PAP Minister Amy Khor: Pursue New Careers At 50 Years Old

xingguy · May 17, 2015

Source: States Times Review

PAP Minister Amy Khor: Pursue new careers at 50 years old
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In an career fair held at the Singapore Expo today, the Senior Minister of State for Manpower and Health Dr Amy Khor has called for elderly Singaporeans to embark on a new career at 50 years old because “it is common to see seniors living past 80 years old”:

“it is common to see seniors living past 80 years old. She said that at 50 years old, it can be the start of a period of “second growth” where seniors learn and experience new things, and pursue new careers.”

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The government-controlled mainstream media, Channel News Asia, even featured a senior participant of the “active ageing” career expo today. A certain “Pearl Tang” said she signed up for a Chinese painting class last month and “never looked back”.

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Do you think Singaporean elderly working as cleaners and tissue paper peddlers should start their “second growth” as Minister Amy Khor suggested?

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Netizens' comment:

Collin Lee

Dear Amy Khor
How STUPID can you be asking or telling people with 2 career after 50 yo you are just making us all AFFIRM that the PAP is truely a confuse party and can not care for Singaporean. And after a person even reaches 40 already get Kickout of a job and replace by FT or New Citizen = FT

Andrew Toh

Yes, let's force all those useless PAP ministers to pursue new careers at the next GE!

Patrick Leong

Well, I think Amy Khor should make the first move.... let's just make her and her gang a career switch

Faz Lee Na

At the age of 50, I had probably contributed some 20 odd years to the growth and development of this county's economy. If I am to be truthful, I know I have another less than 15 years of active work. Making our senior citizens work when they're past the age of 70 is just plain cruel and sadistic.

If, like the aunty, I take up painting at the age of 50, I see it more as something I can fill my time with when I retire and not something I want to engage actively in as a career. If I can make some money out of it, cool but that won't be the main agenda.

This is of course, assuming we can retire, if not, screw painting skills, I would need a much more stable and feasible skill. Art is not easy to sell.

And Amy Khor's brain is probably made up of rusty nails.

Confuseous · May 17, 2015

It is really difficult to ever hoping to hear something sensible from the mouths of our ministers.

Recently, we had a disgraceful statement from a minister about crossing some red line - but did not define where/what is the red line.

Now we have some really dumb minister saying that we should look for second career at 50.

wendychan · May 17, 2015

not eveyone can have a 2nd career as a singapore politician after the age of 50 where one is paid even more than before

SHAME ON YOU
only hell fire will teach

TheMan · May 17, 2015

Don't worry amy khor will be pursuing a new career after the 2016 election after being kicked out by her voters :oIo:

xpo2015 · May 17, 2015

Aunties in China have lots of free time to dance around with loud music in the parks early morning and late at night!

Long live socialism!!

Wunderfool · May 17, 2015

The context of Amy Khor 's speech at 50Plus Expo

50 years : The Start of a “Second Growth”

2. The 50plus EXPO this year is extra special, because as a nation, we are also celebrating our Golden Jubilee. We have come very far as a nation within the last 50 years. I am confident that the next 50 years will be no less exciting, as we embark on the next stage of our development as a more mature nation and a more established economy.

3. As it is for a country, so it is for individuals. In this day and age where it is increasingly becoming common to live past 80 years, 50 years is somewhat only a half way mark in our lives. At 50, there are still decades ahead of us. As individuals, 50 years old can be the start of a period of “second growth” too, where we learn new things, pursue new careers and experience new things. Indeed, when the Ministerial Committee of Ageing held a series of some 50 focus group discussions last year to hear ideas from Singaporeans on how to achieve successful ageing, we met with many enthusiastic post 50 year old active agers. They are full of life and suggestions. They proposed that we should provide more opportunities for older Singaporeans to learn, not just for employment, but for learning’s sake. They gave ideas on how we can bring programmes closer to the heartlands to help seniors keep healthy. Many of them also want to continue to contribute to our community through volunteerism.

