I had a dream. You were crying. Sad. Confused. Crying.
I held your hand. You looked so sad it breaks my heart.
Crying. Apologizing. So real it all seem.
I held you close. So familiar yet so distant.
"It's ok," I whispered. "Everything's going to be fine."
You were trying. Tears rolled down your eyes.
You held on to my hand. You held me close. It's all too familiar, yet so distant.
"Dear..." you whispered, with words I couldn't hear. Tears rolled down my eyes as I hug you goodbye.
I just hope that this is not a sign, and that you are fine.
jessism © 15042008
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The One About Irresponsible Employers
These things are happening from time to time but the strange thing is, no one is speaking up about it. The worse part is, no one is actually doing anything about it. So if someone needs to spark this and get people to be aware of it, then here's the "it".
The company I worked for closed down more then 4 months ago without notice. Since they still owe me three months salary, I went to the labour law office to file a report. There, I was told that since the company closed down and there is no one to serve the legal documents to, I would need to head over to the company registration office to 'get' a copy of the list of company directors so that the legal letter can be served to them instead. It was when I went to the company registration office that I found out that apparently, I need to first BUY an access code (at RM10) and then BUY the copy I made (at RM5 per page). Isn't that a little overpriced?
Anyway, bringing that copy back to labour law, I was told to pick and choose which director I wanted to sue. First of all, I've never met any of them. Secondly, how do you determine who to sue? I just chose a random name out of the four listed and filed the complaint.
Three weeks later, I was called back to the labour law office. There, I was told that apparently the director I chose to file the legal letter at, is unreachable and I was told that there is nothing the labour law office could do about it. I was later told that apparently, the letter needed to be handed to this director person himself, and only he can sign and receive the letter. And since the letter cannot be sent to this person, I was told that I would have to track this person down myself in order to get my salary back! I don't even know this guy to begin with, and now I am supposed to track him down myself?!
As if that is not bad enough, I was told that in cases like this, the chances are quite slim of the employees getting their salary back. As "in most cases" the directors will just say that they've never met this employee before and refuse to pay the summon. So the question is: if the director is not responsible in such cases? Who is?! What makes a director? Seriously. What qualifies someone to be the director of a said company? What's their role in the company? What are their responsibility? Shouldn't the somebody be doing something about this? Enforcing something that would make company directors held responsible for the mess their company made?
I was later informed that in most cases, the company director will refuse to attend the labor court even after they are served the letter. And even when a legal letter is issued by the labor court to pay a said amount, most company directors would still refuse to pay. At that time, the employee who filed the case would have to take it to the civil court, and even then, the director could refuse to pay. And I was told that this might go on for years. I was even advised to drop the case if I already have a new job, as it would affect how my new employer sees me because I would have to be there whenever the labor office calls for me.
Dare I ask, where is the justice in this? An employee who lost his/her job would have to go through all the trouble in the world to get his/her hard earned salary back, while the company gets away with murder?
- jessism © 13042008 -
The company I worked for closed down more then 4 months ago without notice. Since they still owe me three months salary, I went to the labour law office to file a report. There, I was told that since the company closed down and there is no one to serve the legal documents to, I would need to head over to the company registration office to 'get' a copy of the list of company directors so that the legal letter can be served to them instead. It was when I went to the company registration office that I found out that apparently, I need to first BUY an access code (at RM10) and then BUY the copy I made (at RM5 per page). Isn't that a little overpriced?
Anyway, bringing that copy back to labour law, I was told to pick and choose which director I wanted to sue. First of all, I've never met any of them. Secondly, how do you determine who to sue? I just chose a random name out of the four listed and filed the complaint.
Three weeks later, I was called back to the labour law office. There, I was told that apparently the director I chose to file the legal letter at, is unreachable and I was told that there is nothing the labour law office could do about it. I was later told that apparently, the letter needed to be handed to this director person himself, and only he can sign and receive the letter. And since the letter cannot be sent to this person, I was told that I would have to track this person down myself in order to get my salary back! I don't even know this guy to begin with, and now I am supposed to track him down myself?!
As if that is not bad enough, I was told that in cases like this, the chances are quite slim of the employees getting their salary back. As "in most cases" the directors will just say that they've never met this employee before and refuse to pay the summon. So the question is: if the director is not responsible in such cases? Who is?! What makes a director? Seriously. What qualifies someone to be the director of a said company? What's their role in the company? What are their responsibility? Shouldn't the somebody be doing something about this? Enforcing something that would make company directors held responsible for the mess their company made?
I was later informed that in most cases, the company director will refuse to attend the labor court even after they are served the letter. And even when a legal letter is issued by the labor court to pay a said amount, most company directors would still refuse to pay. At that time, the employee who filed the case would have to take it to the civil court, and even then, the director could refuse to pay. And I was told that this might go on for years. I was even advised to drop the case if I already have a new job, as it would affect how my new employer sees me because I would have to be there whenever the labor office calls for me.
Dare I ask, where is the justice in this? An employee who lost his/her job would have to go through all the trouble in the world to get his/her hard earned salary back, while the company gets away with murder?
