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Rafizi Responds To Backlash After Tweeting That Interns Should "Sleep Less And Work More"

Hours after his controversial comment, Rafizi took to Twitter to clear the air.

By Katrina Khairul Azman — 26 Jul 2018, 12:27 PM

Cover image via Hafiz Sohaimi/Berita Harian

Yesterday, 25 July, PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli tweeted that he hopes his 16 interns under PKR's KEADILAN internship programme learn that they can make a difference by "sleeping less and working more hours"

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Image via Hafiz Sohaimi/Berita Harian

Rafizi's tweet attracted many responses from netizens online.

Several argued that his statement not only encourages a "toxic work mentality," but also ignores health risks.

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Some pointed out that employers should at least compensate interns if they are expected to work overtime

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Meanwhile, several Twitter users who were in agreement with Rafizi's sentiments quickly came to his defence

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Hours later, Rafizi took to Twitter again to clear the air on his controversial comment

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However, several netizens argued that his clarification, which emphasised on working "efficiently," contradicted his earlier statement on working "more hours."

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Rafizi Responds To Backlash After Tweeting That Interns Should "Sleep Less And Work More"

Yesterday, 25 July, PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli tweeted that he hopes his 16 interns under PKR's KEADILAN internship programme learn that they can make a difference by "sleeping less and working more hours"

Rafizi's tweet attracted many responses from netizens online.

Several argued that his statement not only encourages a "toxic work mentality," but also ignores health risks.

Some pointed out that employers should at least compensate interns if they are expected to work overtime

Meanwhile, several Twitter users who were in agreement with Rafizi's sentiments quickly came to his defence

Hours later, Rafizi took to Twitter again to clear the air on his controversial comment

What do you think of Rafizi's comment? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Rafizi Responds To Backlash After Tweeting That Interns Should "Sleep Less And Work More"

Yesterday, 25 July, PKR vice-president Rafizi Ramli tweeted that he hopes his 16 interns under PKR's KEADILAN internship programme learn that they can make a difference by "sleeping less and working more hours"

Rafizi's tweet attracted many responses from netizens online. Several argued that his statement not only encourages a "toxic work mentality," but also ignores health risks.

Some pointed out that employers should at least compensate interns if they are expected to work overtime

Meanwhile, several Twitter users who were in agreement with Rafizi's sentiments quickly came to his defence

Hours later, Rafizi took to Twitter again to clear the air on his controversial comment

What do you think of Rafizi's comment? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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Rafizi's tweet attracted many responses from netizens online.

Several argued that his statement not only encourages a "toxic work mentality," but also ignores health risks.