College Graduate Quits Job To Sell Chicken Rice By The Roadside Because He Felt Underpaid

According to China Press, his mother took to Facebook to show her support for him and to also encourage her followers to show some support for his new business.

However, after a few months, she said that she could see him become very unhappy with working in the city and that he was not earning a decent salary, as commuting to work already took a large part of it.

"The average monthly salary for graduates of his major is usually about THB13,000 (RM1,745). However, he is only earning about THB10,000 (RM1,342) every month," she wrote.

"His boss can also only afford to pay him that much due to the current poor economy."

She added that it costs her son about THB200 (RM26) to commute both ways from work and that the daily journey was very tiring.

"I supported my son's resignation, especially since recently I saw him coming home every day being so reluctant to talk. I knew he was very unhappy," she wrote.

After having a discussion with her son, she told him to quit and suggested that he help her set a stall outside their home to sell home-cooked food such as chicken rice.

"We will go to the market to buy the ingredients. Then, I will cook while he handles the stall in front of our home."

"On the first day, he only sold one box. But I hope everyone can come encourage and support my son," she said.

Her Facebook post, which has since been deleted, gained media attention in Thailand and earned much praise from netizens for her support of her son.

In the mother's latest post on Facebook on Sunday, 29 November, she showed that they are still running the home business together.