Met up with some ex-colleagues tonight and heard the spine-chilling story of how one of them was forced to leave the institution, under a conspiracy cover-up, and tarnished reputation. And it all originated from a resentful student's email. The student knew that another class was given added advantage prior to the test and wrote a letter to the school authorities. Somehow my ex-colleague was implicated and conveniently made the scapegoat as she had made enemies with the ruling power of our ex-department. Unfortunately the furore took place at the same time that the ex-colleague got a new job offer at another civil service organisation. This civil service org, and as I found out about all civil service orgs, did a reference check on her work performance in previous public sectors. Her employers badmouthed her even though she never admitted to the charge and had persistently maintained innocence. This caused the civil service org to drop her. With this 'bad' record, it also meant that she could almost never find another government job in Singapore. Despite her plea to redress her grievance, the HR of my previous company decided to uphold the institution's reputation, by forcing the blame on her and insisting that she committed the offence. So in a way she was forced to quit.
I once said that I would return someday to RP to work as I liked the environment and I had a sense of gratitude towards the organisation. But after hearing what I heard, I doubt it will happen. Not whilst the people inside at least. To think all of these (plus other harrowing stories which happened to others) escalated a few months after I left. I'm lucky to have escaped a burning building. One which is being burnt down by the politicking staff at the top of the corporate leader, each with their own selfish mind-games and agendas.
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