Workplace

Interns Ask Bosses: What should I do if my role is unclear?

For many young adults, internships provide a first taste of the working world. But this uncharted territory can also be difficult to navigate because it doesn’t come with a manual! Whether...

Money Matters

Confessions of an online shopaholic: How I overcame my addiction

Getting into credit card debt is not as hard as most people imagine it to be. One moment you’re thinking, “I can pay my bills tomorrow”, and the next, you’re using one credit card to repay...

Workplace

Interns Ask Bosses: How do I make the most of working from home?

You’re on internship, but perhaps it doesn’t quite feel like it sometimes because you haven’t actually met your colleagues face to face yet. With working from home (WFH) becoming...

How-tos & Handles

Help, I’m a blur sotong: How to ace a job interview

Whether you’re a student looking for an internship or a soon-to-be graduate searching for a full-time job, interviews can be nerve-racking. Unlike exams which are usually more predictable,...

COVID-19

From the hospital ward to a 28-day SHN, a nursing student shares her journey

When I heard about a possible cluster forming in the hospital I was working in, I pondered what this would mean for me. I had never expected an outbreak to occur so close to home. I was only slightly...

Work

I quit my job in the midst of the pandemic

Late last year, I left my teaching job of 15 years – a job that gave me security, despite the constant struggle of balancing work and family. I had been feeling drained and discouraged for the past...

Culture

European Super League: How much money is enough?

This week, the football world was turned upside down at the news that 12 of Europe’s biggest clubs would break away to form their own league, the European Super League (ESL).   Without...

Workplace

A look into The Glasshouse: Barista boss Josh Liew’s recipe for success

If you’re a coffee lover, then the name The Glasshouse might not be unfamiliar to you. Having started out in a pop-up cargo container in CHIJMES three years ago, the popular coffee bar has since...

Mental Health

How God’s word helps me fight my mental battles

A new colleague recently approached me, saying that she decided to ask for my opinion on a claim assessment only because the assessors who had trained her when she was first hired were unavailable....