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Old 17-01-2018, 01:21 PM
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How long have u been working there?
Even if you want to jump ship, would you have time to go for interviews?
Working there for coming to 1 year soon. I have seen my RO being asked to cancel leave to go back office to attend meetings. So far I haven't been asked to cancel my leave to attend to work matters. But hope it will not happen to me. Recently I only took 1 day of leave to attend interview and that 1 day leave alone, my workplace still bugged me with phone calls, messages and when I returned back to office next day, I had more than 100 emails to reply and clear. My covering officer was also busy with own work. Lol

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Old 17-01-2018, 05:55 PM
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dont tell me its EDB? lol

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Working there for coming to 1 year soon. I have seen my RO being asked to cancel leave to go back office to attend meetings. So far I haven't been asked to cancel my leave to attend to work matters. But hope it will not happen to me. Recently I only took 1 day of leave to attend interview and that 1 day leave alone, my workplace still bugged me with phone calls, messages and when I returned back to office next day, I had more than 100 emails to reply and clear. My covering officer was also busy with own work. Lol


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Dont tell me its EDB?

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Dont tell me its EDB?
Nope. Edb is not an operational stat board, more on paper policy pushing work I think.
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Old 17-01-2018, 07:34 PM
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Don’t think my previous employer is going to give good reference.
Does it mean my job search is an uphill task? What are my options?
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Don’t think my previous employer is going to give good reference.
Does it mean my job search is an uphill task? What are my options?
what do you mean?
care to elaborate?
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Old 19-01-2018, 02:23 PM
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what do you mean?
care to elaborate?
My boss and I had some differences so we didn’t end on a good note.
Prospective employers will check references with them, so will finding a job be an uphill task?
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Nope. Edb is not an operational stat board, more on paper policy pushing work I think.
JTC is ir?
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Old 19-01-2018, 05:20 PM
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My boss and I had some differences so we didn’t end on a good note.
Prospective employers will check references with them, so will finding a job be an uphill task?

If you were your boss, would you have given you a good reference?
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Old 20-01-2018, 10:50 AM
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Default To resign or not to resign

I think it is safe to say no one who is in the workforce now have never thought of resigning from his job every now and then. These thoughts of leaving the job could be triggered by a variety of factors. For eg., being jaded with the work, being passed over for promotion, being scolded and humiliated by the boss, having bad clients, toxic co-workers, environment, poor remuneration, and even mid-life crisis, etc...

However, other than having a better job offer from somewhere else, or from having a windfall, the other reasons for wanting to quit your current job has to be seriously thought through. It is not just the financial aspects, but the agonizing months that you may have to go through looking for another job. Going without a job for some length of time will shake your confidence and self esteem. Some people also suffer from depression during this period. Being jobless also bring great stress and strain on the family - unthinkable for a sole breadwinner.

Having been in the workforce for over 32 years, I have had my fair share of these "passing" thoughts of quitting my job and doing something else. Sometimes it could be because the boss said something unpleasant. At times, it was because I didnt get the promotion/bonus I thought I deserved. The worse episode was when I hit 40, and undergoing mid-life crisis. I was on the verge of quitting and just thinking of taking a sabbatical to "see the world".

Luckily, a big project came my way and got me fully absorbed in it and kept my mind away from all this distraction. I sailed past my mid-life crisis and have not looked back since.

My new distraction is - shall I retire now or later? This question becomes more recurring now that many among my cohort have retired and enjoying life.

The one big benefit of gritting your teeth and staying on in the workforce and working continuously throughout is the tidy sum of retirement nest egg that you can count on for a comfortable retirement.

So to conclude, unless you have a better job offer or have received a windfall, do not throw away what you currently have on hand, to go without a job.
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