http://syedsoutsidethebox.blogspot.com/2010/09/one-only-problem-in-malaysia.html
It is all about ATTITUDE AND WORK ETHICS.
1. " Once we renovated the bathroom. The contractor I called took about two months to complete the job. The kitchen area near the bathroom was a mess for two months. My wife was at her wits end. The guy I hired kept disappearing to his kampong. Although I paid him cash advances he did not pay his workers and he also did not buy the materials from the hardware shop (cement, bricks etc). I ended up supplying lunch for the workers so that at least they could work.
2. When we want to make renovations in our shop, I call my Chinese contractor. He charges top dollar but the work gets done and it is good. And he works overnite (until 4 am in the morning) because we have to open the shop for business by 10 am.
3. An
elderly friend sent his old car to the workshop for some repair. The
car did not come back for three months. The mechanic had to balik
kampong, jatuh sakit, cuti and all kinds of excuses.
4. If you take the car
to the Chinaman mechanic, he will tell you almost exactly what time he
will get it done, then he will call you and say ‘Boss, kereta sudah
siap. Saya tutup pukul tujuh malam. Tolong mari ambil kereta’.
5. Both
are equally competent in their technical skills. What makes the
difference? The difference is in the the attitude. Why is the attitude
so different?
6. Then
there is the “ponteng kerja” problem. Even after 12 years of running
our business, every morning we must do a roll call because the staff
that we hire can go AWOL (ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE) at anytime. Its an endless series of ‘ada siapa
tak datang kerja hari ini’. I am not the only complainant here.
7. Young
Malay kids just don’t realize the importance of going to work everyday
and building up tenure or racking up the experience. They don’t think
beyond tomorrow.
8. A young girl whom we were training to become an executive,
quit. After more than a year she is leaving for a yet to be defined job
somewhere else. Why? No answer. She was unhappy too and cried. Further
digging revealed family issues etc. Pening kepala saya."
9. "Other
than ‘ada hal’ issues (which usually means family matters, ‘kena balik
kejap’ etc) sometimes people also disappear to ‘lawat kawan sakit’ or
‘jiran saya masuk hospital’. And they can be absent for two days.
10. Then
there are the “big time” disappearances like ‘dah pi umrah’ or sometimes
‘dia sudah pergi tabligh’. Folks I am NOT making this up.
11. " I
personally believe that if the PAS or Pakatan come to power the Malays
will be left even further behind. Look at Kelantan. What has 25 years of
PAS rule done for them? All those people who say that ‘orang Kelantan
kaya’ are delusional. Much of the money in Kelantan comes from tom yam
stall remittances in Kuala Lumpur. "
Lastly a comment from a reader:
"I too contracted Malay workers/businessmen to 'tolong kaum' whenever i
can but have been let down oftentimes that i simply go to non-malays for
ease of services. cekik darah but they get the work done faster..."
My own comment:
Having operated my mobile medical team company for 3 years, I found exactly the same "problems" i.e. bad attitude , bad work ethics and "tidak apa" mentality among (a few) fresh Nursing graduates. and this 21st Century. Malu nak cakap, bangsa sendiri. Yes, graduates. What kind of upbringing and college traning did they undergo?
Worse, they "jawab balik" when, as a Director, I give them words of warning about work ethics and attitude.
Good luck, employers!
Transformation should now be focussed on ETHICS AND ATTITUDE of Malaysians. SPM leavers AND graduates alike.
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