40 Yr Old Average Worker Reacts To Over 1 in 3 Singaporeans Worried About Losing Jobs | CNA NTUC

[@Ace1000ks]

My philosophy was about saving as much as you can when you have full employment. When you lose your job, it gives you more options. There are no permanent jobs, or permanent businesses in this day and age.

[@kiatsan5781]

I have always lived a simple life and very focused on paying up my house and building retirement funds. Now that I'm financially free. People who looked down on me before when I didnt have what they have. Let them gloat all they want. When the time comes and if they are over leveraged... Good on them. I feel so free. And im Not afraid of losing my job. Cheers.

[@MaxGarmin]

These job fairs are a waste of time, most of them are there just to show support. The jobs available are still those that nobody wants unless you want to compete with the low wage foreign talent.

[@ssgoh4968]

They are never jobs for professionals

[@andrewchng6960]

@MaxGarmin, fully agree! I used to think that going for job fair can help to expand my job search network till I visited one in October 2023 by WSG. All the participating employers are for cleaners (cleaning tables in coffee shops, washing toilets and clear the garbage bins of coffee shops), fast food restaurant crews, MOE schools supporting staffs and other jobs that totally does not match my experience and knowledge. I have been working as an accounts assistant for many years. Wanting to apply as retail assistant at Japan Home and Daiso, location is super far (I lived in North-West of Sembawang, but location in Jurong Point, Bedok Reservoir Road, and other locations in the East). Now at 52 this year, the outlook for me is even cloudy. Even engaging a WSG accredited consultancy firm does not help much! I applied for accounting jobs with lower pay (willing to lower my expected salary by up to S$1000/month) and hiring company would disregard my job applications. Sad! :(

[@byebyefiat]

Your best video so far bro! Love your honest unbiased content ❤❤❤

[@revdna]

well not that many people can be like Mr Ng that can get a job immediately after being sacked by the populace. Well, I wonder if Mr Ng did actually go for upskilling before taking onto the new job. On the other hand we have Mr Tan who claimed that trends cannot be predicted whilst collecting a fat pay check!

[@choonsengteo9694]

We may lose more if JB is ready. Problems will more pronounced if you have home loans, cars loans, new born, renovations loans, high cost of living, living expenses, health problems etc. Jobs fair is talk, talk events. Wow, your advice is great and so reassuring, but all these happened on them la. We loved all the toys displayed on your video back ground. We love your talks.

[@ASingaporeChipmunk]

Only time will tell how the JB SG Ez Agreement pans out. Again appreciate you hanging with us here in the comments.

[@PSLau-x4u]

😢😢The pap Government bring in 40,000 forty thousand foreigners to replace Singaporeans every year so by 10 years there will be 400,000 four hundreds foreigners in Singapore so prepare more retrence coming. 😢😢

[@shazamman8153]

650000 foreign Indians arrive as PMETs

[@shazamman8153]

Also Ah Tiongs

[@TYUdays]

The issue is that singaporean are not learning fast enuf and companies have to hire from overseas. Our GDP growth are mainly driven by big foreign MNCs who hire globally and so happen to be "convinced" to be set up in Singapore. Don't assume jobs will come to Singapore automatically as talents are global and companies are global too. Singaporean need to have a global mindset. Complaining about foreign talents will not help as foreign/local talents goes where mncs are.

[@anziar3038]

First-world NTUC and PAP provide support for the jobless or retrenched.❤

[@ahmengng4396]

Many foreigners take over our citizens job. Gov please lookedinto tjis matter seriously. TAKE CARE OF OUR SINGAPOREANS NOT OTHERS. BEAR IN MINDS. CHECK ALL COMPANIES QUOTA IN LOCAL VS FORGINERS ESP FNB LINES

[@calvinchew7985]

Sometimes retrenchment can be a good thing for some people who are preparing for a direction change in their lives eg. golden handshake can lead to better things ...

[@victorvictor4235]

It’s happening in China, developing too fast into technology and making a lot of jobs to be redundant. The job fair always have jobs in the service sector, not for degree holders in the first place

[@wanderfooltang3520]

talk is easy for upskillings.

[@MasterLeong888]

wah got baby then tio retrenched gg.. really not easy...

[@ASingaporeChipmunk]

Yeah was taken aback by it.

