As I looked at the Primary school kids playing around whilst waiting for time to tick by during English Prelim Paper 2 today, I thought of this scene which I saw in NTUC at AMK hub.

Lena and I were looking for drinks at the drinks section (duhh..) and there was this woman, apparently a worker from NTUC who was stacking up the drinks from the carton boxes onto the shelves. She was briefly interrupted by the lady, who seemed like she was in her late 40s or early 50s. This is how the conversation went-

L- Excuse me...
W- Yes? /not even looking at her and continues to shelve the bottles
L- Does NTUC need anymore workers to help shelve items?
W- /Curtly. No.
L- Ok, thank you. /Then walks away

I guess she was kinda disappointed and I so badly wanted to smack/hit/punch/kick that worker from NTUC. Come on, the least she could do was to put down her load, talk to the lady by actually facing her. And if she was that helpful, she'd approach the manager to even ask if there was a job vacancy for the lady.

It's so evident that the lady is in financial difficulty, hence needing the job. Otherwise, why would anyone want to take up a low paying job if not for the dire situation he/she is in? Like what my mum told me, if one is desperate, he/she'll do anything. I believe that the lady badly wanted a job to support whatever debt or person. This just shows how self-centred people can be these days. The grown-ups often talk about how youngsters these days just care for themselves. What about this grown-up woman here? She is one good evidence of contradiction. People often talk about the mistakes that others make, but are they themselves perfect? NO. No one in this world is perfect, no one will ever be. I know I am not perfect myself, but I'm just upset about the way that NTUC worker behaved. I mean, sure, her work is important, but she should also have the basic courtesy to even face that lady when she approached her, isn't it?

What would you do if you were the worker and someone approached you asking you if there was a job vacancy for him/her, well knowing that the person needs a job badly?

Personally, I'd put down my work and find for my manager to help the person. Ok, I may seem rather ostentatious here, but it's exactly what I'd do. Everyone has a conscience, at least I think so. If one day, when you think about yourself not helping someone in need when you were well and available, would you be able to live with the guilt?

In no state to write anymore, I'm tired. Pardon the grammatical errors and brief story.