Celebrated entrepreneur and business magnate Chris Kirubi has been applauded by netizens after a telling off a millennial who texted him in incoherent slang.
In a message shared out by Kirubi, the unidentified millennial had reached out to Kirubi through a short message seeking an audience to share a business idea with him..
"Dear Chris, how are you? I am looking for an appointment to meet because I have a great business idea," the paraphrased message read.
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"Nimegraduate but sina job. Plz gimme 5min of ua tym. am lukin 4wrd to ua response. thx. (I have graduated but I don't have a job yet. Please give me five minutes of your time. I am looking forward to your response. Thanks)," the shorthand message concluded.
Kirubi who is highly interactive on his social media pages could not hide his disappointment and lashed out at the youngster criticizing him over the structuring of what was supposed to be an official communication.
"My young friends, if you want to be taken seriously, you must change the way you communicate," Kirubi quipped an indicator that he would have considered meeting the young man were it not for his poor communication.
Many Kenyans supported Kirubi's sharp-shooting response on the need for the young generation popularly known as millennials on the need for appropriate communication skills and etiquette.
The trouble we have with this young ones. How do you communicate like that. Asking for an appointment is not same as asking your guys out for a drink. Smh
— Marto (@martoleo) July 17, 2018
@CKirubi hahaha... I like that one
So true my fellow young men and women, language has so much power— Kainga Chokera (@KaingaC) July 17, 2018
We should and we must. It should at least look like you mean it.
— Brian Kathukya (@kathukya_brian) July 17, 2018
We must teach our teenagers/youth how to communicate properly. Their first posting in life may be international and they have to be ready. That's how low we've sunk but let's take the responsibility to direct them (if they are willing to change)
— Macan 2019 (@omuonyotieno) July 17, 2018
That's plain truth
— Ndevu Mbili (@NdevuMbili3) July 17, 2018
Couldn’t care much about his use of language, what concerns me is his use of ‘I have no job’ and ‘i have a business idea’ in the same sentence, definitely would have been a time wasting appointment.
— victor orodi (@victororodi) July 17, 2018
Hahaha ignore the young lad.... He needs to style up first
— Edwin Ctu (@edwinctu1) July 17, 2018
our universities in Kenya have so been watered-down that its now more about fees paid than quality of education. ask any graduate to write a paper & you will be in shock. cant even express themselves in the language of learning. something has gone really bad with our Unis.
— #Gain4SmallAccounts (@yourspenfully) July 17, 2018
For sure,how you communicate shows how serious you are in some matters!
— Dorothy Bonareri (@DorothyBona) July 17, 2018
Brief and to the point. Plus, remove the silly sarcastic in call ringtones in your mother tongue. Communicate like a serious person with the right channel.
Whoever who had posted this probably via DM has possibly blown an opportunity like a .— James (@Jmkmutuma) July 17, 2018
,generation “xaxa”.You will be more perturbed if you read an official email from these chaps.Very annoying but they think it is cool.
— Rodney Musalia (@rodneymusalia) July 17, 2018
This fool over there just lost a chance because of poor communication skills. Kwani umegraduate class 8??
— Alexander Wilshere (@AlexanderWilsh1) July 17, 2018
Despite the technological changes, communication skills including clarity, concision and even picking the right communication medium remain an integral part of business deals and official transactions.
However, going by such trends as noted by Kirubi, the younger generation has increasingly lost touch on the fundamental place held by communication skills both in business and the corporate world.
