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Originally Posted by Unregistered
not that you are wrong.
i was just thinking that the experience of some could help others evaluate their situation early and reflect whether they need to rethink their career path.
about two years ago when i interviewed for one of the MSO roles, i met this lady who is in her mid 30s and married with two kids, dip holder in a semi-govt stat board for over 10 years as well and salary was about 3K or more also.
i guess all these reasons made it hard for her to move, despite wanting very much to leave and going for interviews every now and then. she is still there today the last i asked.
hope to encourage those who are younger to not be afraid to step out of their comfort zone, whether it is to seek opportunities in a more challenging environment. or to take a useful part time degree. the world is your oyster!
otherwise, once you are older and especially after you start a family and have more commitments, for most people, it will be very hard for them to leave.
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Take me for eg. I joined when I was 22yo, immediately after R.O.D., now 44yo, full of sadness and self blame on my inability to forecast my future. Joining the stat board filled with aspiration and the desire to advance for a better paycheck n work life balance to foster bond with my family. Thinking as long I put in my heart n soul, give in my outmost effort to do a job n serve with pride, i can be success. Never did I know the so-called, performance, the aptitude and the attitude, not only can it use to promote a favourite staff but also can be placed to destroy a person. No matter how much effort and time u put it in, it is futile. Seeking advice to go for further study to upgrade to degree, looks like it is just wasting of time and precious $, so what now i have yrs of experience in the same job n armed with a degree. No promotion mean no promotion but can only see those keep getting promotion easily. Age has catch up, stagnant salary at entry grade, family broken down, wife left me, can only see daughter once in a week and need to pay for maintenace fee, lost my flat, my life in a bleak, am just hoping I can buy a old ppl studio apt when i reach 55yo, i cant forver live in my parent's hse. No one has to gone thru all these agony and this makes me unable to leave the job but to stay till i retire. Filled with sadness, it makes me lost confident in going on further. i felt my greatest regret is nv plan my future when i am young. For the recent plan to allow non-degree holder to advance, i dun think it is of any help, it is still depend on your supervisor/bosses. Of cos i believe there will be a handful who will be benefit from it, but still the older staff will be left out, esp the ones with degree as it only help the non-degree to advance faster.