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Here’s what bad attitude at work will cost you

Recently, I overheard a colleague asking her manager about another staff member. This staff member had joined six months ago, but my colleague had not seen him around for a while. The manager...

Culture

“God showed me 4 digits”: The 22-year-old jewellery maker with a vision

“Is this like Vogue’s 72 questions? I’d better get rid of this dead cactus!” Laughter fills the small studio as Caroline, 22, welcomes me into her studio. It’s a small...

Work

Finding my voice, learning to say no

For the longest time, I struggled with the crippling fear of speaking to people in authority over me. Even as an adult in her 30s, this fear of speaking to superiors would paralyse me with anxiety....

Culture

"I thought it was my inevitable reality as a woman": Sexual harassment in the workplace

I had been praying for the right work opportunity after ‘A’ levels to earn some pocket money and also start on a personal missional lifestyle: To share the Gospel with my colleagues as salt and...

Relationships

I’m an introvert, but I won’t let that be my excuse

I’m a claustrophobic introvert and it’s pretty obvious. Me-time is my favourite time of the day. It’s when I just lie on my bed and read, or watch some YouTube videos. Just me and myself....

Work

When you work freelance, you either grow in fear or faith

Maybe the thought of working freelance appeals to some of you. No constraints, no fixed hours. Not me though – given a choice, I’d rather be tied down to full-time commitment. But my life...

Work

Do you find yourself stuck in survival mode at work?

The biggest issue faced by young working adults today is the absence of spiritual ambition. While there is much striving towards worldly measures of success, a void of spiritual vision exists in how...

How-tos & Handles

How do you know when to quit?

Today’s millennials have been labelled “The Strawberry Generation” – one that cannot withstand excessive pressure or hard work and, like strawberries, “bruise” easily. Compared to the...

Work

God is at work

Go to work. Get frustrated. Feel like quitting. Receive monthly salary. Don’t quit. Repeat. As a young professional barely out of university, my existence seemed to be quickly confined to this...