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Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - sgbuffett - 31-03-2025
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SINGAPORE: A young Singaporean felt disillusioned when he realized that working hard, getting good grades, and doing internships didn’t automatically lead to success like he thought they would.
In his post on the r/askSingapore subreddit, he wrote, “Growing up, we were promised a formula for success: work hard, get into a good (secondary school), a good JC (junior college), a good university, a strong Uni GPA (university grade point average), do four internships—and things would fall into place. I followed that path as best I could, but now that I’m here, the world feels increasingly bleak and uncertain.”
“I worry about the future. Job security pretty much doesn’t exist. Pay never matches housing inflation. The cost of living is rising, the middle class is shrinking, and the working class are already struggling to get by. (Older Singaporeans want to work?!).”
On top of financial worries, he admitted to feeling somewhat helpless, writing, “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to retire comfortably. I don’t know how to meaningfully help with the climate crisis. There’s a sense of helplessness I can’t shake.”
“I worry about the future. Job security pretty much doesn’t exist. Pay never matches housing inflation. The cost of living is rising, the middle class is shrinking, and the working class are already struggling to get by. (Older Singaporeans want to work?!).”
On top of financial worries, he admitted to feeling somewhat helpless, writing, “I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to retire comfortably. I don’t know how to meaningfully help with the climate crisis. There’s a sense of helplessness I can’t shake.”
He also shared that the thought of bringing a child into this world now feels more like a selfish decision than a dream.
“I’ve always wanted a family, but it now feels selfish to bring someone into a system that feels so fundamentally broken. How would I provide them the same opportunities my parents had? How would I explain to them the decisions made by the boomers that led us here?” he asked.
“We clearly have enough resources, enough knowledge, enough capacity to care for everyone—so why does it feel like only the wealthiest benefit, while the rest of us are stretched thin just trying to stay afloat? So yeah, in short, we’re cooked,” he added.
In the comments section, one Singaporean Redditor said, “The traditional path sold to you by education and society does not work when non-traditional macro events are influencing the way we live. My advice is to start thinking unconventionally and come out of the box to do something different from the masses.”
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - sgbuffett - 31-03-2025
How the PAP policies over time eroded job security by allowing hire and fire practices, systematic replacement of Singaporeans by large foreign influx, ageism ....
Things have given downhill last 15yrs and job security has deteriorated.
How does all this benefit Singaporeans? It hasn't and we can't keep waiting for the PAP to do something....
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - WhatDoYouThink! - 31-03-2025
Tiongkok doesn't import large number of foreigners but is aso faced with unemployment problems among the young ppl
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - forum456 - 31-03-2025
(31-03-2025, 09:31 PM)sgbuffett Wrote: How the PAP policies over time eroded job security by allowing hire and fire practices, systematic replacement of Singaporeans by large foreign influx, ageism ....
Things have given downhill last 15yrs and job security has deteriorated.
How does all this benefit Singaporeans? It hasn't and we can't keep waiting for the PAP to do something....
your daily message is very clear that we need more oppositions in parliament or else PAP will pretend that there is no problem or no clue about our problems.
keep up your daily reminder !
you are a genius !
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - watchfirst9 - 31-03-2025
(31-03-2025, 09:44 PM)forum456 Wrote: your daily message is very clear that we need more oppositions in parliament or else PAP will pretend that there is no problem or no clue about our problems.
keep up your daily reminder !
you are a genius !
Like that is genius?
https://dam.mediacorp.sg/image/upload/s--iF-OgR6N--/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mediacorp/cna/image/2025/02/24/20250224-employment-indicators-fresh-grads-6-months-employed-unemployed.png?itok=Q8TiUgny
As fresh grads getting higher pay
less employers willing to recruit them when global situation are getting more messy
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - victortan - 01-04-2025
(31-03-2025, 09:31 PM)sgbuffett Wrote: How the PAP policies over time eroded job security by allowing hire and fire practices, systematic replacement of Singaporeans by large foreign influx, ageism ....
Things have given downhill last 15yrs and job security has deteriorated.
How does all this benefit Singaporeans? It hasn't and we can't keep waiting for the PAP to do something....
Can’t keep waiting means u vote oppies???
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - ysh02 - 01-04-2025
PM said WWIII might be coming lah....all must prepare loh.
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - RiseofAsia - 01-04-2025
(01-04-2025, 05:40 AM)ysh02 Wrote: PM said WWIII might be coming lah....all must prepare loh.
It is because more and more countries dont want to lend $$$ to US. The only option left is war. They believe US will not repay them the capital for the $$$ they lend to US.
Even you see now Korea and Japan start to switch side.
They dont want war but earn big money with China.
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - RiseofAsia - 01-04-2025
https://amp.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3304376/broken-world-china-japan-korea-cooperation-asias-backbone
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - RiseofAsia - 01-04-2025
Same tariff game already played before, yet still doing the same trick. 只会自掘坟墓。
https://www.reuters.com/world/china-japan-south-korea-will-jointly-respond-us-tariffs-chinese-state-media-says-2025-03-31/
RE: Poor Job Security undermine Young S'poreans - klat - 01-04-2025
(01-04-2025, 12:01 AM)victortan Wrote: Can’t keep waiting means u vote oppies???
Of course lah.