'I can't bear to let her be on her own': Ex-civil servant becomes food delivery rider to get more time with child
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This mum gave up regular hours of an office job for flexible hours of gig work so she could spend more time with her daughter. Melissa Sailla quit her civil service job and has been working as a food delivery rider since 2020, reported Berita Harian on Wed'I can't bear to let her be on her own': Ex-civil servant becomes food delivery rider to get more time with child
This mum gave up regular hours of an office job for flexible hours of gig work so she could spend more time with her daughter. Melissa Sailla quit her civil service job and has been working as a food delivery rider since 2020, reported Berita Harian on Wednesday (July 17). She only works while her daughter, 15, is in school or sleeping, Melissa told the Malay daily. «I am very close to my daughter, and I cannot bear to let her be on her own after school,» she said. Growing up with divorced parents herself, Melissa said that she did not want her daughter to have the same experience she did. «It was really sad, and we were exposed to a lot of risks. If you are not careful, you can go astray,» she explained. «I don't want [my daughter] to mingle freely, I want to protect her.» Melissa also shared that she installed a CCTV camera in her home for her daughter's safety. The mother and daughter pair live in a one-room rental flat in southwest Singapore while Melissa's husband, whom she married last year, lives in Johor Bahru. Read more