Everyone is on their toes. Projects have been halted, headcount has been frozen, all the departments are rather lax lately. Which is not a good sign, as that means the company is going to downsize. And when the company downsizes, some people have to go. That is why everyone is worrying about themselves.
The company that I turned down called me just now. Apparently, for some reason, they still think I am most suitable for the job, so wanted to offer me again, but still on the same terms. Contract pending headcount approval before converting to permanent, a mere fifteen percent increase in remuneration, half a month's bonus after six months, nothing else. So I still have to forfeit a three months' bonus in my current company!
Come to think of it, with the market situation being such, and the company's cutting cost by suspending quite a number of projects, will we still get any bonus in the end? Will we even get a thirteenth month in the first place? If I am not going to get a bonus anyway, then I really may as well leave!
Finally our Monetary Authority has stepped in to guarantee deposits! Does that mean things are getting better? Our money is parked safely, but on the other hand, does it mean that banks are failing which means the authority has to step in? Are banks and insurance companies safe in times like these? Perhaps we should just do what old ladies do - put whatever we have in biscuit tins!
This period of time is really bad for many things. My best friend is holding her wedding ceremony in a month's time. The turnout may not be good, or even then, she may make a loss as people may not be willing to give so much at this time. But she cannot cancel her wedding now, they have been preparing it for a year! Everyone knows way in advance her wedding is on that day!
Another friend of mine just got saddled with a five-figure debt because the business she and her husband set up failed, and that guy absconded with whatever money left and disappeared. Attempts to contact him proved futile, and now the banks are calling her up to pay off the debts when she is in dire straits.
She has her three kids and parents and in-laws to support. Her parents are not able to help her because all along she was the one supporting them, and her in-laws blamed her for the husband's "disappearance", thus refused to help her. She wanted to engage a lawyer to fight the case and petition for divorce, but at the same time, she is not able to afford the lawyer's fees. What a sad case!
Whenever things go wrong, why do people always blame the girl? If the guy has an affair, it is because she cannot satisfy him enough. If the guy throws a tantrum and hit her, it is because she is not understanding enough. So if the guy absconded, it is because she did not treat him well enough?
What rubbish! Why not say it is because the guy is downright irresponsible, unreliable, undependable and totally self-centred? Which decent man will run away in times of trouble and leave the family in the lurch to clean up the mess for him? Makes me wonder if there are any good man left.
The company that I turned down called me just now. Apparently, for some reason, they still think I am most suitable for the job, so wanted to offer me again, but still on the same terms. Contract pending headcount approval before converting to permanent, a mere fifteen percent increase in remuneration, half a month's bonus after six months, nothing else. So I still have to forfeit a three months' bonus in my current company!
Come to think of it, with the market situation being such, and the company's cutting cost by suspending quite a number of projects, will we still get any bonus in the end? Will we even get a thirteenth month in the first place? If I am not going to get a bonus anyway, then I really may as well leave!
Finally our Monetary Authority has stepped in to guarantee deposits! Does that mean things are getting better? Our money is parked safely, but on the other hand, does it mean that banks are failing which means the authority has to step in? Are banks and insurance companies safe in times like these? Perhaps we should just do what old ladies do - put whatever we have in biscuit tins!
This period of time is really bad for many things. My best friend is holding her wedding ceremony in a month's time. The turnout may not be good, or even then, she may make a loss as people may not be willing to give so much at this time. But she cannot cancel her wedding now, they have been preparing it for a year! Everyone knows way in advance her wedding is on that day!
Another friend of mine just got saddled with a five-figure debt because the business she and her husband set up failed, and that guy absconded with whatever money left and disappeared. Attempts to contact him proved futile, and now the banks are calling her up to pay off the debts when she is in dire straits.
She has her three kids and parents and in-laws to support. Her parents are not able to help her because all along she was the one supporting them, and her in-laws blamed her for the husband's "disappearance", thus refused to help her. She wanted to engage a lawyer to fight the case and petition for divorce, but at the same time, she is not able to afford the lawyer's fees. What a sad case!
Whenever things go wrong, why do people always blame the girl? If the guy has an affair, it is because she cannot satisfy him enough. If the guy throws a tantrum and hit her, it is because she is not understanding enough. So if the guy absconded, it is because she did not treat him well enough?
What rubbish! Why not say it is because the guy is downright irresponsible, unreliable, undependable and totally self-centred? Which decent man will run away in times of trouble and leave the family in the lurch to clean up the mess for him? Makes me wonder if there are any good man left.
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