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Singaporean pmet with phd in physics lost her job and had a mental breakdown

Agoraphobic

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Dear Amy:

What were your goals when you embarked on your PhD studies? If they are not available in Singapore, try other countries. If you wish to remain here, try going into academia and teach. Sorry, but pHds are so specialized in their fields, they block themselves out from general employment and thus narrow their choices. Good luck.

Cheers!
 

blissquek

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in our era, you have to be versatile enough to do both blue and white collar jobs. that's how the economy is transforming, skill-based rather than just office cushy job. i learnt the hard way...:o

Yes...

Amy brace yourself up.....The toughest part of a Phd programme is the Job Search part.

Go for something more ordinary and mundane...like a school teacher.

Remember PHD is just only a title.. My friend is a medical doctor and his name card does not address him as a Dr.

He passed away peacefully last month and he wishes to remain and remembered just like any ordinary person.
From the obituary page, no one knows that he was a Doctor.
 

frenchbriefs

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in our era, you have to be versatile enough to do both blue and white collar jobs. that's how the economy is transforming, skill-based rather than just office cushy job. i learnt the hard way...:o

U mean ur old,redundant, u have a failed career,u don't have any particularly useful skill or knowledge,a reject of society,ur not financially well off like Sam can retire to ang moh land and fish all day so ur being flexible by driving taxi and do odd jobs like fnb and fast food.also u have to watch young verile foreigners take over ur middle management jobs both tiongs and pinoys and boast of their 4k to 5k salary,dragging their kids around in prams and strollers while u sip ur kopi o at kopitiam and bitch about PAP and rising petroleum and rental prices
 
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krafty

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sam is only where he is because he got a good start, his father left him inheritance which with a mere above average mind can put to good use.:rolleyes:

U mean ur old,redundant, u have a failed career,u don't have any particularly useful skill or knowledge,a reject of society,ur not financially well off like Sam can retire to ang moh land and fish all day so ur being flexible by driving taxi and do odd jobs like fnb and fast food.also u have to watch young verile foreigners take over ur middle management jobs both tiongs and pinoys and boast of their 4k to 5k salary,dragging their kids around in prams and strollers while u sip ur kopi o at kopitiam and bitch about PAP and rising petroleum and rental prices
 

frenchbriefs

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sam is only where he is because he got a good start, his father left him inheritance which with a mere above average mind can put to good use.:rolleyes:

well according to ur logic,if sam leong father can leave him a sizeable inheritance which he can grow and be fruitful,that means his father had superior genes in order to create wealth out of poverty.his father broke the cycle of poverty and left behind a legacy for his son.which also meant theres a high chance that leong sam inherited his father genes,scientist say theres a 50% to 75% correlation between a parent's and offspring's genetic sequence.

that would mean ur father has inferior genes cause he left u jackshit and now u have to drive taxi.....and since u are now driving taxi,it would appear that both u and ur father have failed to prove ur genes are superior.this leads to two things,if ur father was a high flyers professional highly respected career man in his industries during his lifetime,and ur now a taxi driver....it would mean u have failed not only as a son but in darwin's theory of evolution of one generation creating a stronger better generation.....or ur father could have been a blue collar rickshaw puller in his life,and ur now a taxi driver,which means ur genes have not gone anywhere since a taxi driver is the equivalent of rickshaw puller back in those days.
 

krafty

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my life was tossed upside down by pap cronies, believe it or not, i dun have to repeat myself again and again. it's a long story from lau goh's time...:o

well according to ur logic,if sam leong father can leave him a sizeable inheritance which he can grow and be fruitful,that means his father had superior genes in order to create wealth out of poverty.his father broke the cycle of poverty and left behind a legacy for his son.which also meant theres a high chance that leong sam inherited his father genes,scientist say theres a 50% to 75% correlation between a parent's and offspring's genetic sequence.

