Workplace

Work

The financial planner workaholic who finally burned out

I have had a passion for finance ever since young. I used to save pocket money and Chinese New Year red packets with the sole intention of spending them on Christmas presents for my family. From time...

Faith

Can a Christian be ambitious?

Almost six years ago, I quit my job as a corporate lawyer to join full-time ministry. My plan was to ambitiously pioneer a new ministry that would reach out to young people through dance with...

Workplace

Was I really suitable for my job?: 27-year-old funeral director speaks up after her setback

In December 2019, an employee of Harmony Funeral Care made a mistake, which resulted in the wrong body being cremated. Amid regulatory curbs and legal proceedings initiated by the aggrieved family,...

Workplace

I wasn’t promoted for 8 years and it stung

“I thought you were a senior. You have been working here for so long already!”, my colleague blurted out during a casual chat when we were discussing a work-related case. His words made me feel a...

Finding Purpose

How I found the courage to walk on waves

In April 2019, I felt God calling me to leave my job. I didn’t have clarity on what exactly He wanted me to do, but I sensed it was along the lines of ministry and missions. It was a call to...

How-tos & Handles

How to find the right job: Start at the end

Many graduates and mid-career switchers want to find the right job, but it is an elusive goal (and COVID’s not making things easier). What is a good place to begin? Writer-turned-career coach Yong...

Finding Purpose

Fresh graduate: I get it, the job-search is killer

Landing a job as a fresh graduate is challenging enough, but coupled with my “inferior” private university degree and lack of internship experience, I felt like I was up against Goliath....

Real Life, Real People

How one lawyer found freedom from being obsessed with success

Handling billion-dollar transactions as a young lawyer. Becoming partner at her law firm within four and a half years of practice. Making the list of Singapore’s top 20 promising legal luminaries...

COVID-19

When COVID-19 disrupted my life

“The staffroom has been asking after you! How have you been in such messed up times?” That was what my ex-colleague recently asked me, out of concern at my seeming lack of a career. For around...