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Jobless 49-year-old married IT executive drove cab for »

Dear Gilbert, I am jobless for almost a year and feel most unjustified about my circumstances. I have about 22 years of IT experience. My last position [...]

Highlights

Town council AIM saga – political implications »

Some have already labelled the latest town council's fiasco as AIMgate - in [...]

Malaysian PR wife concerned about Singaporean house »

Hi, I am a Malaysian and Singapore PR, married to a Singaporean man and we [...]

64-year-old Singaporean returned home after away in »

I have met 64-year-old Jean a few times in my office and always felt that she [...]

Events

Significance of May day sequel protest – For a Better »

Its been almost 1 1/2 month since the epic protest on 16 February. Much has happened since and the euphoria continues unabated... The media [Read More]

My Daily Thought

Five Lessons Learnt From Labour Day Protest »

As the euphoria settled after the [...]

Five important reasons why you must participate in labour »

NB: Livestreaming for the labour day [...]

Inaugural labour day protest – first in »

With ten days to go before our sequel [...]

This post first appeared here on 15 April 2010. 7 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Job Written by: Gilbert Goh I have heard from many friends that they fear for their job. Every month, someone will be laid off and they sweat while sleeping at night wondering whether [Read More]

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Local PMET earning $4500 and above told to leave earlier than expected without compensation

Gilbert I recently tendered my resignation on 20 March 2013 from my position in my company. Under my employment contract which I have attached, my notice period was 2 months which would have made my last day of service to be on 17 May 2013. While serving my notice period on 2 May 2013, I was told by my Operations Director to meet with the [...]

Retrenched divorced director earning $16,000 asking for downward variation of $5000/month maintenance

Hi Gilbert, I was retrenched in January this year and have not been able to find a full time job since. Being 52 years of age and the last 12 years holding a Director position in the private sector, I know that it is impossible or close to impossible to get a job with the same salary and position. Accepting reality, I applied for various [...]

Jobless woman breadwinner with Parkinson’s disease husband frustrated with ageism here

Dear Gilbert, I am very sorry to trouble you at your email address as I have been unable to access the http://www.transitioning.org/ site for the past hour and hence could not submit my request to the “Counsellor”. I was retrenched and have been searching for a secretarial job for the past 5 months without any success. To some people [...]

Jobless Young SMU Graduate Stucked and Feeling Desperate

Dear Gilbert & Co., I recently graduated in Jan 2011, and am stuck in sort of a runt. My first employment was from April 2011 to April 2012, where I served a company as a Marketing Executive. The job may be tough, and required a lot of OT and additional work, but I enjoyed my work. I believed in the purpose of the company, and [...]

The disadvantage of having no family

Hi Gilbert, Thank you for your support. I would like to share my story of struggle in our nation full of constitutional discrimination. I have no family. My parents died when I was very young and I have been struggling living from place to place. It is a vicious circle when you are poor, homeless and struggling to dig yourself out of it. [...]

Post-labour day protest mail from participants

Dear Gilbert Thank you for organising this Great Family Day with my fellow citizens. Everything was taken care-off and the program line-up was perfect. I am writing so that we can further strengthen this memorable event- something to even surpass GE Rally speech or even National Day. 1. Free Bottles of Water Kind contribution that can be [...]

Labour day protest – day of reckoning for fellow Singaporeans?

Dear Friends, As we head towards May 1st 2013 today and a bigger gathering at Hong Lim Green I wish to share some thoughts with our fellow Singaporeans. We all recognise that Singapore is at the cross-road of change. The politics of the last 2 years impels us to think and reflect on what kind of Singapore we wish to have. The gathering [...]

Even if foreigners leave tomorrow, unemployed PMETs in their 30s will unlikely get jobs unless HR mindset changes

Hi Gilbert. I refer to your Hong Lim Park Protest on 1 May. I also heard news about how some foreigners were asked to resign after their S-Passes were not renewed in the private sector. I have a friend working as a pharmacist in Guardian Pharmacy. She also said that a few Pinoys were asked to resign as pharmacists after their S-Passes [...]

28-year-old married PMET sharing his frustration with life

Hi Gilbert, Before I tell my story let me share a little bit on my background. I am 28 this year and married with a cute little boy who is 21 months old. I am currently working as a senior sales executive. Like all Singaporean born in the 1980s, I grew up in the 'prime' age of Singapore whereby our wages outpace inflation and [...]

PRC permanent resident studying in Singapore Poly sharing thoughts on May day sequel protest

Hi. I came across the May Day Protest through a share on my timeline. I just wanted to share my thoughts. I am not a Singaporean, I came from China 10 years ago and am currently a PR studying in Singapore Poly. I do not know much about politics, neither am I a person who understand what governing is but I have stayed in Singapore long [...]