Seize the Golden Egg

Last week, I had the chance to travel out of Malaysia to Austria for the summer and with the 13 hours flight route, I had my chance to catch some movies that I had missed. One of the movies that I have enjoyed during the long haul is Annie. It’s one of the songs “Opportunity”…

A Word of Advice: My manager won’t let me take leave

Hello Kally, Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Jake A*. I am a tester at an electronic manufacturing company. There are many testers in my team but I am the only one who is the longest at my job. Three years ago, we had a new manager appointed to take over from…

Knowing who you work best with

This is one of the contributing factor to your success and your enjoyment at work. Sometimes, if you are fortunate, you get to pick your own team or a partner to work with.

Make your intentions known

Let us start this week with a story. Steve met Tanya at a bar. Tanya was with her girlfriends on a girls night out. Steve was with his colleagues after work. The two groups decided to hang out the rest of the night. During their conversation, they discovered that they both like the same author….

Learning a new language 

Beside upgrading yourself in your own line of work, have you ever thought of learning a new language? Let us today explore why it is important to be multilingual instead of having only English as your native language. 1) Going Global Local companies are recognizing that your own country is only so big and the…

A Word of Advice: Too much choices

Hi Kally, I’m Shannon here and I don’t know if I have a problem. I’m quite perplexed as I have not been put into this situation before. I have been an HR assistant in my current company for five years now, the pay has been pretty good and my boss is great however, for the…