I believe it is industry related.
Fact is, the number of foreigners + PRs exceed the number of
Singaporeans in the total labour force in Singapore (1.16 : 1), but
a certain forumer continued not to accept this fact, and in fact,
took it as a form of an attack, which I have no idea why.
Fact is, public service, the largest employer in Singapore, employ
mostly Singaporeans, and thus, how would one expect a high ratio of
Sgreans working in other companies? Yet a certain forumer failed to
accept this point and decide to use his wonderful amount of working
experience as a backing to his baseless claim.
Fact is, my calculations has shown at least a 96% employment rate
of citizens, assuming 100% employment of foreigners + PRs, and as
explained earlier, it is highly likely that a high proportion is in
government agencies (SAF, GIC, DSO, MINDEF, etc, etc). Thus the
normal observations of more foreigners in private companies.
However, a certain forumer would continue to correct me that many
foreigners are indeed snatching locals of their jobs because he has
seen 3 companies, one of which has 20 employees, and in total
Fact is, there are certainly loopholes here and there for employers
to exploit such that it seems like they have a good citizen to
foreigners ratio on paper, yet in actual fact more foreigners than
normal. Thus the averages in the statistics can sometimes mislead,
and these loopholes are the main thing that is worth discussing.
Yet a certain forumer would continue to harp on the statistics, and
not why the numbers could be screwed up due to these
loopholes.
Fact is, there are indeed Singaporeans who were displaced by
cheaper foreign talents from China and India. Yet imagine,
Singapore was a country that relied on foreign workers since its
founding. Have our ancestors not also displaced the original
"inhabitants" of the land of Singapore too?
Fact is, even if you do go abroad to work, there are 2 things that
can happened. Firstly, you could too get displaced by cheaper
workers from India and China too; they migrate everywhere.
Secondly, you will also be regarded as a foreigner that displaced a
local of his/her work; you are doing exactly the same thing that
you have despised.
Fact is, if you have the real ability, you would be able to rise up
in this sea of foreign workers. With the real ability, you could
lead them in work, instead of competing with them for work. Manage
them. Get them to do the work for you. Why compete in an area they
have an advantage of? Know your advantages, and make full use of
them to have an edge. The never ending problem occurs when people
only think linearly of competing in an area without any
advantage.
Sigh.........
