page 2 ⚖️ Why is this a governance issue? Because the impact isn’t just on one person. When one person is absent, someone else covers. When many are absent, operations are disrupted. When operations are disrupted, the public waits. When the public waits, the organisation is questioned. Governance isn’t just rules. Governance is culture and doing the right thing even when no one is watching. The real danger: “small wrongs becoming normal” Broken culture rarely begins with big wrongdoing. It begins with small justifications we hear all the time: “Everyone does it.” “It’s just once in a while.” “It doesn’t affect anything.” But small actions repeated over time become culture and culture becomes an organisation’s identity. If you need rest, do it the right way Rest is human. Burnout is real. Dr. Diyana Hassim Head of Corporate Communications Public Service Department But manage it honestly: plan ahead apply for leave properly discuss with your Head of Department or supervisor protect your team’s workload Rest is okay. Falsifying records is not. In public service, we don’t just “work.” We carry the public’s trust. “Getting sick according to the calendar” may seem small. But integrity isn’t built only during audits. Integrity is built on ordinary days: the tempting Monday, the long Friday, and the days when we feel like “no one will notice.” In the end, we choose one: Do we want to be officers who are merely present or officers who are truly trusted?
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