Monday, July 04, 2005 @ 6:03 pm
sth serious happened in office today.
apparently, this colleague of mine who was also an NTU yr 2 student who came to work as holiday job, accidentally spilled water onto the company's laptop and caused it to spoil. My boss sent it for repair and it cost more than 1k to fix it. Out of kind gesture, he asked the girl to pay only half of the amount by deducting from her salary.
I wasn't really close to her, just mere acquaintances. But since we all came from same school, we naturally have more to chat about. After this incident, she was rather worried about the compensation. And one day, she told us that she will not pay becoz under the Employement Act, she's nt entitled to pay, and even if she did, she's only require to pay 1/3 of her salary as damages. She said she's goin to tell my boss about this, and upon hearing that, I just knew that this matter will get blown up out of proportions sooner or later.
true enough, she came in today and handled my boss the legal letter. Boy my boss hit the roof and cursed and swore. Me and my fren jus kept quiet and did our work, pretending we did not hear or see anything. Luckily my boss din get rough but he said he would, if not for his friend's face (the gal came into work through my boss' friend). He ordered her to get out of the office and she did, which i tot that was the only thing she could do for now.
Later, my boss called up his friend and shouted vulgarities and said he's not someone to be pushed over and he will try all means to get her out. Out, meaning, he's pursuing the matter to NTU, to her church (apparently to tell her pastor regarding this to show that she wasn't a good Christian, which I dun see the point of doin so. And he was rather disrespectful towards her religion, becoz i really dun see the connection between this matter and her religion) and of course his lawyer.
think this whole thing is getting out of hand, but i hope my boss is jus saying it out of anger. But apparently, he has asked his sources to use all means to complain/sue her.
Talk about politics man. Actually i think it was partly tha gal's fault, becoz she spilled the water onto the laptop and she did verbally agreed that she would compensate, which only then she said she wouldn't pay and quoted the law to my boss. Although the sum wasn't entirely big to her (a couple of hundreds and she's from an affluent family), I tot she might as well jus settle the compensation with her pay. Take it as an experience learnt or wat, dun see any point in taking this matter until so serious.
sure hope me and my friend won't be pulled into this shit. I jus want to quietly and peacefully finish my attachment and leave the company. For good. This is jus too harrowing an experience for me. urgh.
And also, can't agree with him when he scolded that he will complain to her pastor to ask what kind of Christian is she. I mean, what's this gotta do with her religion and her church? So what if we're Christians? Does that mean we're all saints and holy? Obviously not! We all make mistakes, and this is not as if she committed a crime or murder, why does he has to get her church or religion into this. Absolutely ridiculous.
Sometimes i think my boss is just a jackass. He's just concerned about his monies and his face and nthing else. When the gal left the office, he shouted behind her that he's ashamed that she's from NTU also. Bah! C'mon man, she does not deserve all these humiliations to this extent, this is just so ridiculous!
'Nuff said, those peeps goin for internship this coming Dec hols, pls DO NOT put CW Yit & Associates as one of your choices, coz the boss sucked big time!!! I'm goin to do the PA feedback form and rate this company 0 (if there's this number on the scale, or whichever possibly lowest number). However, i don't regret coming here, becoz it's raelly an EYE OPENER. Seriously.
oh time to go home! another disgusting day has ended! tataz~~