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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 1 Nov 15

What do you do when a Manager tells you that you can be casual with him? That you can call him by his first name... that you can do and say whatever you think is right... that there is no fear and no prejudice? First thing to do...

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Yasser Mattar @youless That's a very tough way to work. EVeryday will be a challenge

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 1 Nov 15

What do you do when a Manager tells you that you can be casual with him? That you can call him by his first name... that you can do and say whatever you think is right... that there is no fear and no prejudice? First thing to do...

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Yasser Mattar I salute you. You have dignity. Unfortunately for many other people in many other countries, dignity at the workplace is not an option. They either bow to management, or have no job.

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 1 Nov 15

What do you do when a Manager tells you that you can be casual with him? That you can call him by his first name... that you can do and say whatever you think is right... that there is no fear and no prejudice? First thing to do...

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Yasser Mattar She shouldn't be allowed to manage, with her medical condition

4 Nov 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 3 Nov 15

So you see Janice playfully smacking the Manager on the arm. You see Desmond put his hands around the Manager's shoulder. You hear Brandon calling the Manager "bro". So you wanna be as casual with the Manager too, huh? Don't....

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Yasser Mattar I understand. Different bosses have different preferences. And when those preferences become bases of discrimination, everyone who is outside of those preferences lose.

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 3 Nov 15

So you see Janice playfully smacking the Manager on the arm. You see Desmond put his hands around the Manager's shoulder. You hear Brandon calling the Manager "bro". So you wanna be as casual with the Manager too, huh? Don't....

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Yasser Mattar They certainly should not. But in many countries, there are no labour laws that check on management. Labour laws only serve to assist management in managing proletariat.

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 3 Nov 15

So you see Janice playfully smacking the Manager on the arm. You see Desmond put his hands around the Manager's shoulder. You hear Brandon calling the Manager "bro". So you wanna be as casual with the Manager too, huh? Don't....

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Yasser Mattar @TheHorse "Makkel" is a term that refers to Indians in Singapore and Malaysia. In Tamil, it means "my folkperson"

4 Nov 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 3 Nov 15

So you see Janice playfully smacking the Manager on the arm. You see Desmond put his hands around the Manager's shoulder. You hear Brandon calling the Manager "bro". So you wanna be as casual with the Manager too, huh? Don't....

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Yasser Mattar @cahaya1983 @vandana7 It is indeed unfair, but it happens. This sort of latent discrimination occurs in too many instances to count. I do not expect managers to be fair and magnanimous. After all, absolute power corrupts absolutely. Managers who know that they...

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 1 Nov 15

What do you do when a Manager tells you that you can be casual with him? That you can call him by his first name... that you can do and say whatever you think is right... that there is no fear and no prejudice? First thing to do...

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Yasser Mattar I've been scolded before for calling Managers "sir" and "ma'am". They insist I call them by first name. But when I did, they started showing their rank. Idiots.

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 29 Oct 15

"Please revert". This is grammatically wrong. But civil servants use it all the time. They've been told time and again that "revert" means to restore to an original state. That means that by reverting an email, one would restore...

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Yasser Mattar Oh, that's a face only a mother could love

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 1 Nov 15

What do you do when a Manager tells you that you can be casual with him? That you can call him by his first name... that you can do and say whatever you think is right... that there is no fear and no prejudice? First thing to do...

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Yasser Mattar It's a trap, that one. Elmer Fudd has got his shotgun out, and it's rabbit season. Run, rabbit, run. Don't fall for that Management trick

1 Nov 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 28 Oct 15

Everyone hates micro-managers, right? But did you know there are 2 kinds of micro-managers? 1. Those who micro-manage our work This type will typically say these things to us: "Have you done this?" "Have you done that?" "Why...

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Yasser Mattar That's how the employees strike back! But I've also heard of bosses who are micro-managers and vindictive. They will discipline and punish those who do not follow their micro-management style!

