Being capable, hard-working and having a long list of work achievements are no longer a guarantee for job security, says strategic communications lecturer Ian YH Tan. Lazada made headlines for retrenching about 100 employees. Aside from Lazada, Amazon has also announced layoffs across various locations this year, including those at its live-streaming Twitch division in Singapore, while Google’s staff here were also affected by the company’s latest round of layoffs. Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux is also closing its Singapore regional office at Rochester Road, with reportedly 100 to 200 employees set to be affected. Experts expect more churn in the economy, as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in his Budget speech on Friday (Feb 16). At the time of writing, I know of at least six middle-aged friends who are looking for a job.
Being capable, hard-working and having a long list of work achievements are no longer a guarantee for job security , says strategic communications lecturer Ian YH Tan. Lazada made headlines for retrenching about 100 employees. Aside from Lazada, Amazon has also announced layoffs across various locations this year, including those at its live-streaming Twitch division in Singapore, while Google’s staff here were also affected by the company’s latest round of layoffs.
Swedish home appliances maker Electrolux is also closing its Singapore regional office at Rochester Road, with reportedly 100 to 200 employees set to be affected. Experts expect more churn in the economy, as Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong said in his Budget speech on Friday (Feb 16). At the time of writing, I know of at least six middle-aged friends who are looking for a job
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