A RECENT news piece claimed that 80% of government civil servants in Putrajaya are “overweight”.
There are several users on X discussing why this is possible. Some even claimed that these civil servants are taking multiple breaks every day. It is unsure how true these claims are as they’re still on the clock.
The Public Service director-general Tan Sri Wan Ahmad Dahlan Abdul Aziz emphasised the need to address obesity as it impacts both health and workplace performance. He urged civil servants to prioritise health alongside their duties, inspired by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s healthy lifestyle example.
Following that, netizens made satirical remarks about our government civil servants, claiming that they’d have a feast for every minor occasion.
An X user claimed that they’d have at least three meals while working, and if they were to have a meeting without food, the organiser would be allegedly told off. These are mere claims from social media users, it is unsure if they’re true.
Meeting pagi mee goreng ayam, tghari nasi putih ayam merah, daging salai, meeting petang kuih, lewat petang roti jala. Imagine la almost everyday hari gini. Kalau bt meeting xde mkn, organiser kena kecam
— pekupeku (@dyoguma) April 25, 2025
Another user claimed that these civil servants move at a snail’s pace, calling it glacial. They added that, if not for the hassle, they’d likely envy such a cushy job.
Everyone move at a glacial pace and tbh if I’m not dealing with them, I kinda envy it. Bestnya hidup tak terkejar-kejar, no rush, no pressure, clock in clock out as is je 🥺
— 5M30W (@5M30W) April 25, 2025
Some users stated their civil servant friends would definitely be offended seeing these remarks. Others claimed there are indeed hard-working individuals working as civil servants.
However, they claimed that these hard-working individuals are generally quite slim and fit. — April 26, 2025
Kalau perasan lh, orng yg betul2 kuat kerja mostly diorang akan kurus walaupun hanya kerja office. Kerja gomen badak berendam siott, kerja pun lembab, tolak2 kerja orng. Dasar pemalas
— ded (@SyahSalhadi) April 25, 2025
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