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Neutral-Thinker SG

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Since when taxi driving is for mid-career switch?.......

Taxi driving is for low skill or no skill, lower educated people to earn a living one, don't need to argue with me for this, that's why is cap at O level entry only.......

With age cap at 30 and above, don't tell me 30 years old, you start switching career?......

Just because some being retrench and force into taxi driving becum their alternative option???? Than people like me how? I O Level nia, this job is meant for us one you know........

TD not capped at O Levels.... Requirements if I believe is at least D7 at O levels English (same as Poly entry requirements except Poly at lease 3 O levels passes and at least D7 in English, there are very successful people who used to fail English at O-levels in the old days [then whole Singapore O-Level English passing rate below 40%]).

At least O levels requirements jobs many including SAF Officiers (old days SSGs can crossover to CPT position), Singapore Presidential Candidate, CEO of organization with assets higher than 10 billion.

Like pilot position says at least A levels but higher than A levels also can do.

Like air stewardess's position at least O levels but A levels and degree holders also can apply.

Like Manager's position at least O levels but A levels, poly and degree holders also can apply.

So TD not only for O levels people but also for above O levels.

Neutral-Thinker SG

That's your own perspective, doesn't apply to all.......

In SAF, hierarchy system is always in place there, why 2LT don't like to ask WOs to do things? If there's a need, why not? Of course you won't ask a WO go wash toilet right?.......

2LTs or LTAs usually still in their junior term, they need the expertise of WOs knowledge and experience in order to command and control their platoons, in the other way round, WOs need the junior officers to nurture the mentality of the soldiers, where got like or don't like de?......

Back to taxi......

Where you get the statistic of 80% of TD are 50 or above?........

Many 2LTs and LTAs are classmates or schoolmates of CPLs or belows too.... so no need to nurture the mentality. In SAF, it is use rank to command. The only difference is 9 months training and rank difference.

I CPL only as non-signed on conscript solder....went back for reservist saw my classmate MAJ rank signed on solder. His IPPT in school also not as good as me one. Only difference is he climbed the SAF ladder and I climbed the civilian ladder.

Like the 19 year old 2LTs don't like to ask the 40 years old Enciks to do things one and feel uncomfortable and only feels comfortable asking the lower ranked 3SGs or below to do. Hierarchy is such a way such that Encik reports to OC (normally CPT or above) and Encik and 2LTs treat each others as same-level collegues who joinly command those 3SGs and below.

2LTs don't like to command SWOs. and WO1s ones and SWOs and WO1s don't like to be commanded by 2LTs. If 2LTs ask WO1 to do things, WO1 would ask him to ask someone else to do it and give excuses not to do it.

decent02 SG

Aiyo…taxi driving is for interim purpose.
In sg u need $$$ if you suddenly lost income n drive taxi can fill the interim gap.
Cannot drives for a career.
Reserved for o levels n below is a saying in the past.
Times bad a lot of car owners now moonlight as uber driver. If got no pte car then moonlight as TD. I hope govt can ensure TD reserve 4 Singaporeans. The current climate force many educated Singaporeans to drive for a living. No choice lah…u used to earn 5k as an executive but now being offered a 2.5k salary. So taxi driving fill the gap…4k a month is sup sup water.

Neutral-Thinker SG

Aiya we actually do not received 4 a month salary if you pro-rate to employee salaries. After factoring in loss of 17% CPF, loss of 1 months holiday, loss of 3 months bonus and longer than 8.8 hours per day, we are more or less like people earning $2.5K too. Only difference is we have better cash-flow since less money goes into CPF accounts (only medisave).

bowah SG

Hello smlj 17% CPF loss? 17% is employer’s contribution lah, lan Jiao taxi companies got contribute for taxi drivers or not??? Every month, employee contribution 20% up to 55 yo, companies 17%, total 37%, so let said your paid is 4k, $800+$680=$1480 goes into your CPF account and then spread out to Medisave, SA and OA.

All being constant, in a year, you get $17760 with 13 month AWS and agar agar 2 month bonus if it is roughly around 20k per year, in 10 years, it will be $200,000..the rest you go figure it out, and CPF saving is at 2.5 to 4% interest.

So many who reached 55yo and get money to cash out, still opts for staying put till 62 or 65yo, and some even want to put money inside, but reached limitation.

And it is because TD hv a better cash flow, many end up with no saving, therefore, self discipline in taxi driving is very important, not to mention employer’s contribution of 17% of your paid. So, if you are earning 4k per month as a taxi driver, and if you can save $1480, that will be fine for you. But I cannot leh.

Keepthechange666 SG

Young junior officers scare of subarlterns parade, WO still liable to be charge by junior officers......

Since you proclaim you are only CPL in rank during service, than many things you might not know, so don't assume......

Keepthechange666 SG

Stats from here : http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/specialreports/parliament/news/single-shift-taxi-drivers/1697164.html

If you choose to believe in our local news, than nothing I can do also.......

Keepthechange666 SG

Like pilot position says at least A levels but higher than A levels also can do.

Like air stewardess's position at least O levels but A levels and degree holders also can apply.

Like Manager's position at least O levels but A levels, poly and degree holders also can apply.

So TD not only for O levels people but also for above O levels.

This is way beside my point.......

At least in Air Stewardess position, if you are there, they face the same problem as our TD and maybe worst than us, still got competition from foreign influential also.......

decent02 SG

I agree with bowah.
4k as TD is definitely better than a 2.5k job.
But TD needs to make the effort to save.
I would suggest putting money into cpf monthly due to the higher interest.

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