Are private hire taxis killing a people’s future?

[cocobobo]

I know of many talented ex-classmates from secondary school, JC and NUS who were laid off because of downsizing, ageism and cronyism when an incoming CEO "cleaned house" of the existing management team to make way for his former colleagues. It is not a matter of these older PMEs not upgrading or upskilling themselves; they were victims who fell off the cliff in their late 40s or 50s, with no way back to a white collar position.

This is true.

Also, johntan is dead

 

[k1976]

This is true.

Also, johntan is dead

Mostly the Five Zero High Hands in C-suites are 5S and make way for new directors who are below 40s…ish true everywhere

 

[k1976]

Grab Driver: "I love my job after I got retrenched. I am my own boss and drive when I feel like it. Nobody tells me what to do."
Passenger: "Slow down, stop talking, pay attention to the road and take a left turn at the next traffic junction".

Yeah, some grab bros can be easily distracted esp when daily target not hit

 

[k1976]

During any retrenchment exercise, the employees who are
spared are always the boss' cronies - not the most capable.

Let us welcome the new Dave

Cheaper, better and faster
Can 996 w/o OT pay
100% loyalty to Boss, no Kpkb no resent

 

[True Believer]

Yeah, some grab bros can be easily distracted esp when daily target not hit

Imagine that we are PHV drivers who begin each morning with a deficit, so we drive as fast as possible to secure as many passengers within our working hours. Like any other worker, we require toilet breaks, rest and food. As we rush around to earn as much as possible to support our loved ones, we grow tired, careless, less attentive and our concentration wanes. A PHV driver doesn't have it easy.

 

[True Believer]

Quite true. It’s all about cliques at work place

The results of favoritism are clear. Companies are hit with a double whammy: the loss of genuine talent to competitors and being left with a management team that lacks the requisite skills and who never challenge their boss. This results in poor decision-making. The consequences of cronyism are extensive and may even destroy a company, since it inevitably leads to a brain drain. Yet most bosses cannot help rewarding subordinates whom they like instead of those who are capable.

 

[WangChuk]

Many Grab drivers earn $200 a day or $5000 a month. That's good pay.

not for long ... soon Grab will get import drivers to reduce the operating costs and boost their profit cuts ...

 

[k1976]

Many Grab drivers earn $200 a day or $5000 a month. That's good pay.

Gross or Nett incum, Boss John?

 

[True Believer]

Gross or Nett incum, Boss John?

Most gig workers do not know the difference between gross income (the total amount earned) vs net income (actual profit after expenses and allowable deductions are removed).

 

[jurongkechil]

Respect them because need them for go to work..

 

[True Believer]

Respect them because need them for go to work..

Respecting gig workers also involves teaching them how to calculate their net income so they know their actual profit after expenses and allowable deductions are removed. That is a survival skill.

 

[ThomasEddy]

The results of favoritism are clear. Companies are hit with a double whammy: the loss of genuine talent to competitors and being left with a management team that lacks the requisite skills and who never challenge their boss. This results in poor decision-making. The consequences of cronyism are extensive and may even destroy a company, since it inevitably leads to a brain drain. Yet most bosses cannot help rewarding subordinates whom they like instead of those who are capable.

Many work places just want followers who never questions but only listen and says yes to them. The capable ones just leave

 

[mojito]

No kills. When there is no future.

 

[True Believer]

No kills. When there is no future.

Driving a PHV is detrimental to the person's long-term financial well-being. While PHV drivers may feel a sense of autonomy, they are actually being exploited by ride-hailing companies that benefit from a free labour force w/o any responsibility or liability.

 

[True Believer]

The longer a person stays driving a PHV, the more it erodes his professional skills, making him less employable over time. This vulnerability is worsened by the threat of technological advancements such as driverless cars, which are likely to one day render their jobs completely obsolete, leaving them w/o any income or ability to retire.

 

[mojito]

Driving a PHV is detrimental to the person's long-term financial well-being. While PHV drivers may feel a sense of autonomy, they are actually being exploited by ride-hailing companies that benefit from a free labour force w/o any responsibility or liability.

I use u use me it all the same. Unlike govt say u unskill so use less is better make your self use full.

 

[True Believer]

I use u use me it all the same. Unlike govt say u unskill so use less is better make your self use full.

SkillsFuture is a govt scam which prepares attendees for a future of continued unemployment or underemployment.

 

[ThomasEddy]

SkillsFuture is a govt scam which prepares attendees for a future of continued unemployment or underemployment.

Very hard when there are fresh grads, experienced staff looking for similar jobs.

 

[Geneco]

If they don't pivot and adapt, AI and automation is coming to undercut their income...

 

[Damien-Mystic]

By Benjamin Chiang​

The article below was drafted in reaction to this report on ChannelNewsAsia: "Flexibility, being your own boss, decent income: Why younger people are working as private hire drivers."

There are some people who are against the trade of private hire for this reason: they think it kills an individual’s employability and retirement adequacy.

Devadas Krishnadas posted the following on his LinkedIn page: “These jobs (referring to gigs such as private hire driving) have no professional value. Even plying the roads consumes vast amounts of energy… yet these drivers refer to themselves as their own bosses.”

“In truth, the real beneficiaries are the ride hailing companies all gunning for blockbuster IPO listings. Drivers constitute a free labour force for which they have no responsibility or liability.”

“While a number of drivers drive on a short term basis, for an increasing number it is becoming a long term proposition. As time passes and they continue driving their employability get eroded.”

Devadas thinks that drivers are being made used of. That long-term exposure to gigs, such as private hire driving, would reduce their employability and eventually see them completely being wiped out when technologies such as driverless cars replace them.​

More at https://www.domainofexperts.com/2019/06/are-private-hire-taxis-killing-peoples.html

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To: Devadas Krishnadas
Regarding your analysis, do you have an alternative to gigs? Are you planning to allocate jobs for these gig workers? Are you also planning to arrange food on the table for these gig workers and their families? If no, you should just keep quiet, and think again, before you voice your opinions from your status of already having a job that pays for food on your table for you and your Family. When you already have something, is easier to make comments about those who do not already have it.
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