A Ghanaian man living in Germany, identified as Alphonse, has recounted how he lost his job following an encounter with a White female colleague at his workplace.

Alphonse explained that before relocating abroad, he worked in Ghana as a driver, operating 'trotro,' taxi, and later Uber services.

Seeking better opportunities, he moved to Germany, where he eventually secured employment.

Speaking in an interview on SVTV Africa recently, he said he was unaware of certain workplace boundaries, particularly regarding interactions with colleagues outside of work.

According to him, he became friendly with a White female colleague who treated him kindly, which led him to believe she might be interested in him.

He noted that acting on that assumption, he asked for her phone number, making the request repeatedly over three days before she eventually gave it to him.

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However, afterwards, he said the White lady reported him to management for harassment.

“Germany is the place where your colleague will pretend they don’t know you after work. You will say hello to them at the bus station, and they will ignore you. But they will speak to you the next day after work.

“In my early days, I didn’t know that I was not supposed to take my colleague’s contact. There was a White lady at my workplace who was very nice to me. I thought she was interested in me, so I asked for her number. I asked for about three consecutive days. Even though she gave me the number, the White lady reported me for harassment,” he noted.

Alphonse further stated that after the report was made, his employer dismissed him and warned him not to return to the premises.

He said his boss cautioned that he could be arrested if he attempted to come back.

“I wanted to go back to at least take my shoes and other things, but my boss cautioned me against it. He told me that I’ll be arrested if I go back to the workplace. Even though I was pained, I decided to listen to my boss. I had to leave the job. My boss saved me,” he added.

Watch the interview below:



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