4370. STORY SINGAPORE. The PA is a road sweeper.

The PA is a road sweeper. 

15 Nov 2024: I said "hello" to a slim uniformed road sweeper outside the Lentor MRT Station, as I walked past her at 9.30am, trying to fulfill my 5,000 steps exercise daily. The Senior in her late 60s tilted her hat and greeted me. 

"What was your previous job?" I asked. "I was a PA in a company arranging bulk carriers to export iron ore from Russia to other countries." 

The PA (Personal Assistant) to the boss is a very important management position as she handles a lot of administrative matters which take a lot of time.

"My boss could make at least $40,000 per carrier exporting iron ore for Russia." It sounded a lot of profit to me. 

"Were you retrenched as Russia is still at war with Ukraine?"

"Russia is still at war. Business was difficult. My boss had cancer but has recovered after chemotherapy. His children didn't want to take over. So he decided to close the company." 

I was surprised as a PA would be earning more than a road sweeper. She lost her job partly owing to the Russian-Ukraine war.

I wrIte this article for Andy Wang as I was updating my merchant ship images with the help of Andy.  Many times, a related topic like "The PA is a road sweeper" connects my ship photography to make it alive to me as a veterinarian.

UPDATE:
https://2010vets.blogspot.com/2024/11/4370-pa-is-road-sweeper.html

 

A bulk carrier