Stories

Am I obliged to find someone to cover me on a day I requested for leave? Context in postI am a contracted employee working fixed amount of days per week which includes a Saturday. Recently, I worked over the...

The Police are investigating five men and two women, aged between 24 and 59, for their suspected involvement in a series of holiday travel package scams.Between March to May 2023, the Police received multiple reports from victims who had...

My boss fired me for the stupidest reasonI was a custodian at a office job and been there for 7 years. I very rarely had any problems. I just go around the building fix anything that needs to be...

Is trading and investing able to earn for living?I have been trading and investing since 2014, and recently I have found a strategy that works well for me. Over the past 12 months, I have earned an average of...

What to do when helper acting up?Last August, my family got a transfer helper to support my mother through her chemotherapy. Her duties were simple. Mostly surrounding taking care of my mother.Since her niece came to Singapore to...

I quit from my previous job, my old GM has been trying to contact me on every social platformMy previous manager had sent me an email an hour after I quit to try to get me to work for...

This is my mid-career switch experience from teaching to software engineering. If you are thinking of doing the same, I hope my post would help you in some ways. Long story ahead.I graduated from NIE with a bachelor in...

Are taxi drivers no longer helping passengers with luggage?Before you come at me for being self-entitled, I just want to say that I genuinely want to know. I have been away from Singapore for the last 6 months and...

embarrassing a guy with a "shy bladder" at work.The men's room where I work has a wall of urinals and four stalls. There is one guy who apparently cannot use a urinal.However he must have a firehose and a...

Why do Singaporeans gatekeep their circle of friends?So I grew up and studied in Singapore, but have had the opportunity to spend a portion of my adult life in UK and Australia. I have been back in Singapore for...