- jessism © 13042008 -
Sunday, April 06, 2008
小狗遇難記
相信認識小狗的人都該已經聽聞過小狗失業的事了吧？
因為之前的公司突然關門不幹，小狗失業至今已四個月了。而在那期間，幾乎都是不幸連綿的：勒索，恐嚇，姦，威脅，媽媽最近又病了，外公心臟衰弱到快不行了，連小狗去應徵，還沒開口就被拒絕了！。。。聽起來很像是肥皂劇裡才會出現的狀況吧？更離譜是小狗終於在上禮拜找到工作了，但卻在第二天被通知說要離職的人不走了，所以在也不需要人來充職了？！還沒上班就被炒了。。。
大家想必很好奇小狗這四個月是怎麼活過去的吧？其實小狗也不是很清楚。就模模糊糊的：開始是一個飯盒兩餐吃，再來是一個麵包三餐吃，後來是一包餅乾省著吃。。。現在，能忍受不吃就不吃。小狗感覺好像是隻老鼠似的，每晚都餓醒來找食物吃，但又捨不得把餅乾吃完，唯有喝了杯水當是牛奶牛奶，然後又回去睡。沒想到小狗會有如此下場。還好小狗的現任包租婆有時有吃剩的飯菜就會叫小狗幫她吃完。＂幫＂？其實感謝她都還來不及呢！
最近日子開始過不去了，小狗也快忍不下去了。。。媽媽和外公生病了小狗也沒錢回家探病，小狗也就沒好好的吃一餐了。。。隱約中，小狗可以感覺到小狗的舊朋友（ＤＥＰＲＥＳＳＩＯＮ）就在等著探訪小狗。
有朋友叫小狗回家和父母求助。在那餓著的夜晚，小狗真的是有想過很想哭著回家投靠爸媽，但小狗卻不想讓他們擔心，唯有一直默默的忍了下來。
這四個月里小狗受盡了苦頭，從中學到了很多東西，也看清了世界上沒有人能比瑪尼卡來得好！我想她應該是我生命裡最重要的一部分！最無法取代的了！
小狗寫了這篇部落格也沒要讀者可憐。就只是因為在兩個月前，小狗答應了一位友人心情平復時一定會交代清楚，所以才寫了這篇聽起來很像臺灣閩南語劇情的＂報告＂。但如果有被感動到的讀者想捐點錢給小狗的話，小狗是不會拒絕的！戶口號碼是：1570-5468-7466 (ＭＡＹＢＡＮＫ)!
ｊｅｓｓｉｓｍ： ＂錢是萬能的！沒錢沒朋友！沒錢沒幸福！沒錢沒人要！沒錢沒得談！沒錢甚麼事都做不成！＂
因為之前的公司突然關門不幹，小狗失業至今已四個月了。而在那期間，幾乎都是不幸連綿的：勒索，恐嚇，姦，威脅，媽媽最近又病了，外公心臟衰弱到快不行了，連小狗去應徵，還沒開口就被拒絕了！。。。聽起來很像是肥皂劇裡才會出現的狀況吧？更離譜是小狗終於在上禮拜找到工作了，但卻在第二天被通知說要離職的人不走了，所以在也不需要人來充職了？！還沒上班就被炒了。。。
大家想必很好奇小狗這四個月是怎麼活過去的吧？其實小狗也不是很清楚。就模模糊糊的：開始是一個飯盒兩餐吃，再來是一個麵包三餐吃，後來是一包餅乾省著吃。。。現在，能忍受不吃就不吃。小狗感覺好像是隻老鼠似的，每晚都餓醒來找食物吃，但又捨不得把餅乾吃完，唯有喝了杯水當是牛奶牛奶，然後又回去睡。沒想到小狗會有如此下場。還好小狗的現任包租婆有時有吃剩的飯菜就會叫小狗幫她吃完。＂幫＂？其實感謝她都還來不及呢！
最近日子開始過不去了，小狗也快忍不下去了。。。媽媽和外公生病了小狗也沒錢回家探病，小狗也就沒好好的吃一餐了。。。隱約中，小狗可以感覺到小狗的舊朋友（ＤＥＰＲＥＳＳＩＯＮ）就在等著探訪小狗。
有朋友叫小狗回家和父母求助。在那餓著的夜晚，小狗真的是有想過很想哭著回家投靠爸媽，但小狗卻不想讓他們擔心，唯有一直默默的忍了下來。
這四個月里小狗受盡了苦頭，從中學到了很多東西，也看清了世界上沒有人能比瑪尼卡來得好！我想她應該是我生命裡最重要的一部分！最無法取代的了！
小狗寫了這篇部落格也沒要讀者可憐。就只是因為在兩個月前，小狗答應了一位友人心情平復時一定會交代清楚，所以才寫了這篇聽起來很像臺灣閩南語劇情的＂報告＂。但如果有被感動到的讀者想捐點錢給小狗的話，小狗是不會拒絕的！戶口號碼是：1570-5468-7466 (ＭＡＹＢＡＮＫ)!
ｊｅｓｓｉｓｍ： ＂錢是萬能的！沒錢沒朋友！沒錢沒幸福！沒錢沒人要！沒錢沒得談！沒錢甚麼事都做不成！＂
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