Netizen: “In US I can own 2 story bungalow & 2 BMWs. In SG I can only buy 3 room flat”; other netizens say “but SG has no gun violence & mass shootings”
A netizen who goes by Dan Sparks on Facebook made a comparison of what he can afford in the United States as opposed to Singapore.
“In the US, I can own a 2 story bungalow and 2 BMWs. In SG I can only buy a 3 room flat,” he wrote in a post on the Complaint Singapore Facebook page on Thursday (Sept 23).
Employer asks if their maid’s off day from 7.30am to 10pm is normal, another maid replied ‘It’s day off, not time off’
An employer who wanted to know if their maid’s timings for her days off were normal took to social media to ask other helpers and employers.
In an anonymous post to Facebook group FDW in Singapore (working conditions forum), an employer asked: “Do give me advice – is it normal for my FDW to leave at 7:30am or earlier on her off day and return around 10pm or later?”
Resident tells Jamus Lim ‘In other countries, it’s migrants drove Ubers & Grabs, but it’s other way round in Singapore’
Some residents spoke to Workers’ Party Member of Parliament Jamus Lim about the difficulties Singaporeans face in today’s job market during house visits this week.
One spoke to the Sengkang GRC MP about possible challenges Singaporeans face due to the new Overseas Networks and Expertise (ONE) Pass, which may end up with foreign talents favouring hiring their countrymen instead of locals.
Wheelchair transport service tells client ‘oxygen is free from air’ and now it has more business after backlash from netizens
A WhatsApp thread went viral this week after a man posted screenshots of his text exchanges with a wheelchair transport service that gave him an unnecessarily sarcastic answer.
His 87-year-old grandmother is wheelchair-bound and oxygen-dependent and has regular appointments at Ng Teng Fong Hospital.
Maybank Singapore: Taking cabs much cheaper than owning car; netizens question cost accuracy, while some said, better take train & bus instead
An infographic from Maybank comparing the costs of owning a car and taking taxis went viral this week, but maybe for the wrong reasons.
First of all, many netizens questioned the cab rates cited in the chart, calling them unreasonably low.
Secondly, many pointed out that taking busses and trains is an even cheaper alternative.