The COVID-19 pandemic has made many people vulnerable, and not just in terms of health.
Employees, too, were made vulnerable, especially if there’s a lack of jobs out there for them.
Some fortunate ones would find MOM knocking on their office doors, requesting the boss to come in for a cup of coffee.
But what about those unfortunate ones?
Well, they got to “go back to Malaysia”, according to a boss which recently went viral on TikTok.
Here’s What Happened
On 13 Oct 2021, TikTok user solah5817 uploaded a video onto the platform.
Titled “We only want what is rightfully ours”, the video showed a heated argument between a group of workers dressed in construction jumpsuits and an older man dressed in blue, presumedly their boss.
The video started with the boss saying, “Not happy, never mind. You can go back to Malaysia.”
One of the workers then rebutted, claiming that people who’ve just joined, likely the company, haven’t received their salary yet.
The boss asked for a few days and promised to let them know of the “outcome” on Thursday, and said he can’t confirm anything “now”.
He also assure them that he’ll “see what he can do” to help them and himself, and said they must “move along”.
Go Back To Malaysia
Well, the workers weren’t happy with his response and said that even those who’d gone back did not get their pay.
That was when the boss seemingly lost patience and repeated his earlier words.
“You don’t like that like that [sic]. Not happy never mind, go back to Malaysia. I welcome you to work, but if you’re not happy with me then never mind.”
When asked for documentation, the boss refused to supply them with any, claiming that he’ll only pay them with money in the currency that they want.
He also insisted that he’ll pay them by the third week of the month before disengaging from the argument.
You can watch the full video here.
One Side Of The Story
Almost all of the comments on the TikTok video supported the workers, with many asking them to go to the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for help.
The boss’s Rolex watch and suspected Mercedes S Class was also analysed and fired upon in the comment section.
One netizen, however, pointed out that there could be more to the story.
After all, the video did start in the middle of the argument, right where the boss was heard telling his workers not-so-nicely to return to their home country.
The boss also angrily asked the workers to return to Malaysia if they want to play “politician”.
Well, it seems like, after the recent “successes” of calling out powerful people online, more are jumping on the bandwagon.
Whether that’s a good thing or not, well, you decide.
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Feature Image: TikTok (solah5817)
