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With increasing protests against the antics of our incompetent and greedy government, I feel it is but a lull before the storm. More sinister findings will come out, more deeds of corruption, unfair practices and discrimination will be unraveled and more protests will happen when the rakyat finally stand united against the governance of the current government.

Much money-grabbing from the national tills were effected by those within or connected to the elite ruling political party. I sincerely hope the Hindraf case will not only bring the plight of the Indians to the international forum but the plight of other minorities as well.

I left the corporate world almost a year ago having worked for two decades, always within the higher managerial hierarchy. It was with much disillusionment that I left the corporate sector, despite the inherent drive for further self-actualisation in my career. My enthusiasm was killed by the last organisation I worked for. I saw no more hope for the non-Malays in Malaysia. The organisation I worked for was a subsidiary of one of the top government-linked companies in Malaysia.

Any voice of dissent would be quelled and seen as an action against the management, necessitating disciplinary action. Even the chairman of the organisation was treated like a god where staff used to "sembah" when they wanted to meet him.

It was scary. It was a working world I was totally unaccustomed to. Private organisations I worked with in the past were never like that. Perhaps because it is so closely linked to the government that they have adopted the same work culture - discrimination at its highest! This experience was in fact an awakening to a fast-festering ill in Malaysia. One would say that it is common within the civil service, but in a corporate company I see it as a danger sign.

Amongst a total of 400 employees, this organisation only had a smattering of 20 Chinese and less than 10 Indians or fewer as many has resigned by now. Remarks like "perkauman" and "You Chinese or you Indians" were not uncommon. The non-Malays could not sit together for lunch, otherwise, it would have been perceived as a complot. Any top managerial positions requiring a non-Malay to be employed had to be justified with prior approval at a board meeting.

It was a subtle, unwritten law understood by all that the Malays within the organisation will always receive priority, even in matters of grave misconduct they will always be given "peluang" (a chance). Worse if there is a conflict between a Chinese or Indian and a Malay. You can be sure that it will always be partial towards the latter. It was a culture within this organisation that a non-Malay is compelled to accept if one is hoping to continue employment.

A classic example is when a group wanted to organise a cultural event as part of a public relations exercise aimed at reflecting the social-roundedness of the organisation. This group was told, however, that they could not expect any funds or support from the management because it was not a Malay cultural event. If you don't call that blatant discrimination, I don't know what it is!

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