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Tag Archives: discrimination
Confused & Conflicted (Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder)
I don’t feel old, but I feel old in comparison to those under 30 especially. Grateful to learn from them as they introduce me to a new world. New terms and new ways of looking at the world. A kind … Continue reading
Posted in aging, Midlife Musings
Tagged aging, beauty, body positive, discrimination, fat, personal, thoughts
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My Thoughts About Interviews & Ethics
In the past I’ve had a range of job interviews. Most of them have been soul crushing. It is why I will always be thankful to the interview panel at the New Zealand Embassy, even though I didn’t make it … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Singapore Living, When Work Sucks
Tagged culture, discrimination, ethics, job interviews, Life, Living, Singapore, Toxic, values, work
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Survival of the Fittest
[youtube]rAj5km-2-es[/youtube] I know there are many people against any kind of Welfare System, but I am not one of them. This was a question and answer between MM Lee and the union during the downturn. The part that disturbed me … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged discrimination, downturn, Indians, jobs, Lee Kuan Yew, Malay, Malays, MM Lee, retrenchment, SATS, Singapore, unfair, union, welfare, work
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More Excuses for Just Plain Discrimination
[youtube]qke8yDBYugs[/youtube] Saw this posted on twitter by blogger Kirsten, and I just had to post the video. All these excuses make me feel so embarrassed and ashamed that a whole segment of our population is being discriminated against. What else … Continue reading
Singapore Elections 2011: The Policies I Like the Best
Let me first confess. Most of the time I can be quite an air-head, and in the past I was carefree, ignorant and quite apathetic. Then life became not so carefree. This year I have woken up. Perhaps it’s the … Continue reading
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Tagged citizens, discrimination, good, jobs, manifesto, NSP, opposition, people, personal, policies, promise, RP, salary, Singapore, Singaporeans, SPP, views
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Language Insensitivity Depresses Me: Glad that Minister Lim Boon Heng Brought this Up in 2005
I have often felt saddened when I want to apply for a job that seems so perfect. I have met the criteria in every way. They even asked for a good command of written and spoken English. And then I … Continue reading
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Tagged depressed, discrimination, excluded, French, insensitive, job, language, Malay, Mandarin, marginalized, minority, sad, Singapore, Tamil
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Beautiful People Get Away with Murder at Work
{Image: China Smack} My cousin just sent me this article. It’s about the old bias that everyone knows exists at work, but that’s never officially acknowledged. Better looking people who are less qualified can get away with lot of nonsense … Continue reading
