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A STOMPer looking for a part-time job was shocked when she received a reply from a golf events company calling her ‘dumb’ and ‘idiot’.
There doesn’t seem to be an apparent reason why the staff insulted the STOMPer as she had simply sent a request for a change of interview venues.
This is worrying as it shows the attitude that companies in Singapore have in running their business.
In an email to STOMP, she says:
“I came across an online ad by Urban Fairways.
“I was interested in going for the interview. However, I was not familiar with the area in which their company was located.
“I wrote in to ask for an alternative for the place for the interview.
“Yet, I was astonished to get a reply from their staff insulting my intelligence just because I didn't know the place their company was located.
“There have been other times when I asked for directions or a change of interview venues with other companies and I have always received a polite reply, even if it was a rejection.
“Even if they were to reject me, they had done it in a nice way. For example: ‘I'm sorry we are not able to provide you with another place to interview, perhaps we will notify you if in future if there is another event where help is needed.’
“Why can't their company do the same? Just when I thought Singapore is such a wonderful place where good service is rendered.
“This incident has really affected me greatly, being insulted about my intelligence and saying that their company doesn't need dumb people like us.
“I even questioned them if this is the way they run their business and having an attitude of ‘bring this somewhere else’.
“If other companies were to do likewise, Singapore would soon be removed from the list of best service ranked worldwide.
“Let me stress once again that this is nothing personal. I am just trying to let people know the real situation in Singapore.
“Maybe others with similar experiences can share theirs also?”
