Whenever I talk about my days in the corporate world, there is always a tinge of reminiscing about my colorful past. Advertisements
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Tips to Work Well With Your Younger Co-Workers
So, what do you do if you find yourself working in a company with younger colleagues? How can you adapt and get along with them considering your ages and ideas?
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Extrinsic & Intrinsic Motivation In Your Workplace
Today, as my little one started to walk up a gentle slope for the first time on her own (without holding my hands), she gleefully clapped her hands together with me when she reached the top on her own, something dawned on me.
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Knowing Your Personality Can Help In Your Career Choice
More than often, you come across personality tests on social media and that is so tempting to give it a go. I did my own personality test with the famous Myers-Briggs Type. But before I reveal my own type, here is the explanation of what exactly is Myers-Briggs Type Indicator.
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Motherhood Will Never Be An Easy Job
Motherhood may be a dream job for many but it definitely not an easy job. I dare say the toughest job in the whole world, more difficult than any other worst jobs out there.
Read MoreWhisper: Living A Lie To Keep My Job
*As told to Kally anonymously I am getting married in a month’s time and I should be happy but I’m not. I am downright miserable and there is nothing me or my fiancé can do anything about it. You see, I met my future husband in the current company I worked in. He is the…
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Into The Working Brains of A Market Researcher
Data collection is not unfamiliar to us: from taking street surveys to answering feedback form. But what does a market researcher actually do?
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Being Productive @ Work: What Are The 5 Time Wasting Things You Do At Your Desk
If you are moaning at the piling work on your desk and it just seems that you can never go home at the strike of 6pm, you might like to ask yourself if you are being productive at work.
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Taking Sabbatical Leave From Work
It can be hard to predict the likelihood of your employer giving you a long leave. Even when you are ready to forgo your pay.
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A Word Of Advice: Dodgy Company, What Should I Do?
Hey Kally, I love that you have helped many readers with their career problems. Your bits of advice are usually no BS and straightforward helpful. As much as I always enjoy reading other people’s problem, I never thought I’ll need to ask you for help. But now I kinda have gotten me into a troublesome…
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Recent Acquisition Of Uber In Singapore Turns Smelly Like Milk Gone Bad
Even though I am not living in Singapore, I do follow Singapore news every now and then to stay in touch with the current affairs of my origin country. One headline grabs my attention to Grab’s recent acquisition of Uber in Singapore.
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Having A Chat With A Leasing Specialist
Its been sometime that we have done an interview here in MiddleMe, so I jumped at the opportunity to have a conversation with a leasing specialist, Anne Beaudry.
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Channel Incentives – All You Need to Know
You must have heard of the term sales channel incentive if you happen to run a business. You may have also provided your partners incentives under the same program. Have you ever thought how you can use these sales channel incentives the most effective way? What needs to be done to build your sales incentive…
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A Word Of Advice: A Line Between Infidelity At Work
Hello Ms Kally, I have a rather unique problem here. I know you don’t usually give advice on relationships and love. But my problem is much bigger than that and it involved a male colleague at my workplace. I have.. what the popular term called ‘a work spouse’. He works very closely with me at…
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Bankruptcy For Debt: Is It Really An Option For You?
Most entrepreneurs envision themselves in a successful state in their lives within a few years of establishing their business. However, we all know there is no certainty in that knowing the fact some businesses file for bankruptcy even after half a century of successfully delivering goods and services. Perhaps the greatest hurdle in this is…
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Business Bankruptcy and How To Know When It’s Right For Your Situation
When a businessperson decides to venture into the world of the business industry, he or she only has one main goal for this—it is for the business to succeed. The business owner will not wish for anything less than to continually gain profits, expand the business’ influence outside the country of origin towards countries abroad,…
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Guest Post: Bullying in the Workplace
When I published the piece on workplace abuse, I did not expect so much sharing in the comments. One of the shares is by a talented author, Arwen and I have invited her to share her experiences in detail which she graciously and generously did so and here is her story. I have a longstanding…
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The Misconception Of Being An Expatriate
Yes, we are considered as an expatriate family. Just because we relocated to a different country for work, with relocation compensation, we are labelled as expatriates.
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Why You Should Not Ignore Exercise (Even When You Are Overwhelm With Work)
At times life happens and you may get a little sidetracked. Family obligations come up, you get held up doing overtime at your workplace or sickness kicks in. in particular overtime at your workplace, some days get a little extreme and these crazy days could stretch for weeks and even months.
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Are You Getting Too Attached To Your Company?
The thought of you ever leaving your company sends shudders through your spine. You rather spend your time at work than at home with your cats. As much as I applaud the fact that you love your job and your company, it is not healthy to have a fixation on your workplace. I know because…
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