Strange that while inflation this year is expected to be 5%, my boss only gave an increment of less than 1.5% to all staff despite making millions of profits in previous years. So this year is actually a net pay cut given the inflationary pressure on almost everything. For example, the price of food keep going up. My fishball noodle at food centre went up from S$3 to S$3.50 per bowl-my close friends told me S$3.50 is considered cheap these days and they are paying S$5.50 per bowl near their workplaces.
The "Great Resignation" at my workplace has also begun with my company's Human Resource department unable to retain a single staff who have resigned and HR is unable to find replacement at the old salary rate. My old buddy from University sent me the link that reads "KPMG S'pore increases starting pay by up to 20%" and I was shell-shocked. N...