One of my friends, recently made herself public enemy in her office after returning from a week-long holiday. Not that the holiday is not a well deserved one, she definitely deserve a break after accomplishment of a major project. It was how she bestow her presence in the workplace after her vacation. So what exactly happen? Ignore…
Category: Working Together
Meeting Hacks that will make you look Great!
Hands up if your attention have been drifting off during a long meeting. Some of us even at one point or another, nod off to dreamland especially if the presenter speaks in a monotonous voice that just lull you to lala land. Don’t we all wish that we can have siestas in the afternoon? We…
Lessons from Actors & Actresses
I have a wonderful friend who is an actor. Not nearly as famous as he would like to be, I am amazed by his perseverance and passion in pursuing the art. It is nearly as detrimental to your ego (as rejections goes) and your bank account. Many of the actors and actresses started out tough…
Writing a Resignation Letter
There comes a time when one must say farewell to your company, whether it is on good terms or bad. The best scenarios are when you are leaving your job because of better compensation and career offerings from a bigger company, you intend to switch industries or even for personal happy news such as opting…
Is Passion So Hard to Pursue?
Recently, a number of people asked me a simple yet complex question “what is passion?” I have address this topic many times in MiddleMe and because it is a feeling rather than a physical thing, it can be hard for some to grasp. We all heard people talking about how important passion is in life,…
Does Career Self Help Books help?
If you wander into any major bookstores like Borders, you probably will see a dedicated section on self-help books and probably a shelve or two allocated for career building. I always wonder if self-help books really do help… For one, I haven’t had the luck in finding self-help book in speaking to me in a…
Discrimination of Foreign Workers
Over the weekend, someone forwarded two YouTube links to me and made me cry. I couldn’t help it, especially when I feel so much for the underdogs and the dark horses of our society. Video 1: https://youtu.be/YQvsg8SL5Qg Video 2: https://youtu.be/kMgLxBtbQkU These two videos were meant to educate my fellow countrymen of the discrimination that foreign…
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