I have been working as an administrative assistant at a small logistics firm in Jurong for about two years now. My boss is someone who loves to talk about corporate culture and mental wellness. Just last month, she called a company meeting and gave a long speech about how we need to show more compassion to our colleagues.

She literally told us that we are a family and we must support each other through difficult times. Then last week, my cat of thirteen years suddenly passed away. It happened on a Tuesday night.

I was absolutely devastated. Anyone who has pets will know that they are just like family members. I could not stop crying and barely slept at all that night.

The next morning, I texted my boss early to ask for one day of urgent leave. I explained that my cat had passed away and I needed to arrange for the cremation and funeral service. She replied with a simple okay.

I spent the whole Wednesday dealing with the pet bereavement service. It was a very emotional and exhausting day, but I was grateful I could send my companion off properly. When I returned to the office on Thursday, my boss did not even ask me how I was doing.

She just piled a mountain of paperwork on my desk. But the real shock came when I received my payslip at the end of the month. I noticed my salary was short by S$150.

I went to the finance executive to ask about the discrepancy. She looked embarrassed and told me that my boss had instructed her to deduct S$150 for an unpaid absence. I immediately went into my boss's office to clarify.

I reminded her that I had plenty of annual leave balance left and asked why the day was treated as unpaid leave. My boss looked at me coldly and said that compassionate leave only applies to human family members. She said a cat is just an animal and taking urgent leave for a pet funeral is unprofessional.

She actually told me that I should have just left the cat at home and dealt with it after office hours. I was so shocked that I could not even speak. This is the same woman who spent one hour lecturing us about empathy.

Should I resign immediately over this S$150 deduction and her hypocrisy

Would you stay in a job after finding out you were being treated like this?