Money’s a touchy subject, no two ways about it.
At 24, I — a fresh-faced, naive fresh grad — accepted a sad starting salary of $2,400.
Among my many reasons for not negotiating higher pay? I hadn’t done my research into market rates, and was simply a poor negotiator (but also actually poor, lmao).
Now, if that isn’t depressing, then I don’t know what is.
But I’ve long since moved on…only to realise the uncharted waters ahead are far scarier.
Among the many struggles I face, a recurrent theme is this one: where on Planet Earth (!!) am I going in my career?
Yep, touchy topic — just like money.
A 2019 survey of 500 Singapore workers by data platform Qualtrics revealed job satisfaction rates here are far lower than in other countries.
If career growth and job satisfaction are intrinsically linked — and, based on my
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