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“We can still be friends, is lie” Shares M’sian a 32- year old man
The post “We can still be friends, is lie” Shares M’sian a 32- year old man appeared first on In Real Life. This story is about a Malaysian man who thought he had moved on and that staying friends with his ex was just proof of his maturity, until she came back to Malaysia and showed him he had never truly gotten over her. The post “We can stil
“They made me sign an NDA after they fired me,” shares Malaysian woman
The post “They made me sign an NDA after they fired me,” shares Malaysian woman appeared first on In Real Life. This story is about a Malaysian woman who did everything by the book, but her company's response was to let her go and hand her a document she was told to sign before she left the building. The post “They made me sign an NDA after th
“For 31 years, I thought I was just lazy,” shares Malaysian woman
The post “For 31 years, I thought I was just lazy,” shares Malaysian woman appeared first on In Real Life. She couldn't explain why her body wouldn't move, why she forgot the people she loved, why she couldn’t hold jobs. For thirty-one years, she had no name for any of it. The post “For 31 years, I thought I was just lazy,” shares Malaysian wo
Why Sebastian Tai Keeps Showing Up for Young People
The post Why Sebastian Tai Keeps Showing Up for Young People appeared first on In Real Life. A year after sharing his story of rebuilding, In Real Life catches up with Sebastian Tai Jian Haw to see where life has taken him since. The post Why Sebastian Tai Keeps Showing Up for Young People appeared first on In Real Life.
“My parents think they have a daughter somewhere,” says M’sian man
The post “My parents think they have a daughter somewhere,” says M’sian man appeared first on In Real Life. My sister was nine when one of the uncles assaulted her. She told our parents. They did not believe her. The wider kampung response followed the same pattern. It became easier for everyone to treat it as something that did not happen tha
“I refused a coffee date with the CEO one year ago,” shares M’sian start-up Exec
The post “I refused a coffee date with the CEO one year ago,” shares M’sian start-up Exec appeared first on In Real Life. My CEO trusted me early, granting me access that most people didn’t get. I figured out fast that decisions from the top are the only ones that matter. I was 24, handling client lists and rate cards with responsibility for d
“My boss cancelled my holiday,” explains M’sian employee.
The post “My boss cancelled my holiday,” explains M’sian employee. appeared first on In Real Life. I'm an admin in a niche but important multinational industry. I can't be more specific because of how ironically small the industry is, and can't risk being found out. Management is a joke around here. Their answer to being understaffed is always
“I deleted all their access and 100s of files,” shares M’sian freelancer.
The post “I deleted all their access and 100s of files,” shares M’sian freelancer. appeared first on In Real Life. This story is about a freelancer who was fired after asking for fair pay, only to discover his former employer still depended on files in his personal Google Drive. Removing their access led to an unexpected act of long-delayed re