Retrenched At 50 As A Manager, Man Upskilled Himself To Become A Hawker
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https://www.8days.sg/eatanddrink/hawkerf...ksa-839761

Before he started a second career as a hawker, Bobby was working as a quality assurance manager. “I was retrenched when my company closed down. I thought I could withdraw my CPF at 55 [to live on], but I was only 50. So I had to borrow money to survive,” he recounted.

He tried to look for another job. “I went for so many interviews, over 100, but it was hard for a person my age to find a job. Some companies would tell me their job position was taken up, but a while later, the same post came up again! So I guess maybe they didn’t want someone my age,” he said.

Out of employment avenues, Bobby decided to upskill himself by selling insurance policies and taking cooking classes at social enterprise Dignity Kitchen. “I became a hawker after I gave up trying to look for a job. No choice, I need money to survive,” he pointed out.
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Looks like laksa is degraded to paste, a slice of tau pok and fish cake and dried grass ....
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#3

Well done

@ 50 yo to Become own boss

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#4

Upgrade?  That is called Re- Grade to Downgrade, lah

MediaCorpse news trying to deceive and scam us

Any Stat Board/ PAP Ministers upgraded to be Hawkers or taxi- drivers ?



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Why do we need 5 Mayors and 80 PAP Ministers? 
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(04-01-2025, 04:07 PM)Scythian Wrote:  Well done

@ 50 yo to Become own boss

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Next target, to be a billionaire in Singapore  Confused

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(04-01-2025, 04:13 PM)FartSunKing Wrote:  Wow, he survived without a salaried job for the past 20 years 

Congrats, well done PAP

Like him, I got retrenched in Feb 2004, age 42, could not get a replacement salaried job

So I turned to gambling/speculating futures, and I also survived without a salaried job the past 20 years

Thank you PAP

Majulah Singapura, Undilah PAP


JAC the Malaysian is a World Class Robber 

You always must Rob other people's achievement

Scamming others to praise yourself while you spent YEARS hiding in your own country

PUI!


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Why do we need 5 Mayors and 80 PAP Ministers? 
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#7

A hawker, is also a businessman, a towkay, self employed.
Can do what you love to do, can take off anytime. 
Good income too. 
Lontong now $5.
Just some veg and rice cake. One egg.
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(04-01-2025, 04:10 PM)Scythian Wrote:  Next target, to be a billionaire in Singapore  Confused

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Australia got any kangtao ?


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#9

well done pap
u introduce a water down version of the original laksa..
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(04-01-2025, 03:54 PM)red3 Wrote:  Looks like laksa is degraded to paste, a slice of tau pok and fish cake and dried grass ....


looks like half-eaten.................hope it is the case.............. Rotfl
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From 1st world upskill to 3rd world
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(04-01-2025, 05:33 PM)Niubee Wrote:  Australia got any kangtao ?

"Australia's Age Discrimination Act 2004 (ADA) protects people from age discrimination in many areas of public life, including: 
Employment
The ADA prohibits age discrimination in employment, including when applying for a job or while working
Education
The ADA protects people from age discrimination in state education, including when applying to study or during studies
Goods and services
The ADA protects people from age discrimination when accessing goods and services, such as when shopping, banking, o"
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(04-01-2025, 06:40 PM)Harry Lee Wrote:  From 1st world upskill to 3rd world

no good jobs for local, all of it went to foreigners.

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#14

Having NS experiences, Write to MinDef to become platoon commander or company OC..
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#15

nothing to be shy of
even graduates  lawyers also become hawkers
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#16

should use change skill not upskill.
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#17

singapore not meant singaporeans

the ruling party will try all ways to make it a nation of theirs

since when they ever spare a thought or so for singaporeans?

they reserve much more for the aliens than citizens; look a minimum sum for SP EP, any for locals?

citizens are handy when coming to election, just wait and see for yourself

whenever aliens throw their holier than thou attitude onto citizens; citizens will be told to reflect and integrate

this little red menses dot is toxic and disgusting place to be

just pent up and vent it all whenever available
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#18

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In Singapore, a large majority white collar seniors mid life crisis ended running hawker stalls.

Highly thoughtful, Singapore Govt provide a trampoline for seniors to bounce ups and downs.

Laughter-68
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#19

He should go for further study for his PhD in hawker entrepreneur and start-up..

And then, seek to launch his company IPO and be listed on SGX
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