A NEW SPECTATOR SPORT
I have some important visitors this afternoon so I decided to tidy my office. We do have occasional office cleaners for things like hoovering, but because I lock my office the carpet hasn't been touched for the best part of four months.
I noticed yesterday that a small yellow vacuum cleaner had appeared in the office, and in a spare few minutes I decided to give my floor a quick clean. Within just a few seconds news that the boss was cleaning his floor had spread around the office and a number of my staff had gathered to watch.
I didn't realise that cleaning had become a spectator sport in this part of the world? The attraction, I think, was just the sight of the boss cleaning his own office. It just had to be seen because, normally, you would pay someone to do that kind of work. I guess it also proved to them that I am human and certainly not someone they should worship. It has felt a bit like that recently.
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I think it also showed that you are not too hung up about your 'title' and 'role' - it sets a really good example to staff that sometimes they should get on and do what needs doing regardless of their status.
That's true Teresa, and I don't really consider myself to be any better than anyone else.
I find embarrassing how I am often treated as some kind of God by my colleagues. It's true that workers in senior positions are given far, far more respect here than in the UK and that's something that still hasn't sunk in.
Thailand was an absolute monarchy for a long time and has been a constitutional monarchy for only 75 years. This might be a reason why thai people get used to worship especially to someone who have higer status in terms of family, position, money, or even being on TV
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