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Whisper: I Am An Office Diva
*As told to Kally by someone who wishes to be anonymous Or you can call me the office bitch. I’ve been in my company for 10 years and I’m loving every single minute of my work. In fact, I relish my working hours and I always miss my company when I’m on a long holiday.…
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LBGTQ In Workplace
There is so much discrimination in this world, let’s not add another in our workplace. A place where we work 9 hours a day, where equality should exist and promotions and opportunities should be presented to anyone because of his capabilities, not skin colour, not gender and definitely not sexual preference.
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Whisper: I’m A Fraudster
*As told to Kally by someone who wishes to be anonymous Every single moment I lived in fear. I hate it whenever I received an email from HR and I wouldn’t open it until days later. What do I have to fear so much? I lied in my application to get this job.
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Guest Post: WHY WOMEN SHOULD BE ENTREPRENEURS
I stumbled upon an interesting blog recently while I was in the middle of baby’s nap and doing laundry. The structure of writing and the interesting title caught my eye and though to share with you all here. If you love the writing as much as I do, pop by Venture Your Mind’s website for…
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10 Things That The Workforce Changed 10 Years Ago
10 years ago is such a long time. I was still the carefree single social butterfly who is always buried under a pile of work. I work hard, I play hard.
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Changing Your Job During Economic Downturn
We are in the midst of the economy downturn and theoretically speaking, common sense tells us not to rock the boat and ride out the storm. That means to say ‘be glad that you still have a job and this is not the time to search for a new job.’ Both true and not true.…
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A Letter To A Graduate
Dear Graduate, Congratulations! You certainly deserve a break to rest and rejuvenate after such a long and tough journey to reach here but make no mistake, this will not be your last tough journey as you foray into your first taste of the working world. You may have part-time jobs or holiday jobs before but…
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A Word Of Advice: Juggling Career and Baby
Hello Kally, Like yourself, I’m a new mother. In the US, the maternity package isn’t that awesome as other countries. I worked as a typist in a homegrown company and while their benefits ain’t that great, they made it up by paying our salary slightly better than the market rates. That being said, I have…
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Work Life Matters: We Need To Have Fun
Seriously, folks! You need to have fun at work. Again, I have met people who are lamenting their work and yet not take any action to change the course of their life. I wonder why they subject themselves to a subpar work life when it is 9 hours a day, 45 hours a week, 180…
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Sexual Harassment at A Workplace
I don’t know if it is common in your country but sexual harassment is extremely common in Asia, without the victims realizing that they are in danger of harassment. What you don’t know can’t hurt you, right? Wrong! It is wrong to ignore and avoid talking about sexual harassment in a workplace like many Asian…
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A Word of Advice: Scamming Company
Hi Kally, I have been a silent follower of yours since last year and I always admire how well you provide your advice to others. Now let me throw you a curveball on the territory that you are familiar with. I’ve been in the real estate as a sales manager for 7 years and I…
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Whisper: I moonlight as an Escort
*As told to Kally from someone who wishes to be anonymous If you think it is the lack of money, that’s not it. I love what I do and I know it is not a conventional career, something that my parents would want me to grow up being and certainly, this job is not something…
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The Day You Cried Wolf
Do you know the story on the boy who cried wolf? Etymology: from the children’s story “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” in which a boy who was watching some sheep called for help when there was no wolf (wild animal) attacking them and then got no help when a wolf did attack the sheep because…
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Maternity Leave in Asia
As I was carrying my child, I was pondering about the entitled maternity leave that was offered in Malaysia. I know for a fact that Singapore provides 4 months of paid maternity leave for mothers and 2 weeks for the new dad. As for Malaysia, it is 60 consecutive days for the new mums. Some…
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Guest Post: Why you should stop blaming your boss
Lauren is witty and it shows in her blog, her articles are hilarious but truth to the point. She has so many fantastic posts and it is pretty hard to pick one I like to showcase here. So enjoy it and if you do, skip over to her blog soon. We’re all guilty – we…
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Whisper: I Caught My Boss with His Pants Down
*As told to Kally from someone who wishes to be anonymous I have been in this law firm since the very beginning and enjoyed my time working for one of the partners as a paralegal for 13 years. When he retired, his son took over his position and inherited me as his paralegal as well.…
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What will your Eulogy says
Today, I had a passing thought on how my eulogy will sound like and the speakers at my funeral. It was just curiosity that made my mind wander rather than negativity dwelling. Have you ever wonder what will yours sound like? On the personal side of things, I know I will have great friends who…
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Writing with Passion
From time to time, I get comments from fellow readers that asked me how do I manage to write work related or career-related articles for so long and at such a frequency. This is especially when I am an active freelancer and a new mother as well. My only answer is that if you do…
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Guest Post: How to deal with negativity
I came across Susan’s article and my first thought is that “I’ve got to share this on MiddleMe!” She is gracious to let me host this here and I do hope you enjoy reading her thoughts as much I do. Go and drop by her blog today! Hello lovelies, The best way I deal with…
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