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‘Do you check your helper’s luggage on her last day of employment?’ — Maid’s employer seeks advice

SINGAPORE: An employer took to social media to seek...

Singapore richer, healthier than most English-speaking countries?

SINGAPORE: Singapore is getting so accustomed to superlatives that...

Singaporeans more open to talking about death, but few take concrete steps to prepare

SINGAPORE: A recent survey by the Singapore Management University...

‘This is daylight robbery’: Toast Box patrons upset with difference in menu pictures and actual items

SINGAPORE: Some Toast Box patrons have raised concerns over...

Business

‘I OT till 9pm almost daily’ — 25 y/o earning $3K/month burnt out just 2 weeks into her new job, considers quitting without backup...

SINGAPORE: Burnt out just two weeks into a new...

How do I work with a ‘petty colleague’ who started treating me poorly because of a delay in my replying to her text message?

SINGAPORE: A frustrated employee took to Reddit to share...

StarHub reports 18.4% drop in net profit to S$31.8M in Q1 2025 amid lower mobile, entertainment, and cybersecurity revenue

SINGAPORE: Singapore-based telco company StarHub reported a net profit...

Don’t borrow cash to the limit: 32 y/o woman faces HK$60K/month housing loans after real estate gamble backfires

HONG KONG: A 32-year-old woman investor from Hong Kong...

Singapore Politics

Singaporeans weigh in with wish list for next Cabinet, the next Minister for Defence has big shoes to fill

SINGAPORE: We are all guessing on the upcoming Cabinet...

Ng Chee Meng asks PM Wong to exclude him from government role in new leadership lineup

SINGAPORE: Jalan Kayu MP and National Trades Union Congress...

Australian think tank piece says GE2025 results mean Singaporeans have become ‘incredibly savvy voters’

SINGAPORE: The Lowy Institute, a think tank based in...

PM Wong confirms Pritam Singh to remain as leader of the opposition

SINGAPORE: In a Facebook post on May 5, Prime...

Tag: fresh grad

‘Even scoring interviews feels like striking a pot of gold,’ 24 yo fresh grad exhausted after 90 days of job hunting

Private uni grad struggles to land a job, gets only 2 replies after countless applications

Young Singaporean new to full-time work: ‘How did you accept working five days a week?’

‘The level of anxiety that comes with finding my first full-time job is crazy!’ — Singaporean nearing graduation faces 30 unanswered job applications

Fresh grad says recruiter told him S$3K+ is a bit steep for someone fresh out of uni, company only willing to give him S$2.3-2.4K

Fresh graduate asks, “Is working for fulfilment worth it over stability and vice versa?”

Fresh grad asks S’poreans if it was “too much” to ask for a salary of $3.2k

Fresh graduate looking for “chill” job that will pay S$3k to S$4k: “Something I don’t have to use my brain every day”

Fresh grad who just started work already feels ‘sad and tired from work everyday’

“Don’t let lifestyle creep get to you when you start working” — 27yo man advises SG fresh grads to frugal living and ignore expensive trends