An employer shared how his employee left without serving their notice and the unhappiness started when his other employees were unhappy about the food the FT is eating as it smells.

The boss offered the foreign employees free lunch but they took offence to the kind gesture.

Here is the story:

I have an employee who brings in strong-smelling foods into our small open office. Things like fish and some fermented food which is then microwaved.

Other employees have to open their windows and I’ve received complaints from people who enter our area. I’ve asked them to not bring these foods and was told they were cultural dishes and I was being racist.

I did not know what to do I didn’t mind cause half the time I’m not in the office but my other local employees are making noise about it.

I tried to be nice and offered the foreign employees free local lunch so the office will smell nicer but instead of being thankful to me, they quit without serving notice.

I gave them a job, buy them lunch and they quit. Good luck in finding another job without leaving Singapore.

After quitting for several days, they told me to not cancel their permit but they left their job without serving notice. I told them what they did was extremely irresponsible, and they offered to come back and serve their notice until I can find a replacement. 

But no way I’m going to do that, I’m going to cancel all their work pass immediately.

The term pay peanuts get monkeys are real indeed.