Yesterday, I read an interview article in which the interviewee, a businessman opined that Singaporean workers do not play the corporate game well. The interviewee highlighted how an foreign colleague of his likes to “engage” (in my own words) his bosses and leave an impression as an capable employee on them and this gave him an edge in promotion than the interviewee. I have used a good term for “engage” when I can in layman’s terms and understood to most Singaporeans; use the word “curry favouring” as the same meaning was implied in the same article.
In my post about investing in our jobs, I have shared with readers how for many of average Singaporeans like myself; our job is the main stream of our income. Hence investing our job by working hard and smart so as to earn a promotion and increase our incomes for ourselves and our families ......
