Life lesson! Octogenarian - formerly wealthy - now works 11 hour shift at department store

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported on a story from a Facebook poster about a man who used to own a boat business and now is a sales worker at a department store. 

 

"Lung Pracha" used to employ 200 people until his business went under. 

 

He lost all his money and all his friends, it was a veritable life lesson suggested Thai Rath in their headline.

 

Poster Phalakorn Thesanam said he had come across an old man selling things at the store and enquired why a 70 something man might still be at work. 

 

He turned out to be 81. 

 

He said he needed to work because he was hungry and he was thankful to the manager who hired him.

 

Even though he needs to work every minute from 9am to 8pm every day. 

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

 

 

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I'm waiting till there's more background; about gambling, and ex-wives...

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

until his business went under

Phoenix?

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Even though he needs to work every minute from 9am to 8pm every day.

So, I guess he is the only one in the department store that doesn´t get a lunch break. Somebody should tell the manager that he shouldn´t bully 81 year old people. They also need to eat.

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by Matzzon

5 minutes ago, Matzzon said:

So, I guess he is the only one in the department store that doesn´t get a lunch break. Somebody should tell the manager that he shouldn´t bully 81 year old people. They also need to eat.

Those who , like me , sometimes go to a large Thai area know that where in Europe there are 3 or 4 employees, in Thailand there are 12 or 15 to do the same job (we understand better why unemployment is so low but also why wages are too );
I highly doubt that this old gentleman works differently from his younger colleagues;
he may not have a smartphone or does not know how to use it (like me ) and therefore takes care of moving a bowl or a plate so as not to twist his thumbs ...

1 hour ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Phoenix?

 

Chinese owned via Thai nominees....

Sure makes one appreciate the welfare state. . . 

lucky to get a job a his age. 

Good friends ,money gone friends gone

6 hours ago, tifino said:

I'm waiting till there's more background; about gambling, and ex-wives...

Maybe you right, but here’s a different link to the same story, and there are clear, untouched photos of him. And in this version, he works 9 am to 7 pm (not 8 pm as claimed above) so he gets to go home an hour early.
 

http://thairesidents.com/local/81-years-old-still-working/

 

He looks a pretty smart guy, decent and honest, and still on the ball at 81 years old, so I’m not surprised the manager was willing to employ him. 
 

If there is no mention of ex-wives, then maybe it’s because at 81, he’s outlived them all.

 

Anyway, I, for one, would be happy to believe his life story, as he tells it.

 

Edited January 14, 20206 yr by silver sea

3 hours ago, Foghorn said:

Good friends ,money gone friends gone

Sadly, not just a Thai result of a business going bust! Happens all over the world. This kind of thing quickly shows who your true friends are.

Owning a business and employing 200 does not make one automatically wealthy

My half-my-age Thai girlfriend says that when she met me she didn't know I had money, that it matters not a whit to her, that she would never leave me if I lost it all.. and you guys, stop laughing out there!

16 minutes ago, Enzian said:

My half-my-age Thai girlfriend says that when she met me she didn't know I had money, that it matters not a whit to her, that she would never leave me if I lost it all.. and you guys, stop laughing out there!

Brad (Pitt) I'm surprised you have anytime to post here what with your movies and such like.  Women always know they can smell money even when they can't see it - from the clothes, watches and shoes you wear and all the other details of your life. Women aren't stupid on the whole - unlike a lot of us men  ????????. Lovely story btw probably a really nice bloke. Melania's 49 btw. 

 

Edited January 15, 20206 yr by URMySunshine

 

22 hours ago, webfact said:

Poster Phalakorn Thesanam said he had come across an old man selling things at the store and enquired why a 70 something man might still be at work. 

What so unusual about 70 something year olds still working? I see them regularly 

And what is this "life lesson" they talk about? Don't get old and poor?

Edited January 15, 20206 yr by Time Traveller

23 hours ago, webfact said:

He lost all his money and all his friends,

Par for the course in Thailand - probably his family too.

9 hours ago, URMySunshine said:

Brad (Pitt) I'm surprised you have anytime to post here what with your movies and such like.  Women always know they can smell money even when they can't see it - from the clothes, watches and shoes you wear and all the other details of your life. Women aren't stupid on the whole - unlike a lot of us men  ????????. Lovely story btw probably a really nice bloke. Melania's 49 btw. 

 

Yeah, and she seems unhappy about it.

Or, maybe something else is making her so glum. She looks like she just stepped in dogsh*t. 

I suppose in a way she has.

 

It may be much more difficult to scrape off her shoe than she thought. 

23 hours ago, URMySunshine said:

Brad (Pitt) I'm surprised you have anytime to post here what with your movies and such like.  Women always know they can smell money even when they can't see it - from the clothes, watches and shoes you wear and all the other details of your life. Women aren't stupid on the whole - unlike a lot of us men  ????????. Lovely story btw probably a really nice bloke. Melania's 49 btw. 

 

Only 49 and doesn't she look so happy in that photo.

Edit.

Note to self.

Read through to last post so you're not repeating the previous post. ????????

Edited January 16, 20206 yr by overherebc

On 1/15/2020 at 9:29 AM, URMySunshine said:

Brad (Pitt) I'm surprised you have anytime to post here what with your movies and such like.  Women always know they can smell money even when they can't see it - from the clothes, watches and shoes you wear and all the other details of your life. Women aren't stupid on the whole - unlike a lot of us men  ????????. Lovely story btw probably a really nice bloke. Melania's 49 btw. 

 

She looks like she aged dramatically during Trump's 3 year presidency.

7 hours ago, choff56 said:

She looks like she aged dramatically during Trump's 3 year presidency.

They also look at finger nails and toe nails. If you wear socks with sandals it's a big turn off for women as well.

1 hour ago, overherebc said:

They also look at finger nails and toe nails. If you wear socks with sandals it's a big turn off for women as well.

I am trying to figure out what post or thread I thought I was replying to. I'm confused. ????

16 hours ago, overherebc said:

They also look at finger nails and toe nails. If you wear socks with sandals it's a big turn off for women as well.

Actually no.

Socks and sandals screams single, lonely and ripe for a scam.

46 minutes ago, Rookiescot said:

Actually no.

Socks and sandals screams single, lonely and ripe for a scam.

Especially with odd socks ????