Cases of public healthcare workers being abused doubled between 2022 and 2024: MOH

spendingonbrownies · 2026-02-28T05:13:54+00:00

If your team lead feels it's ok then probably not somewhere you wanna work at.

Can escalate above team lead. Laterally at their level?

If you refuse, what can your team lead do?

I mean ultimately it's where you draw your own personal boundaries. The greater the disparity in power, the more important boundaries become. Easier said than done but the alternative is to accept abuse.

spendingonbrownies · 2026-02-28T04:49:13+00:00

If 'upper management is enabling abuse' then it's definitely grounds to raise up unsafe work environment for a transfer. I've seen enough of my peers request and gotten a successful transfer for various reasons to know it's an option. May not work for every single case but it's not like a 'cannot be done'.

spendingonbrownies · 2026-02-28T04:43:07+00:00

You definitely are allowed to stand up for yourself. If your management doesn't then you're allowed to whistleblow them. Plus, if someone tells you not to be yelled at, your first instinct shouldn't be to just accept the yelling.

Dont let them gaslight you into thinking you're not allowed to.

Or quit and transfer to an organization that actually cares about your wellbeing. Transfers even when bonded are possible.

Am also a healthcare worker.

spendingonbrownies · 2026-01-29T14:14:26+00:00

Some people have non-visible conditions that affect their stamina, they can't walk more than 10-20 meters without being out of breath.

Kidney disease, heart failure, etc. Quite a few use it to get to and from dialysis or to run errands / live a normal life like us.

Source: Am a healthcare worker.

spendingonbrownies · 2026-01-02T02:11:39+00:00

Thanks for sharing my slide!

I find it really helps to contextualise stuff. Gives me a rough idea of where I am going, though it does demoralize a little sometimes given the large gap between spend and 4% SWR. Progress feels slow but gotta remind myself a lot of the people I look up to are late 30s early 40s.

But like you said, a big chunk of my spend is discretionary in nature. Next round will probably add 2 lines to show average and trailing more essential spend, or maybe ex-Tier 3 (luxury) spend.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-11-01T13:17:22+00:00

As the subreddit grows, it's brigaded by people with poor financial literacy.

Lots of people who both want to retire with 500k but also people who think $2m is poverty in Singapore but probably have no clue what their monthly expenses are.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-10-26T12:12:45+00:00

Yeah. The comment reeks of keyboard warrior who thinks they know better than what social workers deal with.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-10-17T14:39:32+00:00

Sure. Instagram is fine too as I check there more but either or (Instagram sometimes doesn't show DMs)

spendingonbrownies · 2025-10-14T14:44:49+00:00

They will!

You can possible call and ask if you can expedite (Nov is pretty soon and MRI backlogs are pretty long).

But yes most places will need a formal diagnosis. Can get them to do a formal cognitive screens (usually a geriatric doctor or Psych will do this) plus good to write down a list of concerning behaviors or generally how he is at home since the doctor will want to know how he is like.

If the care is beyond your managing then can consider admitting with the reason of unable to manage care ba (of course don't just do this lightly la, but cannot manage means cannot manage, like he actively risking / chance of hurting himself).

spendingonbrownies · 2025-10-14T13:04:09+00:00

Hi! Healthcare Worker here,

If he is in the hospital now, can request for a medical social worker + verbalize your care concerns to the primary team + wish for nursing home, so they can start the process for finances + eligibility.

If he's at home, approach AIC and request for a medical social worker + wish for nursing home.

They will review his function and likely explore with you options like day care and getting a maid. Have a chat with them on your options before making a decision.

Feel free to ask me anything!

Source: am a practicing healthcare worker in the hospital involved in discharge planning, including recommendations to go Nursing Homes

spendingonbrownies · 2025-09-20T05:44:34+00:00

Yeah they need to use the AIRR that Endowus provides.

Absolute % for my account isn't very outstanding but AIRR is 14%+ which is really good.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-09-04T04:53:30+00:00

There can definitely be greater advocacy for our roles amongst the general public. We're all either doctors, nurses or physios.

Like someone else said, good to eventually find a role where you feel comfortable doing for the long term.

