The type of occupations/positions:
General workers,production operators,sales/shop assistants,sales
promoter,bakers,car mechanics,chefs/cooks(chinese
cuisine),waiters&waitress,kitchen helpers,cleaners,service
crew,general clerk,florist arranger,gardener,technicians, teachers
etc.
Engineers(requires specific skills and qualification), mechanics
for sophiscated industrial machinery,IT professional and other
highly trained professionals.
Hair and beauty industry.shampoo girl,beauticians,massage
therapist,foot reflexologist and manicurists.
the tone of the email is wrong and can be construed as bias towards
singaporeans. however, if you read the entire mail and see the
listing of jobs, other than a handful of jobs there, you would
agree that the bulk of the jobs would be shun by singaporeans. WTF,
who here (singaporeans i.e.) in the right mind wants to be a
shampoo girl or kitchen helpers, if one can help it. this is true
given the current pay scale on these jobs.
the problem lies with the government. they need to impose a
certain minimum wage for these entry level occupation. when
singaporean finds it `worthwhile' to compete for these jobs, then
the skills and standard of service goes up because the best person
will get the job. now, it is rather the person who is willing to be
the `cheapest' who are likely to fill these vacancies. no wonder
one get pissed by the level of service received. i go to a
restaurant and i get poor treatment because the chinese waitress is
disinterested in her job. why? because she is paid `peanuts' and
she probably is into her 2nd shift already. she has no motivation
to excel. pay a fair wage and you see the instant shift.
i am not saying the FT issue is non-existent. i myself is
affected. but we need to look at it in perspective. in this case, i
don't think this is a case of pro-FT overkill.