NETIZEN SAYS S’POREANS WANT THINGS FAST, WORK FEW MONTHS WANT PROMOTION ALREADY

Is it just me or is it a naturally Singaporean thing to want things fast?

What I meant is not just wanting our food or a Grab fast but just things in life in general like getting a promotion or a relationship.

It seems like people expect a promotion a few months in just by working super hard the moment they get in the job or they expect to get into a relationship after one date.

Am I the only one who actually feels that way or is it true that it’s just our nature of wanting things fast due to living in a rat race?

Netizens’ comments

1. It’s not just you, I’m also admittedly like that as well. When I message people, especially when I’m making plans, I subconsciously want them to reply ASAP.
   In school, I’ll always answer the teachers questions because I want the lesson to continue as quickly as possible (also why I’m the teacher’s pet lol). I just loathe inefficiency.
2. I think beyond being impatient by nature and living in a fast paced country, Singaporeans are generally non confrontational and like to assume things instead of communication directly and openly. The examples OP gave about expecting fast promotions /fast relationships are easily addressed by managing mutual expectations from the start.
3. Yes, though I am not sure if it is a Singaporean thing or a city thing. Modern tech these days have caused us to want things immediately (like no ads / skip intro netflix/ Disney). In the past we still have to suffer thru commercial whether we like it or not. Sending a WA, vs waiting by the coffee shop pay phone for a call.
   I think this feeds into our behaviour in wanting everything quickly. U can see it in younger children too, where they already have less patience control, some can berserk just waiting for Youtube ad to finish.
   Yes I do have colleagues who dream that they can be that special one to promote with one year of worth work. To them they think they are doing gods work but in reality the same tasks are performed equally well by lower ranked ones.
4. Hmmm not in my experience about the promotion. Most people and companies I know get promoted 2-3 years and the only person who expected a promotion less than one year tanked the 6 peoples workload and really deserved it and still got told “nobody gets promoted in their first year”
   As for relationship, in my experience people who want to confirm bf gf on the first date are either desperate OR they are not taking things seriously.
5. Seeing the amount of friends moving to insurance and property agents, probably yes, because a few sales and they get the money faster than the traditional career path. Which is abit skewed really as the smarter ones being doctors probably earn 1/2 of what these sales guys earn in the late 20s to 30s.