A loosely translated and abridged version of the letter by a
jobless PRC to ZaoBao forum page.
"Govt, Don't spoilt Singaporean" by GuoJingJing
Of late, there have been articles touching on employments and
employablity, let me share my view as an outsider on this hotly
debated topic. The govt has done many goods elevating living
standards, wealth, comfort and health. However after living here
for 2 years, I couldn't help but feel that
SINGAPOREANS HAVE BECOME A SPOILT LOTS.
In opening up the feedback channels, the govt has breed a culture
of 'complain' in its citizens where every unreasonable, unjust,
unpopular issues were hung out to dry in public. Like a bitching
woman unsatisfied in very aspect of her life.
Why can't these people look farther and compare their livelihoods
with that of China for example. Don't they know their quality of
life is better than the Mainland Chinese by many folds. And what's
there to be unsatified when the stuff you had is worth a person's
yearly pay in China. Take the current employment figures, in order
to boost jobs for locals, the govt has generated huge number of
jobs, but WHY HASN'T THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE IMPROVE FOR THEM?
LET ME TELL YOU, THAT IS BECAUSE SINGAPOREAN AREN'T HARD WORKING,
NOT STRIVING TO LEARN TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLSET.
You may feel I have prejudices and am too extreme, but this is a
fact based on my personal experiences as a PRC student who have
studied here. Perhaps I am not a graduate of top govt schools or
renown university, or even a PR here, I all have is a PRC college
degree and after earning a private degree here I thought I could
stay on to put my talents to good use, but regrettably Singapore
doesn't give me that chance, because I am a foreigner, a PRC
citizen.
After 4 months of hopeless job searching, just when I was about to
pack up and leave, I was offered a job. My joyfulness was snatched
away from me when days after starting work, I was told by my
company that they are unable to secure an employment pass for me
and that "Singapore DON'T WELCOME PRC PEOPLE". Singapore has shown
its true color to me.
The reason I think is that one more job for a PRC would mean one
job less for Sporean. But this is unreasonable. I am doing what you
Sporean didn't want to do. A newly hired female Sporean in the
company quitted after working for a couple of days saying the job
is too demanding. I don't have an answer when she asked me how I
could put up with these demanding loads.
True, the work is tough and laborious and the PAY IS LOW for
someone WHO HAS A MASTER DEGREE. I beared with it because the
situation was only temporary and I believed my potential will shine
and be noticed by top management. But alast, I have to go away,
would not my leaving be a loss to the company and to
Singapore?
Singapore need talents but opportunities are opened only to those
from 'acceptable' universities, not to all who have talents.
Foreign talents who graduated from privately run universities do
not enjoy these opportunities. Isn't it a great loss to shut the
doors on these capable people?
SINGAPOREANS ARE AN INSATIABLE BUNCH, BUT CAN THIS GOVT GIVE THEM
ALL THEY ASKED FOR? WILL THEIR NEEDS EVER BE FULFILLED? What will
this country be like in 10 years I cannot imagine. But the
golden rule of success will be that SUCCESS WILL BELONG TO THOSE
WHO WORK HARD, STRIVE FOR PROGRESS, AND CAN BITE BITTER PILLS. This
article is my own opinion and offer my sincere apology to
those
I offended. - GuoJingJing
