Saturday, May 18, 2013

When a senior manager does business

We were having a dinner at a new outlet in Taman Melati area fronting MRR2 when somebody followed the waiter who came to us to show the bill. She was a familiar face I knew. She could have been another customer, but she was not.
"I own this outlet, a franchising business."
"Part of retirement plan, he he. I am not going to work until 60. Aren't you?" she added.
She was a successful senior manager in the corporate office, and I was pretty much surprise, or may be I am the one left behind in planning for the future, about her involvement in 'other' business, whereas we are not allowed to do moonlightings.
She sought for the feedbacks about the foods served, in the name of improvement, same way OPI people at corporate office do after the event.
"Bit salty, I mean my bakso."
Afiq and Syahirah said nothing but the way they looked at me I knew they wanted me to say 'sikit sangat'.

Lesson learnt:
START PLANNING EARLY FOR RETIREMENT. In my case, only one year left.

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