If your boss isn’t reading this, it’s time to forward this article to him or her or even them. The glaring fact has always been in our faces, it is not the pay nor the benefits nor the environment that makes people work harder and smarter for a company. Of course, these factors just make…
Tag: Workplace
Company Policies that do more harm than good
Most of the companies offer benefits range from basics like annual leaves and annual medical check-ups to luxurious like exorbitant healthcare for your spouse or annual sponsored overseas holiday trips. However, there are some policies that I have come across in my employment that just doesn’t work the way it should be or rather, does…
Guest Post: BUS CAPTAINS OF SINGAPORE by Annabel Law Productions
To many, Singapore owes her success to efficiency, professionalism, and quality. Singapore’s transport system is the epitome of these factors. However, few remember the true heroes in our everyday lives fuelling Singapore’s success. We are a team of young Singaporeans who embarked on a yearlong project to discover more about these unsung heroes. And one such…
When the Job Description is a Scam
Nowadays, you flip through the job apps with a flick of your thumb, checking out jobs after jobs, company after company, until you came across an interesting and intriguing job description with a salary almost doubled your own. You are so tempted to try so what’s the harm of dropping in your resume anyways? Plus…
Thriving in a Call Centre
Growing up, I have never thought I wanted to work in a call centre. My mum thought since I love talking on the phone so much, she introduced my first job to me. A telephone operator in YMCA hotel, a position recently vacated in her workplace. Urgh, it must be hard and so uncool working…
Call Centre & Retail – A Thankless Job
Do you know that call centres and retail industry have the highest turnover rate each year? Like the title, it is a thankless job that hardly anyone appreciates, it is low paying too. You hardly see any kids who will pen down their ambition as a customer service officer in America Express or a sales…
Guest Post: Challenging abs by CHAPE
Stuck all day in front of the computer doesn’t give you an excuse not to take care of yourself. One of the ways to take care of yourself is to make yourself look good. Today, we have our guest writer, David to come and show us that we can do quick effective exercises in your cubicle…
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