by Alex | Jun 12, 2014 | Relationships, Work
The idea of being prim and proper as a “professional” can be overrated. Given all my interactions with so-called professionals, those who display such prim and proper demeanor have a tendency to be boring. Personally, I have tempered my expectations of...
by Alex | Jun 11, 2014 | Business, Work
I’ve often been asked by friends and family that given all my (supposed) smarts, why wasn’t I working for large multinationals where I probably would be in a senior position raking in the big bucks. Once in a while, I do get bothered by those quips since I...
by Alex | Dec 31, 2010 | Life, Lifestyle, Money, Technology, Work
To be nearing 30 with no sense of accomplishment. It just plain sucks. It’s that point in your life where reality kicks you hard in the balls and leave you . Forget quarter-life crisis. 30 is the new 40, methinks and the epiphany of answering the “What...
by Alex | Nov 2, 2010 | Work
A friend who works in HR shared to me how she encountered one personal evaluation sheet indicated that the employee feels that the organization has not provided him enough work hours to learn work skills. And the employee consistently regarded himself as...
by Alex | Sep 19, 2010 | Business, Work
All this argument about how this and that can increase productivity can be one mucky thing. Quite a lot of so-called management and productivity gurus locally are all about imposing learnings and knowledge that are based on a different culture as ours. Ever heard of...
