Originally posted by ah_tee:
i have a friend, ORD 3-4 mths ago, we always hang out as a group, i just know him on normal terms, not bery close, not bery distant, we meet around 2-3 times wk, whether nua coffeeshop or jus go out..
My gf is in a company where the directors are partners, my gf's boss own the admin side while his partner own the technical side, recently they fell out and the partner left with his tech dept as all employment of the tech staff was under him, my gf boss then wanted to setup his own tech dept to continue, thus having lotsa vacancies
my this friend has some technical knowledge in installations such as wiring,drilling and such, since he been jobless for few months n he seem like the steady type i decide to intro him there,
hes a seconday 3 drop out, expected salary he put 1.3k, accepted and boss mention if performance is good, can expect pay raise, 1st day of work he did really well, his supervisor is very happy wif him. this was the first day of work
2nd day of work at, morning 11am, my gf was summon into boss office together with the supervisor, my gf was qustioned coz my friend did not turn up for work, then when asked for feedback, his supervisor say he has shown gd performance and quite a gd knowledge in technical skills, the boss is a nice mild tempered person, he mention since hes capable of the job we will give him pay raise and we will groom him to be a foreman in charge of workers, not many jobs gives u promotion on the 2nd day but this is an exception as previously there were 3-4 foreman under the other partner, but now they have left n theres onli one foreman left, his promotion is immenient..
i call up my friend but no ans, i call up another friend who was wif him last nite this fella scolded me, he say y i cheat this guy by introducing him to work
i was blur when he used the word "cheated"
he say my friend complained that the job is tough and 1.2k is like not worth the money, i told him if he feels money not enuff, no harm speakin to the boss ,its not an easy job to work outdoors under the sun, the boss did tell him his pay is not finalise yet but his 1.3k expected pay is accepatable, which means there room for a raise also ,sommore now they r going to promote him anyway
he say my friend felt cheated coz not onli he gotta do installation, he gotta do painting and welding as well, which makes it 3 jobs, so he must get x3 pay, minimum also must get 2k plus
this sounded absurd to me, sec 2 drop out asking for 2 k plus salary ? no offence to pple here but i personally feel its already gd enuff for a diploma holder to get 1.6k as a starting pay, now highest qualification is onli PSLE n hes asking 2k odd?
does tat mean i do admin , sweep the floor and sometime run some errand for the company, does tat mean i get admin, cleaner and despatch pay?
some things are all part of a days work
i strongly emphasize to this 3rd party guy that the pay is definetly neg n he should on his own go ask for it, even if he dun ask for it, an promotion and raise is on its way also..
my gf called me n ask me how, i said perhaps he just overslept , help him say abit of gd things, the boss is bery understanding n said its ok coz its his first day yesterday and perhaps hes not used to the working style, let him rest today but make sure 2molo he turn up, the boss also replied hes bery happy wif my friend work performance, with this i was happy coz everything gonna be ok, later this friend call up n say he dun feel like working anymore as the job is too tough n put down the fone
in this kind of econmic scene, must one really be so choosy? jobless for 2-3 mths n still taking things for granted..
got my gf into trouble n i got into trouble wif my gf
i help someone get a job and i been called a cheat
kindness begets kindness? think again
Firstly I would like to hightlight on this:
With a secondary 3 drop out, not even an O' level cert: 1.3 K is far too much!
now diploma holders can even have a pay as low as 1200. so! what the hell is he complaining about... not realistic at all I would say... if I was to be ur friend's friend and he should be grateful that you can get him this 'high pay' job..
well I wouldn't know very clearly who's right and wrong but I trust something is that when jobs are concerned, sometimes things just go way out of what you expect, till down the road...

In between friends, often many 'gd people are taken for granted by their friends but it's up to you whether to be taken for granted. your situation: you choose to be a gd man but was being stabbed at the back and got urself as a 'cheater'.

well for this: I have to say
Learn this as a lesson... well in life definitely you meet all kinds of people and that's when you learn when you met them!
Cheers
