Ghanaian media star Berla Mundi has opened out about leaving her previous employer, EIB Network, and the emotional process that led up to her choice.
The well-known media personality announced her departure from EIB Network on August 15, 2019. Ghanaians were interested as to why she resigned from the media company that had provided her with a wealth of training and career possibilities.Years after leaving GHOne, Berla has said in a widely shared video that it was a difficult choice for her to make.When Berla first considered quitting, she claimed she was afraid of losing the connection she had with the media outlet.Despite not being able to afford to meet her demands throughout her time at GHOne, Berla Mundi claimed she felt obligated to the company to be loyal, therefore she was reluctant to go on.
“The latter parts of my days at GHOne had become very tough. I felt like I had grown to a certain limit, and the platform could not afford what I wanted anymore. But I was afraid to make that bold step to leave. That was because my whole journey as a broadcast journalist had started with GHOne. From the inception up to that point in my life, I felt like I owed the company something—a favour or my career. I was looking for a way to move because things had become very difficult. I just wasn’t finding myself in that space anymore,” She said.
Berla Mundi, still overcome with dread, went on to say that TV3 contacted her and that she initially accepted their offer but ultimately turned it down.
She claimed that after realizing she was losing herself at GHOne, she took the decision to quit. She was finally informed that her position was still open, thus she transferred to TV3.“TV3 got in touch with me. The first time, I wanted to move, and I told them I’d come, but at the same time, in the back of my mind, I felt like they were jokers because I was not moving. I had signed the contract and everything, and it was time for me to move, and then I had to tell them the bitter truth: I am sorry, but I cannot make it. I was so afraid to move that I got stuck in that space. For another six months, I was there. My first move was in March, but my final move was in September.
“While I was in GHOne, things took a turn. The backbiting started; there were a lot of accusations here and there, and there were people who were treating me like I didn’t matter, and I just didn’t understand what it meant. It was just God making things uncomfortable for me. I just told my manager, Let’s see if there’s still space for me at TV3, and there was space for me. They reserved that space for me, and I was willing to leave because, at that time, I didn’t see myself growing at that point. I was so depressed,” she explained.
She acknowledged the difficulties and conveyed her appreciation for the events that molded her career, all the while highlighting the significance of giving mental health and personal development first priority.
