'Staff are human being also': Netizens back SMRT staff who sat on priority seat
Netizens have defended an SMRT staff member who was photographed sitting on a priority seat on an empty train. Many commenters argued that the staff member deserved rest after hard work and that the public should show more empathy.
Why it matters
The incident reflects broader societal tensions regarding public etiquette, the treatment of service workers, and the impact of social media shaming.
Netizens took the side of a SMRT staff after a post of him sitting on a train s priority seat surfaced on Complaint Singapore s Facebook page on Friday (June 12).
The article reports on a social media trend, balancing the initial complaint with the overwhelming public support for the worker.
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