Dishonest or first time to commute?

November 21st, 2008 Anna

Well, it pays to have an assistant if you are a jeepney driver. The one that I rode going home had his wife to accept payments and to give change. A jeepney could seat 20-24 persons depending on its size. The wife had a good memory, I would say. She knew who had to alight at every stop and most of all those who did not pay yet.

Usually, the staright trip does not have passengers who would go down just after one block. It is minimum of four stops before someone would leave.

During that quiet journey, the wife asked,” Who has to go down at this stop? The one who accepted the change of P10!?”. It took a few seconds before a young lady in office uniform answered. Good thing the light was not bright. The wife asked the lady to give the change back. Supposedly, she should have not accepted the change at all if she commutes everyday to avoid the humiliation for a ten peso coin!

Let us give her the benefit of the doubt though. Maybe it was her first time to commute? Okay!

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