A female employee has taken to social media to express her frustration after discovering that her contribution towards a birthday gift for her company’s boss was used to purchase alcohol worth RM11,000, without informing staff beforehand.
According to mStar, n a post that has since gone viral, the woman explained that each employee was asked to contribute a minimum of RM30 to buy a birthday gift for the company’s “big boss.”
However, she was shocked to later learn that the collected funds had been used to buy expensive liquor.
We were told to contribute at least RM30 each. In the end, the birthday gift turned out to be alcohol worth RM11,000. I feel guilty because I contributed without knowing,” she wrote.
No prior discussion or transparency
The employee also revealed that there was no discussion or agreement among staff about the type of gift being purchased, and that employees were only told after the alcohol had already been bought.
She added that although the company is non-Muslim-owned, the management should still respect the religious sensitivities of Muslim employees.
Yes, it’s a non-Muslim company. But as an employer, you should respect Muslim sensitivities. At the very least, have some common sense,” she added.
Netizens urge employers to be more considerate
The post has sparked a wave of reactions online, with many netizens agreeing that issues involving religion, especially alcohol, are highly sensitive and should be handled more thoughtfully.
“If we didn’t know, it’s okay. But once we know, maybe we can’t go along with it next time 😊”
“We have to say that we don’t want to be involved in anything that’s haram (forbidden in Islam).”
“Your company is really terrible for not being sensitive. Every company should respect the sensitivities of all religions, especially when there are people of different races and religions within the same company.”
