With that title, you have thought I’m some millennial young girl drooling after a millionaire man. Truth cannot be further than that. I won’t disclose my age but I have been working with this man close to 10 years. Heck, my past relationships haven’t even lasted more than 5 years. For the sake of anonymity,…
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Commuting is a daily ritual few of us like because we are stuck doing nothing as we travel to and from work. It also feels like you are wasting a part of your day and I hate to waste those precious time away. But, there are ways to use this idle time to get some…
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For every company, it is important to ensure that employees are always motivated. Without motivation, the company would lose its prized talents. There is also the fact that employee turnovers can be very expensive, especially if you cannot replace the vacant spot at once. To keep employees happy, several employee engagement strategies created and applied…
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Hello Kally, You have known to dish out good bits of advice. I wonder if you can help me out in my situation. I’m not very good with people and probably lack people skills. I am a fresh grad who landed myself a job straight after my graduation. You can say I am very lucky.…
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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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Sometimes, people come up to me and tell me that passion is a myth. It is not a myth! You can be working in your dream job if you try hard enough to find it. Even your dream job is “sleeping all day in a job“. I did my 2 hashtag posts last year and…
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When it comes to arranging one’s work schedules, many people would like to get one that offers flexibility in order to get the perfect work-life balance that equals less stress and tension. Some even believe that if one works in a short period of time, they will have better chances of succeeding in life and…
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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’ve been labelled a talkative person as long as I started opening my mouth. My teachers in school would write in my report card: “Kally is very creative but she needs to talk less.” “Her work is good and she can focus more in class and be less talkative.” “Kally has shown improvement in her…
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Okay, MM folks. Valentine’s Day is coming. I know it is a commercial holiday more than sentimental value (I prefer to be pampered every single day than to allocate one day a year just to show appreciation) but in view of the upcoming day, I have compiled a few anonymous stories (that I know you’ll…
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An insightful article from an anonymous tip. I really love this so much that I wanted to share with you. Managers are good at having meetings to “motivate” their workers. In my professional career, I’ve been through all sorts of “team building” exercises. All geared at getting employees to work better, harder, faster, together for…
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After graduating from college or university, you have a lot of options to consider as to what your next move will be. You can take a gap year to rest your mind from relentless studying, look into the work options or go back to school to pursue a graduate degree. If you are considering your…
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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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I am always thirsty for inspiration. One of my go-to inspiration is through Twitter! Using the hashtag #ILoveMyJob, here are some of the nicest Tweets on why folks love their jobs. Enjoy! I get to put on wedding dresses today to help the other staff practice clipping 😪 #ILoveMyJob — Ave. (@averryc) December 3, 2018
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It’s Christmas Eve and you don’t have the mood to work, neither does your team. However, as much as everybody love to slack off, there are still work to be completed before anyone else is release to celebrate this festive season with their family. So how can you make this day productive one? And more…
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Okay. If you are reading this post, this means that you haven’t got a gift for someone. Tomorrow will be the last weekend you have to rush out and get a gift for that secretary/paralegal/ boss / nice tea lady in your office. If you need some ideas, Aiswarya Prabhu’s post will inspire you.
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Employees are a key to a business’ success and every boss takes this by heart. They will search everywhere just to find that perfect employee who could help them succeed. Of course, when we are hired, we will do our best to help our employers because it important for our career. However, we cannot act…
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Hi Kally, I have a problem at the workplace. This colleague of mine has recently been transferred to my department and has been nonstop asking me out on dates. Everyone in my department knows that I am happily engaged since last year and I have made it very clear to him this fact. I have…
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When you are tasked to manage your own team, your boss grades you based on how well your team delivered. However, even if your boss approves of your performance in managing your team, it is possible your co-workers don’t feel that way. Unfortunately, it is difficult to determine how your co-workers feel because they would…
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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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