Workplace

COVID-19

Avoid the hospitals? I’m a medical social worker who has no such luxury

When the first COVID-19 case was reported in Singapore, many were engulfed by fear and paranoia as the world did not know just how contagious or severe the virus was. The hospital was the first place...

COVID-19

“We are prepared to die today,” says frontline doctor

When did it all begin? Perhaps it was the night I tossed and turned after reading the scientific medical journal, as the seriousness of COVID-19 dawned upon me. I had seen hundreds of patients with...

COVID-19

Top marathoner Mok Ying Ren says while he cannot outrun the virus, he hopes in God

For one week, I will be rostered to see suspected and confirmed patients of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) with concomitant orthopaedic conditions. As I went home last week with the news that I had...

Workplace

Serving, not just surviving: Christians in the toxic workplace

I work in a management consulting firm. I joined the company three years ago, having spent the previous five years in the government and finance sectors. It was a God-led move that brought me there...

Work

How to face up to work life without losing it

The transition from school to work can be greatly jarring and filled with disappointment. At this juncture, there’s often a risk that many of us might get disillusioned and fall away from what...

Work

I knew I needed to quit my job

From the beginning, I knew that 2019 would turn out to be a year of transitions. During my tenure at my previous place of employment, God had placed an emphasis in me to train those who were new to...

Workplace

Experiencing supernatural favour in my job

In February 2019 I was actively looking to switch jobs as I didn’t enjoy my previous workplace. I also felt certain practices there clashed with my beliefs and values. My superior had signed me up...

Workplace

7 practical ways to be a light in your workplace

We spend most of our day at work. If we’re going to be good witnesses for Christ, “being a light in our workplace” would be a natural place to start, wouldn’t it? But sometimes that sounds a...

Workplace

Office politics and how to rise above it

Like it or not, no office is free from politics. Wherever we are placed, there always seems to be an inevitable competition for recognition, pay raises and job security. Here are a few recent...