What choices do we have in life that decides one’s fate? Even laws can be broken and people can’t cease to enjoy the amusement of tormenting others. The question here is why and what are our rights as consumers, as workers even as users? There’s always mince and channels to get back at the wronged parties. Michael Jackson was sued countless times for child molestation and such. Poor guy, he passed on a legacy and also some black episodes in his lifetime of fame and glory.
Say if a company doesn’t pay your salary, your epf, your taxable income and your social welfare fund, what do you do? Funniest bit is some companies can even deduct them from your salary slip! In Malaysia, we have labour offices that are supposed to protect the welfare of workers in the country going by the book. With the economic downturn, some companies take these opportunities to sort of, in some way or another, ‘bully’ their workers by not contributing to the appropriate parties as mentioned above.
Some don’t even pay your salary, while others simply pay them late (and I mean really late). If the head of the company thinks that by doing such things it will help save the company from closing down etc, have they ever thought of what it will being to their workers should these payment come in late? People have mouths to feed, house (or any form of shelter) to pay for, parents to care for, children to feed (relates again to the former) and many more expenses to attend for. We are good citizens. Citizens who will pay for their tax when the time comes, credit card bills’ deadline to meet and etc. Who understands us better if not ourselves? People can leave because of that.. People can also do the indescribables… Just don’t test our patience..
I’d say I’d pretty be better off being jobless than having a job that has high commitments and not accounted for in any ways. Can you expect people to work for free? For charity? I recall once of a situation where I was asked why am I leaving the company when I know the company needs me most? Answer may be very straightforward, just that by being a professional, we don’t resort to any hoo-has, any nonsense. Even when we signed the goddamn offer letter which stipulates a crazy notice period to serve upon resignation, we SHOULD by right abide to it, no matter how unprofessional people may be.
To make matters worst if you know you are doing a good job for the company, raking in mass profit to the damn company and yet get nothing in return, why the hell are you taken for granted? For pete’s sake we ain’t no working for no charity. And we aren’t related at all to the company by any ways made possible, we’re just doing our job. If we were the wives/husbands to the owner of the company filial pity will take its place, otherwise, no.. People are selfish yes, but what about those who act that way in the first place? Can I betray my family for the love of my job? Heck no! You only live once, why the hell have this digested every other day?
Crazy… 2009 has made people turn into some horrible beings that rake in nothing but selfishness.
In the US, a company can be sued for these things but in our homeland, we can only resort to the few choices made at hand, or otherwise when someone comes publically strong and voices it out over the media, only THEN, will stern action be taken against the wrong parties. Rapist get away most of the time. Murderers and murder plots get away with the law enforcement over the ability to ‘bribe’ the proper channels. Is this right? Can’t we get back what we deserve?
But whatever it takes, I will say it once, and say it clearly, as long as you have done your part right, screw those unscrupulous people who deserves what they truly deserve. For more info, please seek the labour department, EPF, Socso, Income Tax Department and also the community service people, i.e. MCA, DAP etc. Who cares who we vote for as long as those parties practice civil rights, that’s the most important thing. If you can live up to you words, you’re the soul martyr!
Some justice?-.-
Toodles…
