A Singaporean in Banking speaks

Singaporean - Jobs by meritocracy not birth right job competition

Benjamin Chan says it is important to have Singaporeans in top jobs, but only by his/her own merits rather than their birthrights.

To the millennial Singaporeans – don’t assume it is your birthrights to get a job in Singapore. Fight for it and polish up your CVs.

To the MPs – don’t take the easy route of socialism and protectionism just to win votes. Preserve what made us an economic miracle but enforce fairness in the workplace so that qualified Singaporeans don’t get sidelined.

To the “other Singaporeans” – don’t just complain why other foreigners are ahead of you. Venture out and get some overseas experiences as well. Life is not always fair, deal with it!

Dr. Jamus Lim – Wake Up!

Jamus Lim - Jamus Jerome Lim - Workers' Party - Minimum Wage

“The problem now is how to work the system of one man, one vote when we have to get quality leadership to the top. If we leave it to natural processes it will be a contest on television performances as in the West. And the best television performers and rally entertainers are not necessarily the best leaders who can deliver good government”

Can PAP just let success speak for itself?

PAP Government, Singapore Success

No one recognises a hero who prevents something bad from happening, and it didn’t happen.

The government’s success in protecting Singaporeans has, ironically, resulted in a disconnect between government and people.

The government was left to talk about the burden of building a new future in a new normal while the people talked about how to stop the government.

There was no shared burden. What crisis? Life went on pretty much as usual save for the ‘inconvenient’ restrictions.

How can the PAP rebound come GE2025?

PAP General Election 2025

Quora writer Bill Chen suggests that for PAP to rebound in GE2025, it will have to give voters what they want, and that is ‘politics’. Here’s what he wrote: First, what has been going wrong for the PAP? Beyond the leaking tap syndrome, the PAP has failed to give voters what they want. The younger […]

And let’s not yell unfair hiring, just bcos we weren’t hired

Unfair hiring opionion

Does unfair hiring take place? The answer is “yes” according to Mdm Ho Ching. But just because you are not hired, it does not mean hiring is unfair. In a Facebook post, Mdm Ho Ching wrote: Is it acceptable to complain about unfair hiring practices? Sure it is, provided it is based on facts, and […]

We all wish we could solve the gender pay gap

gender, pay, gap

An overview. Getting rid of the gender pay gap is easier said than done. Pay allocation and promotions vary between companies. An example would be. A common practice in multinational companies is to pay all employees in the same position the same salary, regardless of their work experience. Most companies, however, do not assess pay […]