[@chaz4609]

Jai Hind. Job security can only be assured by becoming your own boss like a hawker

[@jameslim3850]

Once this SEZ and RTS is set up..all your local hawker jobs will be wipe out as Malaysian workers and Singaporeans have easy access to spend in JB .

[@jameslim3850]

PAP govt NOT doing enough to protect Singaporeans in their job security while their minister jobs is protected due to daft voters who themselves are suffering but don't want to give opposition to speak up for the local citizens.

[@MaxGarmin]

⁠Glad to know that Inal not the only one that is with that view on these so called work fairs. Hope that you are able to find a suitable job soon. As for me, I am all done with work and corporate life since 2023, now in ‘retirement planning’ stage. Would only entertain work if it is of interest and something that would fit into my plans, else I wouldn’t want to exchange my time for more grief and money that I may drop dead in the process. I am of the belief that me and my other half should start enjoying the fruits of our labour. Here is a food for thought, when we reach the age of above 50, we should start thinking about how many more ‘Good, Healthy & Active’ do we have left before we leave this life, my take is probably another 10-15 years before our bodies starts to turn frail and be excluded from most activities, while going to the doctors and hospitals is going to be more frequent. Just my 2 cents.

[@mohammadsesthrahman380]

Thank you, Sir. I agree. Debt free is important.

[@MasterLeong888]

Virtual Career Coach? AI taking away our jobs riao gg

[@jasxteo]

even career coaches are at risk. I used their service before but it doesn't help. In the end, I used a paid resume writing service and it at least gave me more interviews chances than the free one. the thing is, those jobs in demand now belong in the hands of a very small group of people. So these career fairs Alvin has correctly pointed out, it is not suitable as they are often lower paid jobs but long hours. At least Alvin has flexibility to work multiple jobs simultaneously to make up a decent amount of money.

[@jesh1075]

Those have jobs will never understand those without jobs

[@angelatan8376]

Yes I worried too.. NLB targetting 6500 volunteers to run public libraries, so many job cuts coz of AI. Scary right?! Govt sector already starting this trend, what will happen to us?

[@Huatgaobaydinchu]

wow serious... ?? chinatown library is already run by solely volunteers... can further cut cost if goes thru...

[@byebyefiat]

Volunteers?? Not even meal or transport allowance?

[@WeeHockseng-z2y]

Well now a days its a common thing for every one how when someone turned 60 & above up grading won't give a secure future compines come & go.....

[@WeeHockseng-z2y]

Skill and future what a waste of time it's only for your own improvement& knowledge....

[@ZHU_GE_LIANG_PLAY_CS]

Oh in the thumbsnail we have a picture of somebody whom kena voted out of GRC? If you pronounce his name, it is ‘something something’ face… haha

[@ASingaporeChipmunk]

Get to see him again coming election. Let’s see how he fairs in 2025.

[@WildWowWorldofVideos]

Nice take on this very real issue Alvin-ge. Also looking forward to ur future titles as 41 year old................😂

[@jesh1075]

Don't said about lay off fresh graduate also can't get jobs some people taught they are lazy

[@wwpoof]

Dont mind my suggestion😅. If you can, is it possible for you to cut down the unnecessary details like repeating info on your age, retrenchment and stuff etc🥴🤔?? In this video, you go round round, pause to catch your thoughts or words but didn't get to the point quickly. I tried to fast forward, but still I dont see your key point or message. Finally, I didn't finish your video n exited. Just some 2cts thoughts. Maybe you are new to doing videos, it's ok to learn along the way. But do bear in mind that unless you are doing some documentaries (long narration), please keep your stuff short, and concise to the point... Maybe you could pre-script your dialogue beforehand, do some basic "speech" rehearsals (of the script) before actual filming your video. Don't take my words too seriously and dont be discouraged. Just perhaps do (your own) review and approach video production more effectively/ efficiently. Apologies, I have no bad intentions. Cheers 😁😇.

[@ASingaporeChipmunk]

Appreciate your input and will see how going forward.

[@DayrusBPB]

2024 Rise of millionaires 😷💉🚧

[@mariantia926]

Singaporean should fired our ntuc union n minister n mop if they are of no valued to us..Keep them high pay and bonus with huge retirement utimately we are beggars..🤔🤫🫣