A well-dressed middle-aged Filipino man sat at the compartment of the train heading for Paris. A passenger, an American woman, sitting across, asked what he did for a living.
Man: “I clean people’s houses.”
Woman: “You’re a maid?”
Man: “Yes.”
Woman: “Why are you on this train?”
Man: “I’m on vacation. I’m meeting my wife and children who are visiting from the Philippines.”
Woman: “How nice. I never would have thought a maid could earn so much money.”
The man just smiled.
There’s no such thing as an undignified profession. So long as one earns well and is happy with the work, who cares what other people may say or think.
About Ellery’s Essays
Published by Ellery
Since I started writing in 2019, I've written personal insights about supply chains, operations management, & industrial engineering. I have also delved in topics that cover how we deal with people, property, and service providers. My mission is to boost productivity via the problem-solving process, i.e., asking questions, developing criteria, exploring ideas.
If you like what I write or disagree with what I say, feel free to like, dislike, comment, or if you have a lengthy discourse, email me at ellery_l@yahoo.com ; I'm also on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/ellery-samuel-lim-40b528b
View more posts
You may earn less, but you know how to manage your money, you will grow!
We have learned in life, that there are so many people, famous or otherwise, earning millions of dollars but ended up broke.
LikeLike