While it’s not good to stereotype, many Malaysians tend to have less favourable opinions about local government employees, namely their work ethics – but are these stereotypes true?
A Twitter user recently asked netizens the best time to call the office of a government agency because no one had answered the phone when he called around 11:30am. Some netizens shared their opinion of the best time to contact a government agency but the question also prompted many government office employees to share the schedule of an average employee so everyone can determine the best time to call.
Many of them shared a variation of the schedule, but most of the answers looked like this:
- 8am: Sign into work
- 9am – 10am: Breakfast
- 10am – 12pm: Work
- 12pm – 2pm: Lunch (or nap)
- 2pm – 3pm: Work
- 3pm – 4pm: Tea-time
- 4pm: Finish up work
- 4:50pm: Prepare to sign off
- 5pm: Leave office
The “schedules” left many netizens amused and saying they would like a job in the government sector because of how lax the work seems. Other government employees vouched for the schedule and added funny anecdotes from their experiences, like one former intern who said she once followed her supervisor on a shopping trip during work hours.
However, before you take this “schedule” too seriously, it was meant to poke fun at the stereotype and not incite hate towards the employees. Some netizens clarified that there are government employees who do honest work and are very dedicated to their jobs. One employee said her workload is so heavy that she barely has time to rest and even has to bring work home at times.
It’s important to give credit where credit’s due, so let’s give a hand to the genuinely hardworking government employees – but what do you think about this schedule?