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 27 Oct 15

Why are workplaces so toxic these days eh? Is it because Bosses are getting more and more horrible? Is it because incompetent colleagues are coming out the woodwork? Is it because the theatrics are just too much to handle? Or is...

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Yasser Mattar Absolutely, workplaces are where we spend the majority of our day! If workplaces were to be toxic, it would really affect us greatly. Yet, I find that not every company is responsible enough to make sure that workplaces are pleasant environments to work in.

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 27 Oct 15

Why are workplaces so toxic these days eh? Is it because Bosses are getting more and more horrible? Is it because incompetent colleagues are coming out the woodwork? Is it because the theatrics are just too much to handle? Or is...

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Yasser Mattar Oh they will. In some countries, employers are given free reign over employees. Employees are unable to seek redress for issues such as workplace bullying and unfair dismissal. Singapore is one of those countries.

28 Oct 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 27 Oct 15

Why are workplaces so toxic these days eh? Is it because Bosses are getting more and more horrible? Is it because incompetent colleagues are coming out the woodwork? Is it because the theatrics are just too much to handle? Or is...

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Yasser Mattar We should all be so lucky!

28 Oct 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 27 Oct 15

Why are workplaces so toxic these days eh? Is it because Bosses are getting more and more horrible? Is it because incompetent colleagues are coming out the woodwork? Is it because the theatrics are just too much to handle? Or is...

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Yasser Mattar I absolutely agree with you. It is a conflation of external factors and internal coping mechanisms. So when we're faced with a toxic situation, we either remove ourselves from that situation, or we evolve internally such that the toxicity does not affect us

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 26 Oct 15

Joking is a natural outcome of any cordial relationship, but not everyone enjoys the same kind of jokes. Especially in this era where people are so easily offended, we have to be careful about the jokes we tell. DIRTY JOKES? No....

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Yasser Mattar In this regard, I would use the word "liable". We don't want to have any liabilities, and we also don't want to be liable to others. Thus, we all are looking to protect ourselves vis-a-vis others at the workplace. The best thing, therefore, is to just keep...

28 Oct 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 25 Oct 15

We've all met conservative people. You know, those self-righteous people who insist on maintaining a strict traditional moral standard. But have you met The New conservatives? Oh ho ho, these fine pieces of work are another piece...

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Yasser Mattar Let me share my examples, then you share yours ok? Conservatives say, "You must believe in the same God as I do. If you believe in another God, you are not my friend" New Conservatives say, "You can believe in any God you want, I'm cool with that. But if you...

28 Oct 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 22 Oct 15

Ever had anyone try to sell you MLM (multi-level marketing) products? MLM companies are not really selling products. They're not really selling us a business opportunity either. They're selling greed and laziness. By telling us...

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Yasser Mattar Personally, I would say the main similarity is profits. That's what they call as the "bottom line", in any proprietary organization. Of course, there are organizations like welfare organizations and public service organizations that do not have a similar...

28 Oct 15

Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 22 Oct 15

Ever had anyone try to sell you MLM (multi-level marketing) products? MLM companies are not really selling products. They're not really selling us a business opportunity either. They're selling greed and laziness. By telling us...

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Yasser Mattar Indeed. MLMers like to use personal relations to gain trust, only to pitch and hard sell and use emotional attachment as leverage. They know that people will "give them face" and buy something. They will then take that opportunity to do more and more hard...

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Yasser Mattar @yeezermac (145) • Singapore, Singapore 22 Oct 15

Ever had anyone try to sell you MLM (multi-level marketing) products? MLM companies are not really selling products. They're not really selling us a business opportunity either. They're selling greed and laziness. By telling us...

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Yasser Mattar @Samanthavv Large networks are very important indeed. From what I understand, some MLM companies make you pitch to families and friends, first and foremost. Without a large network of families and friends, one would not be able to meet that first milestone in...

28 Oct 15

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