Dream dream dream
alrite. another sunday.
was flipping thru the sunday times today when i hit upon our local columnist sumiko's column.
the subject of ageism is touched upon.
damn. i hate that term.
who wouldn't? nobody is going to stay forever young.
for we the women, age is a reflection of beauty.
when you are young, you are beautiful.
the mention of age is a taboo in the fashion industry.
that is how society viewed us for the the past centuries. sad case.
the appearance of a line of wrinkle is a tragedy. a new strand of white hair is a disaster.
that is how we are being viewed among our male counterparts.
and now, entered the work scene, we are going to be ostracized.
when you are freshly grad, you are inexperienced. now that you are hitting 30s soon, they expect you to be a highflyer. when you are hitting 40s, pray to god that you are never retrenched.
hmm.
why are we always under the scrutiny of society?
if you are still pondering over the switch of industry, you better do it fast. ie. before you hit the BIG 3.
otherwise employers are going to cast you out completely due to your age.
colleagues have been telling me, now that they are hitting the 40s, they are not able to change industry anymore, and have to be even stuck in the current co forever, till retirement coz other co are not going to hired such OLD people.
when you are at that level, you are neither cheap to hire, nor the higher management has too many a post to be offered.
if you are still hoping to switch industry, you will be viewed as a failure.
great.
hmm. does this serve as a ringing bell to remind us again of our so called dreams in life?
to pursue it while it is not too late to start instead of wasting our time now doing something that we din like and grumbling about it everyday?
to do a job in this lifetime that you love, one that combines of our interests and career at the same time?
of course, in society like s'pore, we have an extremely small market, therefore the risks are much higher.
in china, if you can conquer 0.1% of the market, you are rich. you have make it.
there are also restricted types of jobs you can hold in this small island. for eg if you wan to be an archeologist, haha.. which was also once my dream job too, you will have nothing much to dig and explore here except the cemetries.
even if you are able to make it your dream job, chances are you have to be relocated overseas.
lastly, such subjects are not offered in the local school and you will have to invest huge amount of money to study overseas which is also deem impossible for your poor blogger here.
sad thing is, many have tried to pursue dream jobs or to excel in their career and have failed. well of course... that is why it is called dream job. one that exists only in your dreams. hehe.. okie, juz kidding.
on the other hand, some people have make it.
a frenz once told me his uncle switched industry to be a sale excutive at the age of 30, going from door to door to promote his products.
now he is a multi millionaire and owned properties all over the world.
impress?
i am.
inspired?
me too.
in some cases, getting a dream job you want requires you to have the relevant certificates, which means, if you do not have one now, you have better make plans to acquire it soon, coz certificates need time to achieve.
by then, counting the number of years left to achieve your dream and your job, and to save up enuff money for your retirement, you dun have many years left.
for better or worse, if you have already embarked on the journey to achieve whatever your dream career is, great.
for the rest who are pondering now, good. at least you have started pondering now.
for some, like me, who have finished pondering over our dreams, it's time to take action.
so have you have a dream job too?
was flipping thru the sunday times today when i hit upon our local columnist sumiko's column.
the subject of ageism is touched upon.
damn. i hate that term.
who wouldn't? nobody is going to stay forever young.
for we the women, age is a reflection of beauty.
when you are young, you are beautiful.
the mention of age is a taboo in the fashion industry.
that is how society viewed us for the the past centuries. sad case.
the appearance of a line of wrinkle is a tragedy. a new strand of white hair is a disaster.
that is how we are being viewed among our male counterparts.
and now, entered the work scene, we are going to be ostracized.
when you are freshly grad, you are inexperienced. now that you are hitting 30s soon, they expect you to be a highflyer. when you are hitting 40s, pray to god that you are never retrenched.
hmm.
why are we always under the scrutiny of society?
if you are still pondering over the switch of industry, you better do it fast. ie. before you hit the BIG 3.
otherwise employers are going to cast you out completely due to your age.
colleagues have been telling me, now that they are hitting the 40s, they are not able to change industry anymore, and have to be even stuck in the current co forever, till retirement coz other co are not going to hired such OLD people.
when you are at that level, you are neither cheap to hire, nor the higher management has too many a post to be offered.
if you are still hoping to switch industry, you will be viewed as a failure.
great.
hmm. does this serve as a ringing bell to remind us again of our so called dreams in life?
to pursue it while it is not too late to start instead of wasting our time now doing something that we din like and grumbling about it everyday?
to do a job in this lifetime that you love, one that combines of our interests and career at the same time?
of course, in society like s'pore, we have an extremely small market, therefore the risks are much higher.
in china, if you can conquer 0.1% of the market, you are rich. you have make it.
there are also restricted types of jobs you can hold in this small island. for eg if you wan to be an archeologist, haha.. which was also once my dream job too, you will have nothing much to dig and explore here except the cemetries.
even if you are able to make it your dream job, chances are you have to be relocated overseas.
lastly, such subjects are not offered in the local school and you will have to invest huge amount of money to study overseas which is also deem impossible for your poor blogger here.
sad thing is, many have tried to pursue dream jobs or to excel in their career and have failed. well of course... that is why it is called dream job. one that exists only in your dreams. hehe.. okie, juz kidding.
on the other hand, some people have make it.
a frenz once told me his uncle switched industry to be a sale excutive at the age of 30, going from door to door to promote his products.
now he is a multi millionaire and owned properties all over the world.
impress?
i am.
inspired?
me too.
in some cases, getting a dream job you want requires you to have the relevant certificates, which means, if you do not have one now, you have better make plans to acquire it soon, coz certificates need time to achieve.
by then, counting the number of years left to achieve your dream and your job, and to save up enuff money for your retirement, you dun have many years left.
for better or worse, if you have already embarked on the journey to achieve whatever your dream career is, great.
for the rest who are pondering now, good. at least you have started pondering now.
for some, like me, who have finished pondering over our dreams, it's time to take action.
so have you have a dream job too?
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