Does hardwork really guarantee success in Singapore?
People always tell us you have to work hard in order to be rich and successful. When you ask people who made it big, the word “hardwork” will never be left out. Teachers at school constantly remind us to be hardworking, our bosses always say “Jia you and work hard hor!” .
But do you think working hard really guarantee success? If not, what does?
Unless you’re a real estate agent or financial adviser or holding on to any sales role where there’s no ceiling to how much you can earn, hardwork doesn’t seem as appealing.
To me, I realise what matters more or perhaps within the same attribute is network. As much as you can work your ass off, if you don’t know the right people, your chances of being seen will reduced.
Netizens’ comments
- OP what is hardwork to you? your hardwork, in the wrong direction could be futile as well.
- the only guarantee in life is death
- That depends on how you define success.
Hard work will keep you fed, but it probably won’t bring huge amounts of wealth by itself. Luck and connections matter more than anything for that, and luck itself is mostly putting yourself out there and turning up on time.
Between you and me… This focus on ‘hard work’ is beyond passe. Hard work could mean fighting through adversity but it could also mean trying to move a mountain with a spoon instead of taking a step back to look for a better solution. - If you’re not smart then make it up with hardwork, and I can tell you most people are not as smart as they think they are.
- You can work super hard but still get no results. I see some of my friends grinding interview prep all day for months and get no callbacks for internship roles, while others who didn’t prep as hard manage to get callbacks to the next stage of interview. Then u have those who can skip the entire process and just get jobs based on nepotism.