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[h=2]PMET loses job to FT due to NS commitments[/h]
January 15th, 2014 |
Author: Contributions
NSMen
Dear TRE,
I am a 38-year-old civil engineering graduate, previously working as a project engineer for a construction company. Recently, SAF sent me a letter to tell me that they will be charging me for default IPPT.
This is not my first time, but fourth time actually. So my kakis told me that I should at least try and go for RT otherwise I may go to detention barracks for a day and there will be a record.
The thing about the IPPT is that it is pointless for me since I am not able to pass the standing board jump. But I am able to pass all the other stations. A lot of NSmen are like that, but MINDEF refuses to do anything despite claiming they are listening and changing.
This is very much a waste of time and resources since NSmen have to sacrifice career and personal time when the station has no use whatsoever.
Anyway, my birthday is on Nov 26 and I have a ICT call-up in Dec for 2 weeks. However my charge sheet came only in late Sep, so I only had 2 months to attend 20 RT sessions.
I tried my best to balance work and RT, going every weekend but my Malaysian boss was not understanding at all. He started to find fault with me saying I was not setting a good example for the workers by being absent for so long.
When I went for my RT, I found it to be very wayang but with great cost to the attendees. While we sacrifice our time to come, the PTIs couldn’t be bothered whether people were doing stretches correctly or just walking around the track when they were supposed to be running.
The worst came during my ICT, as I was not able to attend due to a construction project. Although there was no screw up, of course I looked like a fool. So my boss backstabbed me and told the bigger boss that I was useless and always absent.
Then, after he managed to psycho my big boss that I am useless, he invited his own construction supervisor from Pahang to apply and I was fired just like that with a 1.5 month salary in lieu of notice. My performance is not excellent, but it is also not bad.
I always felt that foreign workers were necessary as I work in construction. But after being replaced by one because of NS, I am so angry. NS has such a big price for Singaporeans but foreigners have none!
It has been 2 weeks only but I already feel the anxiety because my kids are in P5 and Sec 1. My wife is working so of course she cannot spend time worrying about me.
My wife wasn’t too pleased even though she earns okay pay as an assistant finance manager at a bank. Our family can get by, but I feel super useless and I have no one to turn to.
Even though construction is supposed to be doing well now, the point is that they are not recruiting people at my age and level. I can only pray and hope for the best.
Thank you for giving me a chance to express my sadness.
Best Regards,
Cheng
Dear TRE,
I am a 38-year-old civil engineering graduate, previously working as a project engineer for a construction company. Recently, SAF sent me a letter to tell me that they will be charging me for default IPPT.
This is not my first time, but fourth time actually. So my kakis told me that I should at least try and go for RT otherwise I may go to detention barracks for a day and there will be a record.
The thing about the IPPT is that it is pointless for me since I am not able to pass the standing board jump. But I am able to pass all the other stations. A lot of NSmen are like that, but MINDEF refuses to do anything despite claiming they are listening and changing.
This is very much a waste of time and resources since NSmen have to sacrifice career and personal time when the station has no use whatsoever.
Anyway, my birthday is on Nov 26 and I have a ICT call-up in Dec for 2 weeks. However my charge sheet came only in late Sep, so I only had 2 months to attend 20 RT sessions.
I tried my best to balance work and RT, going every weekend but my Malaysian boss was not understanding at all. He started to find fault with me saying I was not setting a good example for the workers by being absent for so long.
When I went for my RT, I found it to be very wayang but with great cost to the attendees. While we sacrifice our time to come, the PTIs couldn’t be bothered whether people were doing stretches correctly or just walking around the track when they were supposed to be running.
The worst came during my ICT, as I was not able to attend due to a construction project. Although there was no screw up, of course I looked like a fool. So my boss backstabbed me and told the bigger boss that I was useless and always absent.
Then, after he managed to psycho my big boss that I am useless, he invited his own construction supervisor from Pahang to apply and I was fired just like that with a 1.5 month salary in lieu of notice. My performance is not excellent, but it is also not bad.
I always felt that foreign workers were necessary as I work in construction. But after being replaced by one because of NS, I am so angry. NS has such a big price for Singaporeans but foreigners have none!
It has been 2 weeks only but I already feel the anxiety because my kids are in P5 and Sec 1. My wife is working so of course she cannot spend time worrying about me.
My wife wasn’t too pleased even though she earns okay pay as an assistant finance manager at a bank. Our family can get by, but I feel super useless and I have no one to turn to.
Even though construction is supposed to be doing well now, the point is that they are not recruiting people at my age and level. I can only pray and hope for the best.
Thank you for giving me a chance to express my sadness.
Best Regards,
Cheng
