‘Email A Counsellor’ Archives
Locals’ pay $3000 to $4000, expats $7000 to $8000 – same job scope!
Hello Gilbert, Singapore for Singaporeans indeed. I work for a British company and I just want to share some of my thoughts on social divide, animosity and preferential treatment for the expats versus us locals. My pay is very little only [...]
Young local graduate frustrated with initial work hiccups
Dear Gilbert, I am writing to request for your help to recommend a career counsellor whom I can get career advice. I have graduated with a First Class Honours degree from a local university three years ago. I first joined a market research [...]
Jobless 60-year-old’s appeal for assistance from Prime Minister
Latest: Mr Fernandez has just found a part-time job in Jurong - congrats! We wish him the best in everything - Gilbert. To The Honorable Prime Minister of Singapore Mr. Lee Hsien Loong Dear Sir, I appeal to your kind office to assist [...]
Job offer of $1100 in restructured hospital – how to survive?
I am a Singaporean, age 27, who went for an interview at a local healthcare setting for the position of podiatry assistant. I have 3 years of work experience in a healthcare setting and have worked in two restructured hospitals in [...]
Divorced woman felt betrayed in a failed rebound relationship
Dear Gilbert, I am really glad to see your blog. I m a divorcee with 2 kids. I initiated the divorce and many others felt that I deserved what I experienced now. Even my siblings won't talk to me now. My husband was uninvolved in our [...]
Local IT Professional Seeking Greener Pastures in Melbourne
Leo has recently touched down in Melbourne on New Year's eve and left behind his family and friends to start afresh in a foreign place. Below is his response to our questionaire on why he decides to take the emigration plunge - following the [...]
Local PMET Unhappy With Errant Foreign Employer
Hi Gilbert, I have chanced upon your website and have decided to relate my employment plight with a foreign employer based in Singapore. I am not using my real identity or revealing any names for fear of possible legal repercussion. Please [...]
Jobless master degree in engineering PMET struggling with unemployment
Hi Mr Goh, Sure, I can share my problems and I think by sharing, it will make me feel better. And if there is someone who can help me or hear me out, it would be even better. Not sure how detailed you need, I try to highlight the main [...]
Blog story of a Madam Cabbie
I’m finally a licenced Cabbie! In Point of View on March 22, 2011 at 2:13 pm My journey to get a licence to drive a cab has finally come to an end after four long months. Hurray! Now I can start a new chapter of my life and see the world [...]
The typical Singaporean family: Underpaid, struggling and in debts
Hi Gilbert, I found your website earlier on. I know you are not able to help, but anyway I’ll just write to you, hoping it will release some of my tensions. Probably, I can start with what’s worrying me these few years. I [...]
Unemployment woes of a 55-year-old Singaporean
Bensays: I’m 55 years of age….I know what you mean. It’s happened even when the economy is good. A few years ago, I was so desperate that I called to inquire about a factory operator job, even though I have ‘O’ levels and IT [...]
Man’s legal enquiries on divorce with Malaysian wife
Today, I went to my wife’s place to see my kids, I thought I can see my wife and hope that we can have a heart to heart talk, but I was disappointed and sad because she doesn’t want to see me. Her mum told me that she is insisting on having a [...]
He ain’t heavy he is my brother: Ex-druggie, homeless and jobless
Hi Gilbert, Hope everything is good with you. I am writing to request for some help for a friend who is in dire straits. I have known him for more than 30 years. He is 51 years old. He was my schoolmate in secondary school. He was very [...]
“A Filipino HR manager wanted me to bring in as many foreigners as possible at Kanken Techno!”
Dear Gilbert Give me some time to ponder on your questions. Some answers given might be very complex and not so straight forward. For instance when I was granted an interview, on surface, it is a piece of good news but the interview itself [...]
Headhunted group indiscriminately terminated by AG Events after working one month
HEADLINE: UNFAIR GROUP DISMISSAL SEEKS JUSTICE A group of employees was highly recommended to join AG Events but they were all terminated within a month. A detailed report of their turmoil: Employment contract was only signed days after [...]
