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S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - sgbuffett - 09-04-2024
Leaders want Singaooreans to work longer before retirement.
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https://sbr.com.sg/hr-education/in-focus/singapore-named-most-overworked-country-in-apac
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - sgbuffett - 09-04-2024
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20230702/Long-work-hours-and-poor-work-life-balance-threaten-health-of-Singapores-young-professionals.aspx
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - sgbuffett - 09-04-2024
Earlier I wrote that the PAP approach to the economy is wrong and harms Singaporeans.
The path they put Singapore on is not just of diminishing returns but negative returns.
If the country is progressing well why are elderly forced to work longer to afford retirement...don't you think that shows things are getting worse each year...
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RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - Migrant - 09-04-2024
Angmo countries just lazy.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - Blasterlord2 - 09-04-2024
45 hours a week is alot meh? Only 9 hours a day, and I think that includes lunch time lol. Many sinkies also spend a lot of time talking instead of doing real work.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - K88 shu shu - 09-04-2024
sinkies are hard working - to pay for high COL.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - red3 - 09-04-2024
This is because working hours is weaponised to override KPI for locals
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - Huliwang - 09-04-2024
Knnah, nowadays 45 hrs per week kpkb overwork liao. My time working 60 hrs per week was common and workers very happy got work to do and OT to earn. The PGs were afraid short working hours or no work more than working long hours.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - singaporean1964 - 09-04-2024
is it?
so thats why our ministers always sleep in parliament
they have been working overtime without rest thru the week
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - K88 shu shu - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 11:12 AM)Huliwang Wrote: Knnah, nowadays 45 hrs per week kpkb overwork liao. My time working 60 hrs per week was common and workers very happy got work to do and OT to earn. The PGs were afraid short working hours or no work more than working long hours.
your time was 1940 or 1950?
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - Huliwang - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 11:30 AM)K88 shu shu Wrote: your time was 1940 or 1950?
My time the British naval base still here.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - WhatDoYouThink! - 09-04-2024
How many hours you work per week? 0?
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - forum456 - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 08:57 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: Earlier I wrote that the PAP approach to the economy is wrong and harms Singaporeans.
The path they put Singapore on is not just of diminishing returns but negative returns.
If the country is progressing well why are elderly forced to work longer to afford retirement...don't you think that shows things are getting worse each year...
The root cause is the voters and not PAP.
If PAP is no good, why 60% voters still vote for PAP ?
you cannot change PAP, you have to change the voters.
WHY ?
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - EvertonDiehard - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 08:57 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: Earlier I wrote that the PAP approach to the economy is wrong and harms Singaporeans. The path they put Singapore on is not just of diminishing returns but negative returns. If the country is progressing well why are elderly forced to work longer to afford retirement...don't you think that shows things are getting worse each year.
Our Ministers (including former disgraced politicians) are either clueless or dishonest when claiming that seniors who collect used cardboard are not doing so to make ends meet, but for the exercise.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - EvertonDiehard - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 11:35 AM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: How many hours you work per week? 0?
Tens of thousands of S'poreans have been displaced from their livelihood by our open door policy to admit plane loads of foreigners into our country
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RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - WhatDoYouThink! - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 11:56 AM)EvertonDiehard Wrote: Tens of thousands of S'poreans have been displaced from their livelihood by our open door policy to admit plane loads of foreigners into our country
And you just lie flat without putting up any fight? Too shy to hold placard at mrt station?
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - EvertonDiehard - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 12:02 PM)WhatDoYouThink! Wrote: And you just lie flat without putting up any fight? Too shy to hold placard at mrt station?
You do know what happens when you ASSUME, don't you? You make an ASS of yourself. I am protesting on various forums to the treason committed by our politicians. Your placard display is an act of futility that has an extremely limited reach.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - WhatDoYouThink! - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 12:08 PM)EvertonDiehard Wrote: You do know what happens when you ASSUME, don't you? You make an ASS of yourself. I am protesting on various forums to the treason committed by our politicians. Your placard display is an act of futility that has an extremely limited reach.
No point making so much noise while hiding behind the keyboard like a mouse. Many people including ah butt could do that better
Show face better lah, so ppl would take you seriously
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - lvlrsSTI - 09-04-2024
I thought Chinese companies like Alibaba work 996, 9am to 9pm six days a week, much longer than is.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - lvlrsSTI - 09-04-2024
Heard Japanese also work very long hours, many people work until midnight or 1am then go back sleep for 6 hours and return to office again early next morning
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - maxsanic - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 08:48 AM)sgbuffett Wrote: Leaders want Singaooreans to work longer before retirement.
https://sbr.com.sg/hr-education/in-focus/singapore-named-most-overworked-country-in-apac
I doubt these numbers are accurate. While there are clearcut working hours for blue collar workers and those running shifts, the waters are murky when it comes to the typical PME.
In theory most PME employment contracts stipulate standard office hours of around 9am - 6pm and five day workweek, problem is much more happens in real life. Many answer calls, emails and meetings after leaving office and during weekends as well. There doesn't seem to be an accurate way to capture these snippet times and collate them into useful data currently.
For e.g., if a PME answers 2 emails spanning 10 minutes each after office hours, that would already add 20 minutes on top. How about constant short Whatsapp / Teams messages with bosses and colleagues? Each reply is maybe only 1 minute at most, but pile together it's a lot. Not to mention those working in foreign companies often have late night and early morning teleconferences.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - Sticw - 09-04-2024
I think Singapore is not productive. Long hours but output lower than countries with shorter hours. The long hours clocked could well be to claim the paycheck and not so much as to achieve higher targets... Lol
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - winbig - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 05:55 PM)Sticw Wrote: I think Singapore is not productive. Long hours but output lower than countries with shorter hours. The long hours clocked could well be to claim the paycheck and not so much as to achieve higher targets... Lol
Local SME bosses don't understand that longer time does not equate to producing more. But somehow they just want employees to work more hours so that is worth their salary paid.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - watchfirst9 - 09-04-2024
(09-04-2024, 03:13 PM)lvlrsSTI Wrote: Heard Japanese also work very long hours, many people work until midnight or 1am then go back sleep for 6 hours and return to office again early next morning
From the data given, their working hours on average has plunged
below 1900hrs yearly.
https://www.japannihon.com/how-long-is-working-hours-in-japan/
Perhaps pull down by high portion of short working hour jobs.
RE: S'pore named most overworked country in APAC... - Alice Alicia - 09-04-2024
No worry.
AI will replace them soon.
AI work 24 by 7 without complaint.