Posts Tagged ‘retrenchment’
So rich, but he fears losing everything (Asiaone 16 Sep)
So rich, but he fears losing everything He lives in a posh Katong Bungalow and drives an expensive BMW, but can't fully enjoy his wealth. Instead, the 45-year-old unnamed trader spends his days in fear, worried that he will lose [...]
Govt steps in after string of suicide deaths at France Telecom (ST 16 Sep)
Govt steps in after string of deaths at France Telecom 23 suicides since early last year; minister summons telco chief By Susan Sachs, For The Straits Times PARIS: Alarmed by a rash of suicides among employees of France Telecom, the French [...]
Rise in the chronic jobless (ST 16 Sep)
Rise in the chronic jobless Grads in their 30s and 40s and lowly-educated find it hard to get hired By Goh Chin Lian SINGAPORE'S job market is stabilising after a wave of layoffs, but two groups continue to struggle to find jobs. They are [...]
Property players, Temasek suffer paper losses of $1.1b (ST 15 Sep)
Property players, Temasek suffer paper losses of $1.1b Tue, Sep 15, 2009 The Straits Times By Goh Eng Yeow PROPERTY tycoons and Temasek Holdings have taken the biggest battering from the Government's introduction of measures designed to prevent [...]
Do you really know Bill Gates? The myth of Entrepreneur as Risk Taker (Tim Ferriss)
Before I had to establish my no-blurb/no-review policy for books due to volume (picture: one day’s mail), I received an e-mail from Rick Smith, the founding CEO of the World 50, one of the most exclusive senior executive networking companies on [...]
At 58, a Life Story in Need of a Rewrite (New York Times 30 Aug)
STARTING OVER Michael Blattman, now jobless, once earned $225,000 a year. August 30, 2009 Generation B At 58, a Life Story in Need of a Rewrite By MICHAEL WINERIP NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. MICHAEL BLATTMAN, 58, took a prudent path to a [...]
It’s in the valleys I Grow (Jane Eggleston)
Sometimes life seems hard to bear, Full of sorrow, trouble and woe It's then I have to remember That it's in the valleys I grow. If I always stayed on the mountain top And never experienced pain, I would never appreciate God's love And [...]
Preparing for the worst (Robert Kiyosaki)
PREPARING FOR THE WORST by Robert Kiyosaki "Is the crisis over?" is a question I am often asked. "Is the economy coming back?" My reply is, "I don't think so. I would prepare for the worst." Like most people, I wish for a better future for all [...]
Letter from a Singapore PR reader (8 Sep)
Dear Mr Gilbert Goh, I am a reader of the TOC (The Online Citizen) and I understand that you have been wrtting articles on how to cope with unemployment. I am a Spore PR from Indonesa and I have served my full-time NS. I found that your [...]
Is there life after retrenchment as a banker? (ST 14 Sep)
Life after the world of finance There are opportunities for women laid off to embark on a new career By Jessica Cheam A BANKER today, but a teacher tomorrow? Or maybe a hospitality job at Singapore's upcoming integrated resorts? Whatever [...]
Brookes Business School case highlights pitfalls in system now (ST 14 Sep)
Closing loopholes in fee protection scheme Brookes Business School case highlights pitfalls in system now By Sandra Davie, Senior Writer THE unfolding Brookes Business School case has again highlighted two glaring holes in the fee protection [...]
Brown Lotto trick ‘confuses’ fans (BBC 12 Sep)
Brown Lotto trick 'confuses' fans Brown said he got the numbers by asking 24 people to guess them Many fans and critics have been left confused by illusionist Derren Brown's explanation of how he appeared to predict Wednesday's lottery [...]
Wanted: Jobs with work-life balance (Sunday Times 13 Sep)
Wanted: Jobs with work-life balance The good news is more bosses are taking steps to boost staff wellness By Mavis Toh Fitness enthusiast and Sembcorp employee Paul Low has received close to $50,000 in sponsorship from his company to help [...]
Marry Rich
Reply from CEO of J.P. Morgan to a pretty girl seeking a rich husband;- A young and pretty lady posted this on a popular forum: I'm going to be honest of what I'm going to say here. I'm 25 this year. I'm very pretty, have style and good [...]
How to retire prepared
HOW TO RETIRE Author Unknown Four Pre-Conditions for Retirement I retired in year 2000 at age 52. I am now 61, thus I can claim that I got more experience at retirement than most! I thought I should share my experience with mariners [...]
