Dear Kally, I love my job as a nurse in an elderly nursing home. I’ve been there for the last five years and find it a joy to work with my colleagues and the seniors. My problem is that my husband hates my job. He calls my workplace “a holding area for the dying” and…
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I am living a double life. To my coworkers, I’m a happy-go-lucky, cheerful and loud girl who is always beaming with positivity and generosity. I’m always in all of the office gatherings. Friday drinking sessions, I’m the first one there! Annual beer fest, I’m there every year for the past 10 years! Christmas parties, I…
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What’s left behind is disheartening, disbelief and disappointment. I’m talking about the latest Singapore saga that has everyone talking about it. Singapore is a tiny country so any major news will rock our little world. In the past, I have highlighted a few stories about Singapore especially if it is closely related to work ethics.…
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I am a painfully shy person. I don’t like confrontation and I keep away from interactions. But that doesn’t mean I don’t have feelings like anyone else. I work in a publishing company and my job is to read through hundreds of scripts to find something worthy for our company to publish. I don’t have…
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I was talking to one of my ex-colleagues and she reveals to me that the company that I had previously worked in has changed so much in the past years that it becomes almost unbearable to work in. The management has changed so has the directions. And that made me sad. There are a lot…
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Moving to a new location is a very tedious job because you have to get used to a very new location, get the necessary documentation to settle in your new home and have your things sorted out. I remembered my first relocation and I was a total emotional wreck, on top of having to sort…
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Tick Tock.. Tick Tock! Everyone has that awful bad work habit that we need to nip in the bud. This start of a new year, instead of coming up with a new list of new year resolutions that you and I know that we’ll never keep. Why not identify one of those bad work habits…
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Reading this article makes my blood boil. A while back, Singapore (considered as one of the safest countries in the world as well as known for our efficiency) has its national healthcare system attacked by hackers. Personal medical records were exposed to a certain extent. Many of those records belongs to important people like ministers…
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Most people will be in the workforce for about 50 years, some even 60, depending on when they choose to retire or whether they started out early. But 50 years is a long time not to try out some risks and challenge yourself in different ways. Inspired by things I need to put in my…
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Hi Kally, How have you been? I love all your stories and especially the ones that you gave advices to. I find that many of your posts relates to me so a huge thank you. I have a workplace related problem. I have just switched to a new department. I have requested for the transfer…
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Over the many years of my life, I’ve had many career choices. Some were necessities, others learning experiences, and the rest were the beginnings of what I truly wanted to do – to help others. I think every one of us has that inborn trait, unless we’re psychotic serial killers or narcissists who think only…
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For many of us, it is like a dream come true if we managed to score our dream job on our first try or if we found a good job offer. Once the job is secured, people believe it is alright to relax because nothing can stand in the way of your career.
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Remember that I had sent an invitation out to everyone here for a guest post? My dearest friend jumped at the request and I am proud to present her work to you. Patty is an excellent coach with her generous and positive nature, please do drop by her website to understand her work better. Feeling…
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One of my regular reader, Pat has contributed an amazing and beautifully penned poem about the pains of job hunting. We’ve all been there, charting the unknown waters and feeling despondent. Pat has perfectly put those emotions into words. I hope you enjoy it and drop by https://equipsblog.wordpress.com/. If the sky is the limit, Then…
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This piece is going out to all co-workers, bosses and of course, those around me. As much as we love to give our 100% every single day, it is just not possible. We can try out best to push our limits and be giving our best performance but there are days (not many) that you…
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I was a habitual gambler. I racked up plenty of debts from the banks and turned to illegal sources like loan sharks when I was desperate. I was spiralling downhill. I have no family or friends to speak of. Everyone abandoned me. They despised me, hated me even. I couldn’t hold a job for more…
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Dear Kally, I don’t know what to do. I’m so desperate for your advice. Any advice you can give me right now and I will take it. Please share my story on MiddleMe so someone can advise me as well. I’m going through a rough time now. My Mother recently passed on from cancer. We…
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Dear Kally, Good day to you. I have a problem. To be frank, I am scared and lost at this moment. I’m a first-year student at my university, studying engineering. My family isn’t well-to-do so it takes a lot of my parents’ savings and borrowing from relatives to get me to go overseas to study…
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I’m not a racist. But I must admit I used to be a country-ist. And what’s that? According to the urban dictionary: A countryist is someone who hates people from a certain country or countries.
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I am a mother, daughter, wife, writer, freelancer, career counselor, volunteer all roll into one little me. That’s many hats to wear on one little head!
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