Originally posted by pikamaster:
It's easy to call this an image problem. But what aboutt eh toehr
costs? like cost of living? Perhaps salaries for cleaners here are
not sufficient even to meet basic costs. And i'm not talking abt
the 5 Cs here. I'm talking abt things like water,gas and
electricity, things like HDB flat cost, upgrade cost, food (blame
GST), medical stuff. those already so expensive, can cleaners
afford?
cannot afford also must try... say for example, 40 yr old,
retrenched, got family, got flat.
its hard for him to find another job that pays the same as his
previous job. his age is against him. if driving a dump-truck can
fetch him $2000 gross, which may be more than 500 less than his
previous pay, he NEEDS to take it or his family starves.
Nothign is as simple as you think.
"simple" is thinking that pple must find a job that puts them on
par with their previous position, which is not always
realistic.
i have loans to service, a life to lead and expenses to pay...
IDEALLY, i should get a job that pays for 100% of my costs and
STILL allow me to save up to or more than 20% of it.
but if i get chopped tomorrow, u think i'll be picky? take whatever
first, cover what u can, figure out the rest as u go along. if u
dun work, u're 100% in the hole. if u try, u can at least cover
50-80%.