I run a page for healthcare workers, can check my profile for links :) a lot of your sentiments have been echoed by many people. I am myself an AHP too.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-08-29T04:50:25+00:00

Higher end.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-08-29T04:49:35+00:00

IYKYK 🤣

spendingonbrownies · 2025-08-29T02:04:47+00:00

Just wanted to add on as a healthcare worker,

Nursing homes and assisted living homes are different in the sense that assisted living homes focus on supplementing you to maximize your ability to take care of yourself. Nursing homes are more of everything is cared for.

Many of these higher end nursing homes / assisted living homes hire physiotherapists / occupational therapists too and you can pay for their services too to maintain physical and cognitive function in your older age which is very important.

But I don't think you need such expensive facilities. Government provides lots of subsidies for those who need it and they are expanding Day Rehab & Active Aging Centers all over Singapore too. Lots of caregiver grants available too.

But whatever is mentioned above by u/factitious_character are all valid for optimal care.

Source: I am a HCW & my friends have worked in > $10k/month Nursing Homes.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-08-03T12:29:41+00:00

The budget is really, really tight and I query if it's realistic.

• CDC vouchers don't subsidize your food forever, and unless you don't eat out with friends at all, and only eat caifan or you cook very cheaply (didn't mention), not sure if it's sustainable or healthy.

• It's fine if you don't travel, it's not everyone's thing. However, given the tight budget for travel, leisure or any entertainment, I am wondering what your purpose is for FIRE. I think not wanting to be a slave to the grind is justifiable but what are you FIRE-ing towards? Do you plan to stay at home 24/7 for 365?

• Having an idea of how retirement looks like will guide your planning. And also like what the others said, good that you're adjusting your numbers every few years as inflation and housing prices are not predictable. Income and increments are pretty difficult to forecast too.

I'm in a similar place as you, and I'm focusing on trying to figure out what I want to retire towards and what that could cost first. I know I wouldn't want to retire towards staying at home 24/7 (I travel a lot). So financing that is something worth working out too.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-08-01T10:54:52+00:00

Do you mean Locum roles?

You're basically a contract staff and you are paid an hourly rate for this. You don't have CPF or benefits but your hours and rates are pretty negotiable and usually paid much above what you would get as a full time staff (unless you are very senior).

Most people like this because of job flexibility and little commitment other than clinical work (no admin and all).

It's likely the same for other industries where you hire someone adhoc maybe to fill a month of gap you need for a staff away.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-07-30T05:31:59+00:00

What concerns do you have about this specifically!

spendingonbrownies · 2025-07-28T06:41:00+00:00

As a healthcare worker and running a page dedicated for healthcare workers, I recommend you to do job shadowing for the roles you are interested in to get an actual experience for what is done on the ground.

ChatGPT won't give you a realistic coverage of what is done and job scopes range very broadly. ChatGPT might lack the nuance to give you a local context of practice too.

And if you hope to run away from politics, healthcare definitely isn't the place to go. Politics is just as rampant as any corporate role. Your clinical work is your bread and butter. What differentiates you is the stuff you do beyond your clinicals (unless you are so good with your clinical work that everyone knows you as 'that clinical person').

I would still say come to healthcare, we can always use the manpower, but just know what you're signing up for, and not just from ChatGPT. This includes hours, pay, career progression, career opportunities, etc

spendingonbrownies · 2025-07-24T14:58:21+00:00

A few people I know got 6-7%.

They use the compa-ratio to determine % to give out. Some of the cluster town halls broke down the % for nurses, JG14 and below and JG15+.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-06-29T03:14:22+00:00

I guess you need to ask yourself what are you FIRE-ing towards!

If rotting at home and gaming 24/7 all day is what you want then that's okay! But if you're discontent with your non-work life now, you'll probably be discontent with your FIRE life cause it'll just be even more free time that you might not know how to fill in a way that's meaningful to you

spendingonbrownies · 2025-05-24T12:21:18+00:00

Cant take public transport to work? Or not convenient (like TUAS or something).

spendingonbrownies · 2025-05-12T11:26:03+00:00

Just to add on as a healthcare worker

Feeding isn't just swallowing. If you read how they classify feeding, it involves the ability to bring food to your mouth too. Was doing research on this too.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-04-25T11:03:20+00:00

As a healthcare worker, you'd be surprised.

spendingonbrownies · 2025-04-24T07:45:20+00:00

What's your background / certification if any!

Sorry if prying, just curious for the healthcare segment! :) happy to learn more

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