy to choose between my work and God."

Copied

Insufficient data.

What is the contract?
Opening time?
Closing time?
Overwork policy?
Prior discussions had on this?
Was there a 3rd option aside from the 2 presented here?

Companies should close by 5/6pm. When will the guy go home and rest before resuming the next day? The guy was already frustrated with the job that was why he accepted to quit. I'm sure the pay did not match the guy's input too

immortalcrown:
The downfall of his company has nothing to do with God. His company did not collapse because he challenged God. His company collapsed because he lost a productive employee and could not find a productive replacement.

By the way, why was he against the worker leaving office at 6:00 p.m. for church service? Was it that the contract mandated the worker to work beyond 6:00 p.m.? If the contract mandated the worker to work beyond 6:00 p.m., the worker was actually being ungodly by going against the contract he signed. But if the contract did not mandate the worker to continue working after 6:00 p.m., the man was being ungodly by forcing the worker to go against the contract.

But business prosperity is not about holiness. It is about diligence and prudence. This is why some people that do not even believe in God prosper in their businesses while some people that believe in God fail in their own businesses.

Ok oga thank you

So you now know more than the investor abi

Avoid one man business, Dem go stress you.

All this accidental CEO's. I've a friend that his arrogance collapsed his business.

immortalcrown:
The downfall of his company has nothing to do with God. His company did not collapse because he challenged God. His company collapsed because he lost a productive employee and could not find a productive replacement...

Lies!
All employees are productive that is why they are employees, so one employee leaving cannot collapse a company. Certainly not in this no work cryses