I am a 24F, and like many others i felt like living is a rat race, also i can’t help but feel so anxious about my future. Growing up, i have always been very self sufficient with a very humbling background.
Prior to this, i joined a startup company and was initially hoping things will really grow and i can earn my first bag of “Gold”. However, i became unaligned with the company after two years, and realised that it was not what i wanted. My boss did not had the experience/resources to expand fast enough.
I got very worried a lot about what should i do with my life. Prior to quitting, i was humbled by my boss that i shouldn expect too much because I was not a university graduate. I felt like that statement really hurt me, considering the amount of effort I’ve put in to help my boss along the company’s journey.
Few months later, i managed to secure a job at the same salary and now i’m en route to get my degree as well. Yet, i can’t help but feel like i am so behind in life and i don’t know if a degree really guarantees me a better shot at life.
Netizens’ comments
- You’re worrying too much. Just focus on your own skillset and putting yourself in a place where you can make the most of them. There will be failures along the way and you will never be good as most of the people you are comparing yourself to which is perfectly fine
- With the current market situation, the problem of high cost of living in Singapore is very real. My wife and I have also decided on not having kids and start saving up for healthcare and retirement early so that we will have enough to live by when we grow old. The last thing we really want is to work until old age/death
- Everyone is on their own journey. I keep repeating this to myself when I feel like I‘m not doing enough at my age