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- Independent Singapore
‘It's taking forever': 30 yo man struggles to bounce back after nearly a year of unemployment
SINGAPORE: A 30-year-old man recently shared in a Reddit post that he is approaching the one-year mark since he last held a job, and that his ongoing struggle with unemployment has become an increasingly difficult chapter in his life.
Writing on the r/askSingapore forum on Friday (Jun 20), he revealed that he has been out of work since August 2024. Prior to that, he was earning a five-figure monthly salary at a well-known bulge bracket firm.
He initially left his job to pursue a Master's degree, believing that further education would give him an edge in his career and open up more opportunities. Unfortunately, halfway through the programme, he was forced to withdraw due to unexpected financial difficulties, leaving him jobless and without the postgraduate degree.
He also shared that he regretted turning down two job offers last year. 'I rejected 2 offers last year to wait for this company, which showed huge interest in me, which turned out to be disastrous,' he said.
'I also met up with a way smaller EU company that verbally offered me a job and needed me to wait till 2025 and suddenly ghosted me. Had to double text to ask what the progress is and was insulted by being offered an internship despite me being way qualified.'
Seeking advice from fellow users, he asked, 'What should I do? It feels like it's taking forever. I try to keep myself positive, but things just aren't happening.' 'What to do? Keep looking.'
In the comments, several users encouraged the man not to lose hope and to keep on looking. One wrote, 'Just keep applying lor. Sounds like you are in huge demand.'
Another commented, 'What to do? Keep looking.' A third suggested, 'Do part time first while searching unless you are rich and can search job for 8 hours. From grab delivery/driver to retail etc. Good luck.'
In other news, a local worker took to social media on Wednesday (June 18) to share that he's stuck in a 'broken' company where he's overworked, underpaid, and mentally exhausted.
Posting on the r/askSingapore forum, he wrote that even though it's already 2025, his company still insists everyone show up at the office five days a week, with zero flexibility for remote work. He also mentioned that the most draining part isn't the workload itself but the fact that he spends more time 'managing upwards' than doing the job he was hired to do.
He said, 'I have to remind my bosses about their own meetings, teach them how to convert a PDF (no joke), copy our own client feedback into decks because they forgot, and clarify client concerns that were literally caused by said bosses.'
Read more: No WFH, overworked, and underpaid — Singapore worker says he's stuck in a 'broken' company
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