Corporate Keparat

My poor Along is in tears again, thanks to her obnoxious, self-absorbed boss. She was questioned on why she didn’t finish vetting through a document, the next day after she applied an emergency leave because her son was admitted. Obvioulsy the job wasn’t done because she was on leave, and the boss wanted her to know that. The boss wanted her to know that she slipped. But her son was admitted! Gila ke!

And so she came to me nearing to tears and I have nothing to say except just a knowing ‘Uhuh..’ once after 2 or 3 of her sentences, as this is not the first time I hear this infamous story of her boss being selfish.

When our father was on his death bed last year, her boss was constantly on the phone, making it awkward for her and heartbreaking for her and all of us when she has to write down notes or give explanations on things she was not able to do, being out of the office, when everybody else was busy reading Yassin or keeping hush. It also hurts know that sometimes people just do not have respect, let alone care about other’s going-ons. It’s not like she was on vacation, she was just being a good daughter by being by her father’s side when he needed her most. How can anybody take away your right to be at your father’s death bed?

I have no respect for this boss of hers, and I’m feeling I’m not the only one. It hurts to know that people are using her beyond what she can offer. It really does.