SINGAPORE - Full-time freelance personal shopper Desiree Quah was in for a rude shock on Wednesday (Jan 30) when she showed up at the FairPrice store in the Central Business District to start her four-hour shift for honestbee.
The 24-year-old, who had been working for the local online grocery concierge for the past three years, had just signed in to work when a FairPrice staff member informed her that this was her "last day" with them.
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