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10 Things I Wish Singapore Job Interviewers Would Not Do
{via ca4it} After reading this post about how applying for a job in Singapore can be draining, by the always brilliant Orange Foam Finger, it triggered off some of my suppressed feelings about the whole job interview process. Never wanted … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged 10 things, application, Bullies, bully, confidence, hell, job, job interviewers, job interviews, mean, nightmare, no respect, resume, rude, self esteem, Singapore, sucks
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TLC TV Mums: Dressing a Tot as a Prostitute & Kate Gosselin’s Dramatics over Pizza
In Singapore we are very exposed to the American media and we grew up on American TV. Even without TV, we have YouTube and sometimes I can’t help watching the train wreck reality shows on TLC. Singapore TV is low … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged bully, children, crazy, drama, Kate Gosselin, mean, Mums, protitue, reality tv, TLC, Toddlers and Tiaras, values
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If only we had Anderson Cooper hosting Singapore TV Shows
I wouldn’t have stopped watching Singapore TV, if the presenters were as adorable as Anderson Cooper. It would be awesome as well if he just read the news. In this segment he loses it to uncontrollable giggles, but he is … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Anderson Cooper, bully, cute, funny, Jon, Kate, Kate Gosselin, mean
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What do Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan have in Common?
The sad fact about life is that when you get to a certain age, you would have had the misfortune to encounter at least one really mean people. If not, then you’re really lucky. As I was trawling the … Continue reading
Working in Singapore: Things I Miss & Things I Don’t
This post was motivated by the fact that people close to me are utterly miserable at work. I wanted to write a post to commiserate, because I have been there and am glad I’m out. {Image: The Pretty Life} I … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged bad boss, bad colleagues, boss, bully, corporate life, culture, failture, hate my coworker, hell, hierarchy, Life, Living, mean, mean coworkers, miserable, misery, red tape, sick, Singapore, Singapore office, surgery, work
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My Confession: I Should Not be Ashamed of This, But I Am
I don’t know why it’s so hard for me to put this out there, but ok here goes – I am unemployed. I am jobless and very ashamed, guilt ridden, and embarrassed about it. The thing is, I wasn’t retrenched, … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged Ashamed, bad, bad co-worker, books, bully, Confession, depression, expectations, fear, fears, guilt, hermit, Identity, interviews, job, jobless, Life, Living, mean, office, Office Politics, personal, Phobia, quit, sad, society, Toxic, unemployed, Unemployment, work, workplace, writer
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Really Bad Boss: A Place Where Employees Strike Back
What an affirmation! Thank you. My plea and rant about wishing that toxic workplaces came with a warning was featured on this fantastic website ‘Really Bad Boss’ and I am so grateful. Usually when I complain about work I feel … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged bad, bully, featured, female boss, female bully boss, lady boss, Life, Link, Living, mean, mean girl, office, personal, Really Bad Boss, Toxic Workplace, women, work, Work Sucks, YouTube
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Sigh, If Only Toxic Workplaces Came With a Warning
{Image: Transforming Management} I just feel so tired these days. Do we really lose our energy levels as we get older. I just hate to confirm that stereotype, but it’s turning out to be true. My energy started waning from … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged anger, bad, Bad Bosses, blogging, Britney Spears, Bullies, bully, burnout, corporate, culture, demotivation, depression, furious, HR, Life, Living, mad, mean, mean co-workers, mean girls, motivation, office, office bullies, Office Politics, personal, sadistic, sucks, Toxic, Video, women, work, YouTube
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Cruelty Against a Poor Puppy: The Plight of Butters
Update 22 July 2010: The owner was revealed as Ms Kachan Devi and she got away with a warning from the SPCA as they found the dog relating well to her and they considered her intent as well. Read about … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged abuse, bully, Butters, children, cruelty to animals, Living, maids, mean, puppy, Singapore, SPCA, woman hitting puppy
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Entertainment News is Ugly Today with Mel Gibson
I used to like Mel Gibson when he was just a good actor with a comedic touch and loyally married to his wife for 27 years. All that has changed. He has left his wife and is now abusing his … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged abusive, actor, bully, Celebrities, Entertainment, mean, Mel Gibson, Nasty, news
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SMRT CEO: I ‘push my way in to trains’ too (via Want some tau huay?)
I’m too irrate to comment rationally and there’s already an expletive filled rant going on in my head each time I read about this issue, so I will just reblog tau huay boy’s post because he says it so well. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Angry, arrogance, bully, crowded, depressed, flippant, high salaries, Irrate, irresponsible, MRT CEO, MRT Train, news, no solution, Push, Singapore, SMRT, transport, uncaring
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SMRT trains are not packed, according to it’s CEO (via Want some tau huay?)
I am so infuriated after reading quotes by the SMRT CEO, that I am left speechless. Arrogance and lack of compassion, infuriates me to the extreme. If you want a kinder society and more productive work environments you have to … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged arrogance, bully, kindess, lack of compassion, Life, Living, news, Oliver Fricker, personal, Singapore, SMRT
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Workplace Bullying Can Be Worse than Sexual Harassment
Unfortunately, I can tell you from personal experience, that this is indeed true: 1. Workplace Bullying is not defined clearly the way Sexual Harassment is. There is a law protecting you if you are sexually harassed, but with workplace bullying … Continue reading
Unreasonable Demands at Work
These are some unreasonable demands at work which a friend H shared with me: 1. Getting a work email on Friday night and expecting the completed work by Monday. (you’re indirectly expected to work on the weekends) 2. Getting a … Continue reading
Slow Down Now
I came across this fabulous website that I need to share. It’s The International Institute of Not Doing Much. I am comforted that they call out multitasking for what it is – a moral weakness. All this is done tongue … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged bad boss, brain, bully, burnout, distress, employees, employers, gadgets, mono-task, multi-task, office, productivity, sleep, sleep deprivation, slow, work, work life balance
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When You Work with Insufferable Idiots
1. Sometimes I wonder, am I such delightful company that when it’s time to leave the office and I have completed all my urgent tasks you feel compelled to dump something at me at 6 pm? And it’s always at … Continue reading
Is Your Boss a Control Freak?
I have a friend H, who doesn’t blog, but implored me to bring up this issue – Bosses who micromanage and the toxic effect. It’s like this. Every morning this top management ‘leader’ (workplace bully) expects H to call him … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged abuse, agitated, anxious, boss, bully, control freak, hell, Life, micromanager, nitpick, quit, Singapore, trust, work, workplace
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Finding a Nice Boss is Like Winning the Lottery
Why are mean bosses a dime a dozen, while the nice ones are as rare as diamonds? It seems that only the aggressive power hungry individuals get to the top while the nice guys finish last. The board doesn’t give … Continue reading
