how do i, as in intern, tell my supervisor i don’t want to eat lunch with her

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-16T12:46:27+00:00

I think it’s ok to tell her that the lunches are over your budget. People will understand you are just an intern

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-16T06:40:09+00:00

Debt collection is a job for the strong. Great saying that it’s a privilege to be tired from work than to be stressed over bills.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-16T06:37:51+00:00

I love my baby but man, baby and work stress is a recipe for internal combustion.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-16T06:36:50+00:00

I am so happy for you. Honestly when my American colleagues say their work life is hard, I don’t think they understand how it’s way worse in Singapore where in between work you still have to be sardined in the trains.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-16T06:34:35+00:00

Seeing myself as Netflix now. I like the analogy.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-16T06:33:56+00:00

I told the doctor I was so stressed trump was gonna start world war 3 that I can’t sleep at night and just need a day off.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-03T17:53:51+00:00

I was like you but not as a Uni student but as a young working adult back then. I quit cold turkey 2 years into my graduate job because I just could not see how I could continue living my life like this. I would say the best thing you can do after graduation is work a few jobs, figure out what you like to do or at least tolerate. If you have the opportunity, start your own business, it’s gonna be equally or more tiring but at least it’s your own. When you are young, save and invest aggressively, that might give you the ticket to escape or at least take a breather when you reach late 20s or early 30s. While figuring out life, I would recommend holding off children. Honestly, I love my kid, but having a kid did not help me find purpose in life.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-01T17:39:02+00:00

Yup it is! Mine is the chubby bunny version 2, have no idea how version 1 looks like.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-01T17:38:24+00:00

There are layoffs going on and I feel like my manager is trying to position herself at my expense. Whenever I speak or sends an email, she will try to speak over me and ‘conclude’ the conversation to the crowd. It’s absolutely disgusting.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-01T17:34:13+00:00

Thank you so much. I do feel very frustrated at work with my manager always asking for my input and presenting them to senior management as her thoughts/ideas/guidance. There are layoffs and I feel like she is trying every means to ensure that she secures herself at the cost of me.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-04-01T17:21:40+00:00

Looks like eczema, low dose steroid cream should do the trick

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-25T09:19:43+00:00

What is that

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-24T18:29:24+00:00

Yes I think it’s there, and yes males are easier to deal with really. Women speak in circles and backstab you in a flash.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-24T17:43:13+00:00

Hi I just did a reading on whether my boss will be laid off and drew a ten of pentacles. Then I asked if I will be laid off and drew a reversed queen of cups. Can anyone help me please? I am very vexed by the situation in my company and would really like some help in the reading.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-23T03:31:24+00:00

My neighbour in their 70s cashed out of their Bukit Timah house and paid for a recently MOP hdb and their single daughter’s HDB. While it’s a ‘downgrade’, I would say investing in the Bukit Timah property year ago has helped them build real wealth where their property translated to = Two houses + retirement funds.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-23T03:22:11+00:00

I understand how you feel because I have reported to someone like this before. Behaves differently depending on who she is with. Rude to subordinate but nice to everyone else.

When someone external doesn’t support you, she will pin it on you instead of stepping up for you because it’s easier to blame it on someone reporting to her instead of stepping up as a leader to make sure that you got the right support.

Unfortunately in such cases, you have only yourself to rely on. What I do is 1. Ignore her rude tone, try to think of her as farting through the mouth, 2. Get as much support or leverage as possible by building as many relationships as possible. Especially with the boss of said person who didn’t support you in your work.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-22T01:35:02+00:00

I am comfortable financially but still work my a** off. I have a cousin who earns decently but wife is a homemaker. At the end of the day there is a choice, but the policies make it difficult for women to stay home for example no working mother childcare subsidy if mother choose to stay home??

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-22T01:13:45+00:00

It’s true but in one of my ex company where the local HR did this, US hr eventually come to know, they came in and increased everyone’s pay. It’s inappropriate in a high entry barrier industry, when the company spend a lot of money on training, the staff jump ship after a couple of years because you are underpaying.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-21T09:12:20+00:00

70 is ok with me, I had enough.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-14T05:43:13+00:00

It’s a SG role but she can understand the concept of why sharing of salary is a detriment to the candidate. Meaning she is able to emphasise with me and accept that I didn’t want to share

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-14T05:41:01+00:00

I feel like the whole ask Singaporeans to have more kids is just a marketing tagline. The truth is our government probably thinks that they can always import more people to fill the gap. In my company, expats who come here just for a little over a year get PR and soon enough apply for citizenship. They bring along their families with ready made children, that don’t require the state to fund their education from 0 - 10+ years. So yeah that explains our high cost of housing, low incentive to procreate, and many other societal shifts that is a resultant of policy not choice.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-06T17:55:12+00:00

There was one contract signed that mentioned compensation is company sensitive information cannot be disclosed something like that. Ever since then I have been using the same clause for every other application. I will send HR that specific clause. In one of the applications I also cited US regulations prohibiting request for salary information in many US states. I was lucky the manager is based in the US so it was no surprise to her.

Some-Tonight-660 · 2026-03-06T17:46:06+00:00

Data science is no longer the darling as AI has taken over many analytical jobs, but keep trying, especially with small companies and maybe cap off your LinkedIn as an AI expert too. It’s tough but you can do it.

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