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…
Tag: Workplace
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…
Social Media Rants
We have always seen news on how employees get into trouble on social media when they click submit without given much thoughts. My first thought always be the fault of the employees. But is it really? Social media as I have written before is a two-edged sword. On one hand, we can use it in…
Advertorial Post: How to Protect Against Stress at Work
Stress at work is a big problem. It affects all aspects of your life and not just your working life. If left unchecked it can impact on sleep, relationships, mental health, physical health and more. Work stress is one of the leading causes of absence from work. If stress is a problem in your life,…
Sorry they have to go..
As a manager, the hardest part is actually firing someone. To add on to the hard part, it is when you need to let someone go because he or she is underperforming and not because everyone has to go due to cost cutting. You may argue that since the person is underperforming, you as the…
Guest Post: Midlife Career Shift – Are You Afraid to Take a Big Leap? by Sharukh Bamboat
Sharukh is a talented freelance writer and writes fantastically (and beautifully, I must add) about a country he is so deeply in love with – India. His lyrical words will transport you there mentally and in soul, and that is why I jump at the opportunity when he offers to write a post for MiddleMe!!…