that would mean ur father has inferior genes cause he left u jackshit and now u have to drive taxi.....and since u are now driving taxi,it would appear that both u and

ur father have failed to prove ur genes are superior.this leads to two things,if ur father was a high flyers professional highly respected career man in his industries during his lifetime,and ur now a taxi driver....it would mean u have failed not only as a son but in darwin's theory of evolution of one generation creating a stronger better generation.....or ur father could have been a blue collar rickshaw puller in his life,and ur now a taxi driver,which means ur genes have not gone anywhere since a taxi driver is the equivalent of rickshaw puller back in those days.
 

enterprise2

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Dear Amy:

What were your goals when you embarked on your PhD studies? If they are not available in Singapore, try other countries. If you wish to remain here, try going into academia and teach. Sorry, but pHds are so specialized in their fields, they block themselves out from general employment and thus narrow their choices. Good luck.

Cheers!

Maybe she's the type that can study but cannot work type. They can only go on studying... there's a term to describe them 'Professional Student'!!
 

batman1

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The PHD in sinkieland is quite different from first world country.

yes, in first world country, they will be doing stuffs in quantum physic..

In sinkieland, they look for a job..pathetic right????

Sinkieland does not have what it takes to be truly first world, it is all due to the PAP... sinkies , your ass pain or not.

In sinkeeland ,u dont' have to be too smart BUT u must have good connections and network,u see clowns and jokers like Mah Bow tan,Lim Swee say and Wong kan seng and Lui tuck yew can become ministers and earned millions from taxpayers' money....And also the engineer Ho Jinx can be the CEO of Temasek Holdings ??? One way out for her is to be a specialist tutor in physics...may earn good money thru hard work...not earning easy money like the cho-bo-lan MIW.PUI !!!!!!!!!
 

krafty

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sometimes, when i think back if i have not joined or worked with S'pore Technologies, my life won't be this bad. a mis-step in life, there is no turning back. i feel very bitter and i know bad karma will get them one day, i am very sure about this. is there anything wrong to hope that bad karma will get them one day...i am caught between good and bad.

my life was tossed upside down by pap cronies, believe it or not, i dun have to repeat myself again and again. it's a long story from lau goh's time...:o
 

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Dear Amy:

What were your goals when you embarked on your PhD studies? If they are not available in Singapore, try other countries. If you wish to remain here, try going into academia and teach. Sorry, but pHds are so specialized in their fields, they block themselves out from general employment and thus narrow their choices. Good luck.

Cheers!

MINDEF is the only place that she can work in. Forget about the AStar research institutes, only foreigners, especially those from India and PRC can apply.
 

syed putra

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If she has a PhD in Physics, she should spend her time researching cold fusion.

They got plenty of thorium at lynas plant in kuantan, just 5 hours drive away. Maybe she can propose a grant to start a thorium reactor research. It should be clean and safe if it works.
 

cass888

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What a bloody loser. Obviously you don't NEED the job otherwise you won't be "uncomfortable with the workplace" or "not cope with the work."

SINGAPOREAN PMET WITH PHD IN PHYSICS LOST HER JOB AND HAD A MENTAL BREAKDOWN
I got one job in ABC company but I only stayed for one week as I was uncomfortable with the workplace.

I continued my job search and landed another job in May as a patent executive but I only stayed for two months as I could not cope with the work.

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cass888

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Still blaming HKH? He seems happy.

Stop blaming people for your incapability. There are many who left ST and made it good in private sector. Obviously you were not cut out. One of those IQ no EQ people. Or worse, IQ also pun bo.

sometimes, when i think back if i have not joined or worked with S'pore Technologies, my life won't be this bad. a mis-step in life, there is no turning back. i feel very bitter and i know bad karma will get them one day, i am very sure about this. is there anything wrong to hope that bad karma will get them one day...i am caught between good and bad.
 

krafty

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he is just a small fish, i want to whack the big fish.

Still blaming HKH? He seems happy.

Stop blaming people for your incapability. There are many who left ST and made it good in private sector. Obviously you were not cut out. One of those IQ no EQ people. Or worse, IQ also pun bo.
 
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