So, it is not just about finding new careers at 50 plus, but going for new learnings and experiences so as to achieve successful aging.

enterprise2 · May 17, 2015

Amy talk cock as usual. Ask her to check how many employers (including gahment) r hiring above 50!

JohnTan · May 17, 2015

enterprise2 said:
Amy talk cock as usual. Ask her to check how many employers (including gahment) r hiring above 50!

ComfortDelgro, McDonalds, private security firms and F&B businesses that specialize in economies of scale are actively hiring those above 50.

enterprise2 · May 17, 2015

JohnTan said:
ComfortDelgro, McDonalds, private security firms and F&B businesses that specialize in economies of scale are actively hiring those above 50.

Thanks but no thanks! My idea of active aging and happy retirement is to earn 5 figure salary and talk cock all day.. Something like what Amy and her colleagues r doing!

Brightkid · May 17, 2015

Wow, this Amy Khor represents how out of touch is PAP as a whole. Her view probably represent that of entire cabinet!

She may well be right if she meant 2nd career as security guards, property agents, or just cardboard collector/resellers!

2nd career by choice or circumstances due to being replaced by foreign thrashes using degree from mills? Her message is probably telling to shitizens the latter and be prepared for it as Pigs further open flood gate to 10 million ah nehs, tiongs and pinoys!

GoldenDragon · May 17, 2015

Confuseous said:
It is really difficult to ever hoping to hear something sensible from the mouths of our ministers.

Recently, we had a disgraceful statement from a minister about crossing some red line - but did not define where/what is the red line.

Now we have some really dumb minister saying that we should look for second career at 50.

Soon, another will suggest 3rd career at 70.

JohnTan · May 17, 2015

enterprise2 said:
Thanks but no thanks! My idea of active aging and happy retirement is to earn 5 figure salary and talk cock all day.. Something like what Amy and her colleagues r doing!

PAP MPs work very hard to keep Singapore prosperous and sinkies well-taken care of, lest some opposition duds steal their lunch. Many PAP MPs work to the extent of holding multiple portfolios and directorships. They should not work so hard lest it hurts their health.

GoldenDragon · May 17, 2015

TheMan said:
Don't worry amy khor will be pursuing a new career after the 2016 election after being kicked out by her voters :oIo:

Unlike many others, her next career will give her similar pay - stat board, GIC etc.

enterprise2 · May 17, 2015

JohnTan said:
PAP MPs work very hard to keep Singapore prosperous and sinkies well-taken care of, lest some opposition duds steal their lunch. Many PAP MPs work to the extent of holding multiple portfolios and directorships. They should not work so hard lest it hurts their health.

Give me their salary, I will also 'work hard' too!

JohnTan · May 17, 2015

Sinkies should learn from this old lady, who actively pursued her career until she dropped dead at work. I heard she was posthumously awarded 'Employee of the Month' that month.

One 80 year old Singaporean dishwasher Madam He Jinyu was found dead in the toilet of ABC hawker center in Redhill where she has been working for the last six years.

According to her supervisor, Madam He worked daily from morning till night and only had two days off a month.

“When I saw her yesterday, she was walking unsteadily and appeared pale. I heard she has been having diarrhoea for the past few days,” she said.

GoldenDragon · May 17, 2015

enterprise2 said:
Give me their salary, I will also 'work hard' too!

For half their salary, many others can do muchmuchmanymany more.

Buckethead · May 17, 2015

enterprise2 said:
Amy talk cock as usual. Ask her to check how many employers (including gahment) r hiring above 50!

Exactly !...

Confuseous · May 17, 2015

GoldenDragon said:
Unlike many others, her next career will give her similar pay - stat board, GIC etc.

Ministers like her like to

"chui kong, CB song"

Did she not meet her constituents who complain that no one wanted to hire them because they are 45+

Pek Kim Lui · May 17, 2015

dun hv job at 40s, where to find job at 50s??????????????????
dun bluff leh

enterprise2 · May 17, 2015

The correct phase is to have good paying jobs at 50s

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