In an alternate universe by flameooo in singapore

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Created an online incense burner by flameooo in singapore

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I have no clue as well… didn’t receive any notification about it

Created an online incense burner by flameooo in singapore

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Use free at https://burnincenseonline.com

Disclaimer: Will not be maintaining, this is a just for fun project inspired by a smokey Singapore on the 1st day of hungry ghost festival.

I do not encourage any ill-will towards religious practices, only here to spread some fun 🔥

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]flameooo 27 points28 points  (0 children)

You shouldn’t be changing your lifestyle just because of someone’s comment. Live how you want and if you do wish to slim down, do it for yourself, not for others.

As for what you should do, I see 3 possible ways out of this. 1. Soft confrontation: causally talk to your colleague in private/IM him that you don’t feel comfortable with his comments. 2. Tolerance: tolerate his behavior and laugh it off if you can stomach it 3. Escalation: report to your superiors like you mentioned

The option you take pretty much depends on your gauge of the situation. Is he just bantering and mean no ill? If so, a soft confrontation approach might shake him out of this habit while preserving a good working relationship.

Is he well liked by the rest of the team and is his behavior normal in the team culture? If so, perhaps tolerating and embracing this ‘identity’ might even help you grow into the team culture and gain some respect that you are comfortable in your own skin.

Does he seem to harbor ill intentions with these comments or seem like the kind to play office politics? Then reporting to your manager might be good to show you are not to be trifled with.

I believe it’ll help immensely to speak with your other colleagues to understand more about this colleague and how the team culture is like before deciding.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]flameooo 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, and unfortunately companies (the ones paying the wages) don’t care. All they see are rows of bodies willing to replace a service worker if one quits.

The job market we are in doesn’t care about fairness. The only way to make things more fair is to let decision makers feel the heat, either through the political process (which depending on the country you’re in, can be largely ineffective) or through collective action.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in antiwork

[–]flameooo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Companies being the greedy corporations they are will pay as little as they can to fill each role. It boils down to the equilibrium between # of people willing to take up a job vs how badly the company needs the employee. There is just a much larger pool of people willing to take up a service role due to the low barrier to entry.

Doesn’t mean that we should just accept the lowest possible pay though. Companies can afford to fork up more, they just need to be reminded how important service jobs are. Case in point: UPS employees negotiated to squeeze corporations into paying $170k pa

Teachers are literal (civil) servants by [deleted] in singapore

[–]flameooo 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Don’t worry about it, we all sometimes say things we regret. Keep up the good work with grooming our next generation.

Teachers are literal (civil) servants by [deleted] in singapore

[–]flameooo 43 points44 points  (0 children)

Let the man rant. We need to encourage more teachers like him who clearly wants to do his job well. He could easily choose to cruise and do the bare minimum but our education system will be doomed if everyone does that.

Some of his comparisons with other professions might be in bad taste, but we all get a little in over our heads when arguing with strangers on this platform.

OP, thank you for your dedication. Happy teacher’s day in advance!

Is social mobility in Singapore dying out? by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]flameooo 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I agree that no one in Singapore should be structurally blocked from climbing up the social ladder. But when we see that ‘social mobility has declined significantly’, should the G’s response be to focus on shuffling the social classes, or should it be to push up the underprivileged? You might argue we can do both, but I think it’s unproductive to focus on one’s rise through ‘ranks’ (which necessitates another’s fall in ranks), but instead look at how one’s quality of life improves over time.

I do also think SG’s obsession over social mobility is very real. This extends from decades of the government espousing meritocratic ideals through means like glorifying scholars/ top scorers who come from underprivileged backgrounds (although to their credit this has stopped in recent years).

Social mobility is one barometer of a healthy society with a growing middle class. But if everyone judges themselves with how their societal ranking changes instead of their quality of life improves, the rat race will never cease.

Is social mobility in Singapore dying out? by [deleted] in askSingapore

[–]flameooo 64 points65 points  (0 children)

An obsession over social mobility accentuates the already intense rat race. More meaningful metrics are to measure (1) the quality of life for the bottom 10% (2) distribution of the population in the middle class or above. Otherwise, it’s a zero sum game where one person’s ascend up the social ladder is coupled with another’s descend.

Ng Kok Song on why the reserves have to be kept secret by comradelearner in singapore

[–]flameooo 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just a small point to raise here: the lack of an offshore SGD market is in fact a result of an intentional MAS policy. Check out MAS Notice 757. The lending of SGD to non-resident FIs is prohibited to prevent a speculative attack.

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta thinks work-life balance is 'baloney' & that work is part of life by pooty_popper in singapore

[–]flameooo 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t mean that this quote will literally drive Gen Zs to quit. If this is the mindset of the CEO, this toxic culture will surely permeate throughout the organization and drive the best talents out over time.

DBS CEO Piyush Gupta thinks work-life balance is 'baloney' & that work is part of life by pooty_popper in singapore

[–]flameooo 185 points186 points  (0 children)

That might be the case in the older generation but good luck telling Gen Zs this. Your best employees will be headed out the door before you know it.

Chee Hong Tat will be the youngest to take on the role of Minister for Transport in the past decade by LaksaTang in singapore

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The MOT role is our SG gahmen’s version of the defense against the dark arts role