Born in 1983, Career headed no Where – Please help me

[angusmoo]

Hello, I am born in 1983 so you know my age. My career is headed no way as a matter of my unfortunate circumstance of meeting with a car accident. The car accident has resulted in me being resulted in me unable to work between the years 2010 – 2014 as I was in coma for 6 months and subsequently for the remaining 4.5 years, I had lost my memory and my cognitive skills had deteriorated to that of a 5 year old child. I was playing lego and doing colouring books during my recovery.

Here is my brief timeline:
“O” levels – 5 x A1s , 4 x A2s (9 distinictions, English A1) – St Joseph’s Institution
“A” Levels – 3 x B , 1 x C , C5 for GP – National Junior College
NTU Bachelor in Marketing (2nd lower honours)

My first job was with a Korean Tuition Centre that paid me $5000 per month in 2007. I have gotten such a high pay back then as I had ample experience as private tutor for about 5 years already.

2007 - $5000/mth (day job) + $1800 (private tuition) – age 24
2008 - $6000/mth (day job) + $2100 (private tuition) – age 25
2009 - $6500/mth (day job) + $1600 (private tuition) – age 26
2010 - $7500/mth (day job) + $2600 (private tuition) – age 27

I got an annual increment of $1000 due to my outstanding performance as a tuition teacher and hence my salary.

Then, in October 2010 armed with $200,000 (Combination of salary and savings since private tuition days) at age of 27 nearing 28, I ventured into Malaysia to do business. However I met with a serious car accident on the north-south highway that “permanently” damaged my brain. The doctor declared me to be permanently disabled no almost no chances of recovery.
I stopped working between the years 2010 – December 2014. Abruptly, by the stroke of luck, I miraculously started to recover and my cognitive skill slowly began to recover. I had no choice but to stick on to the lowliest paid jobs just to start my self off. I was already 32 years old then.

Jan – Mar 2015: Dishwasher in Japanese restaurant paying $1500/mth
Mar – May 2015: part time waiter in jumbo seafood restaurant at $10/hour
June – Oct 2015: Delivery driver for a handphone accessory company at $1550 / mth
Oct 2015 – Jan 2016: road cleaning driver at $1700 / mth

In 2016, I am 33 years old.

I was lucky enough and managed to find a job as a UOB call center agent. That is a contract based position that paid me:

Mar 2016 – Dec 2016: 3200 (salary) + 200 (allowance)

The contract just ended and I just managed to find work as a student care teacher which is based in a primary school that pays $1800.

Help me. I feel so demoralised trying to fight and stand up again.

My savings of $200k has been wiped out entirely paying for the medical expenses leading up to my recovery and 5 years of home stay and not working.

At my age of 34, armed with almost non existent savings and an outdated degree, what other stable jobs can I look for? I hope that I can be given a chance to start a family.

I also find it extremely hard to look for a gf/wife as most sg women despise me for my lack of career. Never did they give me a chance and think what had happened to me for the past 5 years.

So what job can I still look for and should I just look for a Vietnamese wife?

Thank you and happy new year

You are lucky to recover. That is your blessing to have a second chance at life. Remember to buy medical insurance next time so your saving will not be wipe out. It is not too late to start out again and work hard, you will be able to accomplish a decent life in SG with 3-4k/month salary take home which is what 50% of Singaporeans are getting.

Don't you get bored posting the same story with slight changes with a different account every few months? This must be the 4th or 5th time you are writing the same rubbish again.

to what extent have u recovered? why didn't u try giving private tuition again?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Don't you get bored posting the same story with slight changes with a different account every few months? This must be the 4th or 5th time you are writing the same rubbish again.

Either troll or haven't recover from brain damage.

This story also illogical. His prior exp after brain damage is all in blue collar jobs like dishwasher, driver, waiter, cleaner etc paying 1k+ then suddenly UOB offer him a contract call centre job @ $3.4k which is even higher than what they pay proper fresh grad for perm roles? Next moment again transform into a 1.8k teacher in primary school?

[angusmoo]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Either troll or haven't recover from brain damage.

This story also illogical. His prior exp after brain damage is all in blue collar jobs like dishwasher, driver, waiter, cleaner etc paying 1k+ then suddenly UOB offer him a contract call centre job @ $3.4k which is even higher than what they pay proper fresh grad for perm roles? Next moment again transform into a 1.8k teacher in primary school?

I am not lying.

The reason why i have gotten a contract position with UOB is because i lied to them and did not reveal that I have a 5 year break from work and I was teaching private tution at that time.

Please also understand, that i am currently hired as a school based STUDENT CARE teacher - not as a primary school teacher that is well paid

I AM NOT LYING.

So what jobs can i still go into at my age 34/35?

1. goverment job
2. a lorry crane driver that is much better paid
3. What others do you suggest i cannot think of any

[angusmoo]

I am trying to upload my employment contract to prove that i am not lying but the files are 2.41mb and 2.49 mb which are too large to be uploaded

[angusmoo]

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[angusmoo]

uob call centre contract:

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[angusmoo]

Here is it:

Call centre $3200/mth + $200 allowance

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