Am i a failure in my career?

sonic_16 SG

I have a guy friend earning $7K, 28 yr old.
Another guy $6K, 26 yr old.
Another guy, studied engineering but went into finance, $4K 28 yr old.

That's all.

All other friends earn less than 3K.

BUT yes, you are a failure.

With all due respect to all other forumers, (understand they are trying to make u feel better) their advice are useless. Always only compare yourself and compete with the people who are better than you, be it financially, family, spritually etc. True, it will make you feel bad (like a failure). You will have 2 and only 2 options.

1. Do your best to better yourself.
2. Post in forum asking for pity.

dragg SG

your posting is right only if success and failure is measured in monetary terms.

sunny6110 SG

this is the only way to gauge One's worth Confused

rane SG

Hey, gentleman, at yr age you are earning reasonably well already. There are still many guys out there same age as you don't even earn this much. Came across this guy at 40 seeking for partner and he indicated that he earns $2100. So, be contented and strive for excellence in your career you will earn better than your peers.

dragg SG

what is the world coming to?

xiao pin bu xiao chang?

sunny6110 SG

dun worry....

Macdonald's found wealth only v late in Life~!!

But for ur Love Ones... Pls find wealth earlier.. Mr. Green

Diesel_Dimension SG

wa lau 3k/mth.. buay pai la.. my previous maths teacher earns abt 3.2k/mth while my previous science teacher earns 1.4k/mth Mr. Green

sunny6110 SG

Cannot ~!! Must aim Higher~!!

$3k u can't give ur children the best education~ so must aim High... $3k maybe 10 yrs ago enuff... not now~!!

Deportivo SG

Are you yearning their material possessions?

Devil1976 SG

Laughing

sonic_16 SG

Why? Perhaps you did not read my post correctly. Success can be anything in terms of health, family, social, money, love, etc.

I'm saying you feel you dun earn enough, then look for ways to earn more. If your health is bad, then lay off unhealthy foods, exercise and speak to a doctor. If you're unhappy in a BG relationship, then examine it, talk it out, if it doesn;t work out then look for someone more suitable. So it can be applied in all areas.

But having said that, isn't a rich person generally viewed as a more successful person in our society?

sheri SG

Oh my! U are so inspirational. Ya...sometimes I feel I need to do more. I felt I was fat = I went to join gym. Now I feel my career is a standstill, but I still let the guts to meet the challenge for a change lei. Sad

Devil1976 SG

Able to achieve in certain aspect of life...

I've seen people who's on top of others but EVERYDAY surely got CURSE and SWEAR them one... Do you think they're 'successful'?

Successful targets for 'CURSE PRACTICE' huh..?? Mr. Green "

the_don SG

does it really matter how much others earn? as long as you have enough for yourself/family, tat is v good oready.

count your blessings and you will find this world holds more than money.

the_don SG

depends on who u r talking too???? success should not be measured on one yard stick. wat is the point of shizzloads of money when you dun have the health to spend it, family to share with & friends to laugh with?

personally i think success is a personal opinion. if you value XXX a lot and achieves that, then you would deem yourself successful in XXX. but to someone who is not of the same mind, they might think you are just another person loh.

laurence82 SG

Seriously, you could be earning more than the majority of Singaporeans your age, but not within your circle of friends. Why compare with your friends and give yourself unneccessary pressure?

Here's one link from jobstreet

http://myjobstreet.jobstreet.com/premium/basicSalaryReport.asp?param=||sg||sg

the_don SG

you maketh me feel uber underpaid Laughing but then i just started this job/position for 3mths so cannot compare

the_don SG

erhm sorry i take back wat i say. i just noticed those people got 9-21 yrs experience.... that means i'm actually v well paid Shocked

Gunyandao SG

wow...u r doing well leh. maybe you should get to know more losers like me than you will realise that you r a winner.
i am around yr age and earning much much much lesser than you.
qualification wise not that bad but due to some reasons, i am feeling down, depress most of the time and not in the mood to compare with my peers or whoever.
attended the wedding of a cousin the other night, i can sense that because i am not doing well and some relatives try to shun me.
as for perm 2.5k is starting pay lah, after converting to perm there will be increment.
but on the whole, at least you can command 2.5k a month.
i feel that what makes some people stand out from the rest is their character, personality. some people have that kind of winning personality, so confident, ambitious, determination.... with that kind of mindset i think they will be able to succeed anywhere they go

sonic_16 SG

Pls read my previous posts. I agreed success depends on whether you have achieve what you yourself want.

I am saying GENERALLY, if a person is rich, he is successful, in the general publics' eyes. If I have shizzloads of money and I dun have the health to spend it, I will use it to better my health. Compare this to a person who has bad health and NO money.

Think bottom line is about pratically and realism (If there's such a word)

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