Originally posted by spinsugar:
I have no experience on jobs in M'sia, so I can't comment on that
issue ..
I have, however, worked in companies in Singapore where employees
have virtually no life because they're handling 2-3
[b]jobs within the company, but only paid and recognized
for holding 1 position.. they have to do it because the threat of
retrenchment hangs in the air. This isn't just one company.. it
isn't just local companies. So in that aspect at least, I don't
think he's making stories up.
I have a friend who's a secretary in a large MNC who's made to do
HR admin and share the department accountant's workload. I don't
think that qualifies as merely 2-3 "responsibilities". She's not
the only example I can think of, and many of my friends also tell
of similar situations at their workplaces.
[/b]
That's the point I was trying to make, just because singaporeans
have got work stress, doesn't mean that their counterparts in other
countries don't.
He made way too many general assumptions; no comparisons within a
specific type of industry or comparisons within different country
branches within the same MNC.
I think when you are talking about your friend, you are saying that
she is being 'seconded', it's not the same as having 2 jobs. How
would you know if you had 2 jobs within the same company? Easy...if
you are paid for 2 jobs.
The employment industry term for a job means occupation/position. A
person can have one job and several responsibilities within the
same job, that is not to be confused with having several jobs
within the same company, the meaning is different. And it is quite
common place nowadays for workers in the private sector to be given
added responsibilities which are not specifically stated in their
contracts; there's a term in the contracts saying ''ad-hoc
responsibilties as assigned by the employer'' or something similar
to that.
