Working life
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Work 9-5.Got a lot of OT somemore,so work until late like 9-10.Then go home sleep liao.The next day the cycle starts again.
Then wait for weekend go out with friends,before you know it,Sunday is gone and the weekday cycle starts again....
What kinda life is this???
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That's what we call the rat race....Sadly, most singapore people is trapped in this cycle since dunno how many years ago...But it there any other way other than this 2 earn money and enjoy life? There definitely is, you just have to find out yourself....Till then, this cycle will continue for generations...unless you come from a rich family that is....
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Sadly,there isnt enough money and enough time to enjoy life with this kinda cycle.Originally posted by Heartzzz:But it there any other way other than this 2 earn money and enjoy life? There definitely is, you just have to find out yourself.... -
are u sure u even have a life?what life..
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haiz...
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lalala get out of the rat race
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study,work,gaming and sleep.
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then go n sign on...everyday 0730 to 1800...no OT 1.however once in a while must stay abt 2-3 nites outfield(chiong sua oso damn shiong).after that when low key damn shiok!!!my battalion low key for 3 mths liao...everyday go work to SLEEP!!!can u believe it 0730-1800,they pay me to sleep n play soccer n watch vcd!!!but very soon must chiong sua again...atec havn"t fight ...so wana consider sign on?
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dun wan...Originally posted by devils_advocate82:then go n sign on...everyday 0730 to 1800...no OT 1.however once in a while must stay abt 2-3 nites outfield(chiong sua oso damn shiong).after that when low key damn shiok!!!my battalion low key for 3 mths liao...everyday go work to SLEEP!!!can u believe it 0730-1800,they pay me to sleep n play soccer n watch vcd!!!but very soon must chiong sua again...atec havn"t fight ...so wana consider sign on? -
Your life same as mine only working hours different. My sat is spent @ home online/eat/sleep and sunday stare @ the white ceiling.........Originally posted by Marco_Simone:Work 9-5.Got a lot of OT somemore,so work until late like 9-10.Then go home sleep liao.The next day the cycle starts again.
Then wait for weekend go out with friends,before you know it,Sunday is gone and the weekday cycle starts again....
What kinda life is this??? 
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Before I became a Nurse, I was in the corporate rat race. My last job was with an American MNC in a fast-paced industry and I found myself waking up at 6am every morning to leave the house before 6:35am to catch the company bus to work. Work starts at 7:30am officially and it's supposed to end at 5:30pm but if I even step out of the office at 6pm, my boss would exclaim, "Har?! Going home SO EARLY today?!"
We usually worked till past 9:30pm there. I have been stuck at work till past 11:30pm too. I heard the 'record' there was held by this poor colleague in Accounts who stayed till close to 5am, rushed home for a shower and change of clothes, then returned back to work after a short nap!
I saw a lot of people burn out and break down in that job. Adults, literally breaking down from sheer fatigue and crying away!
Turnover was extremely high. I mean, look at our crazy hours! It was officially a 5-day workweek BUT, I've NEVER worked just 5 days because on Saturdays and Sundays, we either had to return to the office or bring the work home! 
I never got to see the sun most days cause I'd be up before the sun rises and returned home way too late.
I finally quit that job after about a year because my health started to suffer and I became very burnt out.
For a long time afterwards, the sheer idea of hard work or OT made me shudder with sheer terror! 
Sadly, the job situation here seems to be getting worse, with freshly graduated young adults finding that they might have a job, but they're being worked to the bone.
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Originally posted by Manager433:Your life same as mine only working hours different. My sat is spent @ home online/eat/sleep and sunday stare @ the white ceiling......... Har?!!
Oi, staring at the white ceiling isn't very healthy leh! Manager, you ought to go out with friends, or pick up a hobby, or else, staring at the ceiling for too long will make you become mad and go around doing stuff like killing people! 
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tt's y there's a saying tt goes..
we r making a living but not a life...
spend w/in ur means, move w/in ur pace.. u will be surprised @ the amt of beauty tt u missed out in everyday's life.. -
as though the long working hours aren't enough, we still got office politics to deal with.
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Hanor! Hanor!!Originally posted by Gordonator:as though the long working hours aren't enough, we still got office politics to deal with.
The thing is, I learnt very quickly when I first started work, that even if you keep to your own business and don't involve yourself in the politics, those politicking fools will come and tekan you and try to bully you so in the end, to protect yourself, you have to play the game wisely too. -
Well erm, maybe because I just started out... but now it's like, no work, no life. I just resigned from my first job of 2 years and now I can't sit still at home.
Work is good! When I work, at least I feel productive and useful. And alive. -
Try working from 6am onwards clocking at least 12hrs everyday.. after work chiong to night classes... & off days juz zzZ @ home. Tell me abt 'life' man..
Funny thing is... i've gotten used to the routine.. feels weird/lost if away from work for 2 long. -
life of 70% of working crowdOriginally posted by Marco_Simone:Work 9-5.Got a lot of OT somemore,so work until late like 9-10.Then go home sleep liao.The next day the cycle starts again.
Then wait for weekend go out with friends,before you know it,Sunday is gone and the weekday cycle starts again....
What kinda life is this??? -
This is working life for you lor. Still complain about studying, I don't think so.
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welcome to reality.
But remember ... you always have a choice -
Reading what you wrote almost gives me a sense of deja vu.Originally posted by Camellias4me:Try working from 6am onwards clocking at least 12hrs everyday.. after work chiong to night classes... & off days juz zzZ @ home. Tell me abt 'life' man..
Funny thing is... i've gotten used to the routine.. feels weird/lost if away from work for 2 long. I had to endure five years plus of night classes after work. And because the companies try to keep to a tight headcount and would rather squeeze us dry than hire extra headcount, I ended up having to bring work home to do after classes / weekends, or return to the office on weekends and burn the rest of the week doing OT.
I remembered calling a close friend after 11pm on a few occasions because I was so tired, so stressed, but still had a mountain of work left and I ended up crying cause I was so overwhelmed and burnt out. -
Actually, I think the figure should be much higher!Originally posted by 1bigmess:life of 70% of working crowd -
trying to stay optimistic hahaOriginally posted by Rhonda:Actually, I think the figure should be much higher! -
Hear my wisdom : We study half of our life to get a good job with which we can earn a fortune and be well. We work har the second half of our life and don't earn that much and are not well. And when we retire and want to enjoy the life, we are too old and tired to do so.
When we are able to ejnjoy the life - we have no time for that, rat race.
When have time to enjoy the life, we are not able to do so because we are too old and tired from the rat race.
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Har?!Originally posted by thinkdifferent:Hear my wisdom : We study half of our life to get a good job with which we can earn a fortune and be well. We work har the second half of our life and don't earn that much and are not well. And when we retire and want to enjoy the life, we are too old and tired to do so.
When we are able to ejnjoy the life - we have no time for that, rat race.
When have time to enjoy the life, we are not able to do so because we are too old and tired from the rat race.
Don't give up!
AFter painting such a starkly bleak picture, you suddenly say, "Don't give up!"
I think after we read your post, we all feel like doing the lemmings thing liao... all run together towards the edge of the cliff and jump down and peng sanz together liao!