Guest Post: Exercise at the Workplace by Chape

One common complaint among the cubicle dwellers is we don’t have time to hit the gym. So I have invited our talented fitness trainer Dave to contribute to MiddleMe in this guest post, with his expertise in exercising! So please, if you like this post or have any great suggestions, welcome to input your comments right below!…

31 things that You shouldn’t be upset at work

There are things that make you pretty upset or pissed off even at work. The below list is what I have gather from my 20 odd years of experiences that I have learnt to let it go and not to be overly upset. It is hard when your work represent who you are but sometimes…

The Anniversary of Leaving The Corporate World

Today is April’s Fools and the very day one year ago, I left the corporate world for the business world. I changed from an office cubicle to a home office desk. I changed from carrying my haversack to carrying my files and pens from my living room to my study room. I changed from wearing…

Talking with the Author of The Story Behind The Story series

You may remember Dr. Gulara Vincent from featuring my story about MiddleMe in her The Story Behind The Story series, as well as her fantastic guest post about Work After Maternity Leave. She has been such an inspiration to me and I really admire her because as a mother, writer, and university law lecturer, she…

Different Culture, Different Bosses

I had my fair share of working with superiors from many different countries due to different job scope and different companies. The common ones are Singaporeans (which is not surprising, given that it is my home country), Malaysians, Indonesians, Indians, Chinese, Israelis, Australians, Americans, and British. I find that different cultures produce a different kind…

A Word of Advice: Get her out of my Hair!

Dear Kally, I think I am in a strange position that perhaps you have not dealt with before. I don’t mind hearing what your readers have to say and maybe give me an idea or two on how to proceed my next step. It is horrible to have this problem and even worse to have…