MY COMPANY likes Shwe(Myanmar) workers so much despite there are so many other countries counterparts. There are so many reasons for this likening and they take full advantage from us. How and Why? Here is what I am thinking based on my 3 years service time in Malaysia.
1) We are willing to learn and easy to adapt foreign nature works.
2)We are cheapest workers among foreign workers
3)We are very much obedient
4)We respect on our assignments
5) We are hard working
6) We can work independently with a minimum training.
7) We can speak local language as good as residents
8) We keep quiet on unfair things
9) We are not troublesome
10) We can work 3 years non-stop without going back mother land
11) We are multi-taskers
12) We are mostly educated, only a few % are non-educated
13) We respect their religion practises
14) We comply company's laws
15) We don't demand so much even our fellow man fall to death.
16) We afraid of losing jobs and never mind to work OT without any complain
I probably left some points but the above are more than good enough to proof why they likes our work force. Despite they likes us, they never favour us in giving chance/ opportunities whenever it came to action. I noticed that shwe (Myanmar) workers are playing key role at all area, not only sites but also office and main work shop. We don't mind how much they pay for our services, we do our best in whatever we are working. The hard working makes us popular among other foreign workers and we deserve our colleagues's praise continuously. If you ask local engineer/supervisor to choose any workers to work under his disposal, they will prefer to take Myanmar workers as they know we are hard working and intelligent enough from past experience. Although we are good at works, our salaries are flatten and outnumbered by our lazy counterparts.
Let me highlight one thing, our skill workers earn RM-20 a day while other country men will got RM-25 a day despite the skill is the same. We can get wages rise once 3 years while other country men enjoy once 2 years. What's the different between us? We realized this on the day we all go out to meet the lady boss for our wages fair. We collected the data to point out the lady boss and brave ourselves to see and complain her one day. I still remember that moment clearly now although it had happend to us 4 years ago from now. Her answer is genius and flatten us at all. The confrontation are as follow
we: hi madam
boss: what are you doing here all?
we: we have something to ask, madam
boss: I have no time to listen, get back work
we: sorry madam, we have decided to tell you but
boss: who dare to complain, me????
we: we all, madam
boss: ok what's the mater?
we: why we cannot deserve a salary rise every two year?
boss: it is company's pay structure
we: but our counterparts from other countries enjoy it every two years
boss: yes they are, but....
we: how do we different to you and your company then?
boss: they came from a systematic and developing countries
we: does it matter to you, really?
boss: yes of course
we: but we are doing the same working time and jobs at the same sites
boss: you can't deny their favour since..
we: since what.....madam???
boss: YOU ALL ARE FROM MYANMAR where the poorest country in the world.
How would you feel if you are included in the group of complain? We are motionless and losing our words to counter her comment. We asked ourselves that it's totally our false being born in our mother land. It is not totally fair to us but we are helpless. Who is responsible for that? Actually our country is 3 times bigger than Malaysia and richer in natural resources as well. We got independence 9 years earlier than Malaysia. I admit that we are far behind than they are today now in every sectors. But she blindly criticized our country as I aforesaid. We are hunted by her words and of course it take long time to heal our wounds. From this special day onward, we never tried to complain about our wages adjustment until final day of my service. But we all keep our loyalty and faithfulness to our employer. Where does Newton's Third Theory apply?
F12 = F21
Every action will get the equal amount of reaction. We did our best in works but we received an unfair respond for that. Let it be since I already left these nightmare days behind and trying to happy my life in better place,Singapore, with my brand new wife right now. :D
1) We are willing to learn and easy to adapt foreign nature works.
2)We are cheapest workers among foreign workers
3)We are very much obedient
4)We respect on our assignments
5) We are hard working
6) We can work independently with a minimum training.
7) We can speak local language as good as residents
8) We keep quiet on unfair things
9) We are not troublesome
10) We can work 3 years non-stop without going back mother land
11) We are multi-taskers
12) We are mostly educated, only a few % are non-educated
13) We respect their religion practises
14) We comply company's laws
15) We don't demand so much even our fellow man fall to death.
16) We afraid of losing jobs and never mind to work OT without any complain
I probably left some points but the above are more than good enough to proof why they likes our work force. Despite they likes us, they never favour us in giving chance/ opportunities whenever it came to action. I noticed that shwe (Myanmar) workers are playing key role at all area, not only sites but also office and main work shop. We don't mind how much they pay for our services, we do our best in whatever we are working. The hard working makes us popular among other foreign workers and we deserve our colleagues's praise continuously. If you ask local engineer/supervisor to choose any workers to work under his disposal, they will prefer to take Myanmar workers as they know we are hard working and intelligent enough from past experience. Although we are good at works, our salaries are flatten and outnumbered by our lazy counterparts.
Let me highlight one thing, our skill workers earn RM-20 a day while other country men will got RM-25 a day despite the skill is the same. We can get wages rise once 3 years while other country men enjoy once 2 years. What's the different between us? We realized this on the day we all go out to meet the lady boss for our wages fair. We collected the data to point out the lady boss and brave ourselves to see and complain her one day. I still remember that moment clearly now although it had happend to us 4 years ago from now. Her answer is genius and flatten us at all. The confrontation are as follow
we: hi madam
boss: what are you doing here all?
we: we have something to ask, madam
boss: I have no time to listen, get back work
we: sorry madam, we have decided to tell you but
boss: who dare to complain, me????
we: we all, madam
boss: ok what's the mater?
we: why we cannot deserve a salary rise every two year?
boss: it is company's pay structure
we: but our counterparts from other countries enjoy it every two years
boss: yes they are, but....
we: how do we different to you and your company then?
boss: they came from a systematic and developing countries
we: does it matter to you, really?
boss: yes of course
we: but we are doing the same working time and jobs at the same sites
boss: you can't deny their favour since..
we: since what.....madam???
boss: YOU ALL ARE FROM MYANMAR where the poorest country in the world.
How would you feel if you are included in the group of complain? We are motionless and losing our words to counter her comment. We asked ourselves that it's totally our false being born in our mother land. It is not totally fair to us but we are helpless. Who is responsible for that? Actually our country is 3 times bigger than Malaysia and richer in natural resources as well. We got independence 9 years earlier than Malaysia. I admit that we are far behind than they are today now in every sectors. But she blindly criticized our country as I aforesaid. We are hunted by her words and of course it take long time to heal our wounds. From this special day onward, we never tried to complain about our wages adjustment until final day of my service. But we all keep our loyalty and faithfulness to our employer. Where does Newton's Third Theory apply?
F12 = F21
Every action will get the equal amount of reaction. We did our best in works but we received an unfair respond for that. Let it be since I already left these nightmare days behind and trying to happy my life in better place,Singapore, with my brand new wife right now. :D
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YOU ALL ARE FROM MYANMAR, one of the poorest country in the world.
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ya brother, probably she said like u suggest. To be honest, I don't remember all what did she say since it had been about 3 to 4 years ago. Thanks for visiting anyway.
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