Full-time freelance personal shopper Desiree Quah had a rude shock when she showed up at a FairPrice store in the Central Business District to start her four-hour shift for online grocery service Honestbee.
The 24-year-old, who has worked for Honestbee for the past three years, had just signed in when a FairPrice employee told her it would be her "last day".
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