Guess What? I Lost My FREEDOM

@Shavkat (137215)
Philippines
July 10, 2020 8:58pm CST
Lately, my company is sending messages not to talk about China. Yes, you read it right. They are controlling us like a robot not to say issues about this country, such as COVID-19, politics, etc. Even if the students initiate the discussion during the free talk class. Can you believe it? Since I need my teaching online job, I just pretend that I didn't hear it. Did I lose my freedom to talk? Image Credit: media1.tenor.com
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• Agra, India
11 Jul 20
Ohh...maybe this is for security purposes
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
As what they claimed. But I do not mind. I will just do my job in teaching.
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• Agra, India
11 Jul 20
@Shavkat yes ..and soon you will know how to handle this.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 20
Duterte signed agreements with the Chinese Government over loans from China. The Chinese set a " loan trap " Duterte fell right in China offers to build and finance infrastructure projects usually in a poor country China knows the debt wont be paid But collects the poor countries natural resources or assets, usually strategical. . So Duterte cannot afford to take any risks of anybody bad mouthing China. And this filters down through the system Ending up with peoole like our friend here put in a very bad position Think he might agree with me
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• India
11 Jul 20
Just say, "I will take 20 dollars an hour to keep quiet. I think about china every hour"
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
16 Jul 20
@piyushbhatia1 I read an article about it. I do not have a low opinion about this idea.
@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
It is most likely to happen.
• India
12 Jul 20
@Shavkat my country banned several chinese app
@JudyEv (325818)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 20
The situation with China seems to be getting very serious. They are encroaching into the affairs of many countries.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
You said it right. My company's staff are becoming dummies. They are unreasonable wth the rules imposing lately.
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@Namelesss (3368)
• United States
12 Jul 20
Yes you did and this is exactly what everyone is facing if those who can don't stand up.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
16 Jul 20
I need to regain my pride. Besides the point, I am a professional one and need to be respected.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
11 Jul 20
I’m sorry, I like to state my own opinion but if your job depends on keeping them to yourself, I suppose I would comply to keep my job. I wouldn’t want my family to go without their needs.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
At this point in time, it is not the right time to quit the job. If it happens that they will terminate me, it is their loss. My company had done mass termination a month ago.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
16 Jul 20
@RubyHawk I agree, I am trying to be like an angel to my company.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Jul 20
@Shavkat I think that’s happening everywhere. I hope you can hang onto your job.
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@haraka (1282)
• Indonesia
11 Jul 20
Waw! You did! Hope you can find a better job later. IMO, there is a certain limit we can be "controlled" by the company that we work with.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
I am glad that you got the bigger picture of my situation right now. For now, I need to endure the controlling moments with them.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
@haraka I am fine. I can still manage the situation. Thanks
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@haraka (1282)
• Indonesia
11 Jul 20
@Shavkat I think endurance is the "it" word nowadays. This pandemic makes us leave with fewer options. Best of luck for you :)
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@youless (112123)
• Guangzhou, China
11 Jul 20
I don't like that. I just hope one day all of the incorrect things will be corrected.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
I hope it will happen. I am sure it will take lots of time to attain this.
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@psanasangma (5884)
• India
11 Jul 20
here in India, any person questioning the government are known for anti for no reason.. I am really sick of this.. Controlling other thinking and imposing authoritarian is really too much
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
I am sorry that you are feeling this way. I really cannot understand why this company is not weighing these issues up.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
11 Jul 20
I fully agree with @JimBo452020, you lost your freedom.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
I did lose my freedom and need to be a puppet for this company.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
16 Jul 20
@LadyDuck In time, it will happen.
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@LadyDuck (458233)
• Switzerland
13 Jul 20
@Shavkat This is a sad situation, I hope you can get out of it.
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@thelme55 (76476)
• Germany
11 Jul 20
I think you really have lost the freedom to express your opinion in your company.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
It makes me feel so frustrated, but I cannot do anything at present.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
13 Jul 20
@Shavkat That is sad how controlling they are and not letting you teach your way and controlling what you say.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
16 Jul 20
Yes, they are. Now, I continue to ignore them.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
19 Jul 20
@Hannihar They will continue pestering me, but I will still ignore them. I do not want to be stressed out.
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@Hannihar (129482)
• Israel
16 Jul 20
@Shavkat I hope since you are ignoring them that they will leave you alone.
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@Sambriel (2243)
12 Jul 20
It may be in your best interest you never can tell . . . Sometimes things may not necessary mean what we often interprets it as .
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
16 Jul 20
It can be an advantage if I don't violate their rules. If they stop pestering me, it is fine with me.
@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
20 Jul 20
They might have some genuine reason for that. May be some security reasons. When working for someone or some organization, we have to abide by the rules whether we like it or not.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
21 Jul 20
They are simply not organized, my friend.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
23 Jul 20
@arunima25 I have been working with them for so many years. That's the reason why I am claiming this.
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@arunima25 (85328)
• Bangalore, India
22 Jul 20
@Shavkat I could not understand that.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 20
Actually, yes. Thats the simple answer.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
That's why I am going to left this company for good if this virus is being controlled.
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
11 Jul 20
@JimBo452020 I had seen it.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
11 Jul 20
@Shavkat See what I said to Kokil
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
31 Jul 20
That is very interesting. I notice on youtube comments that people misspell China to pass the censors. Most often it is Chyna or Ch*na. I think we are losing our freedom to speak. You are not allowed an opinion on Facebook if you are conservative. Even youtube hid stuff about the Coronavirus.
• Bosnia And Herzegovina
11 Jul 20
selling yourself, losing freedom to talk - such a great company
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
The question is What other things do I do greatly?'
• Jakarta, Indonesia
11 Jul 20
You can substitute the word "China" with "you-know-what" or "the-country-which-must-not-be-named", just like Voldemort in Harry Potter :D LOL
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@Shavkat (137215)
• Philippines
12 Jul 20
I can say these things offline.