Comments on: Don’t depend too much on your company

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:48:58 +0000

@ Damien
And it’s not easy to find tat minority worth a try though.

Thanks for the email

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:57:00 +0000

True, a majority would see no point in it so the idea is to round up the minority. The distracted majority wouldn’t add any value to the group anyway.

Oh, and check your mailbox.

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 01:06:31 +0000

@ Damien
That’s a very good idea, but only applicable to those who are still motivated to do something. Most Asians, well, they’re too demotivated to do anything but to find a new job desperately.

Maybe I should drop you an email sometime. hohoho

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 00:43:46 +0000

Here’s what people in the US are doing.

I read about one of them who created a group of laid-off professionals living in and around the city where he lives. They’ve got about 15 ppl, from Financial Directors to kindergarten teachers. They meet every Saturday in a diner, usually for lunch. They pay their own of course. They exchange information (a group member might know someone in a need of a specialist) and CVs. They brainstorm for ideas. They even assemble ad-hoc teams to pitch for freelancing work/outsourcing as groups.

Most importantly, members are like-minded people who’s there to share their story and to support and motivate each other. Its real important not to feel alone and disattached in a time like this. Its also useful for business networking. Who knows, someone in the group might be a former VP of a public listed company. They won’t forget you when the good times come back.

Just a thought – perhaps you might like to organize something of this nature?

By: Alvin Lim

Alvin Lim — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 14:24:43 +0000

@ Damien
The number of conmen is indeed on the rise…same goes with criminals (ok..i know conmen = criminals..but not many people realize that). But most people are too comfortable with their 9-5 job. It’s just like a robot being programmed to do A – Z….and one day, the robot is being released to the wild and has no idea how to do 0 – 9. It takes some time to adapt and who knows, maybe by the time he manages to adapt….er…too late already.

@ Angie
I think the rest of the folks will be more hardworking since they know about our case

@ Harogenki
Hopefully those guys who claimed our country is safe from recession few months ago, will feel the heat too !

By: Harogenki

Harogenki — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 08:29:58 +0000

Nowadays, everyone is feeling the heat.

By: Angie Tan

Angie Tan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:11:31 +0000

Read this earlier this morning –> http://business.theage.com.au/business/staff-morale-dives-20090309-8sng.html

You bet that morale is at all time low at our place. It will probably go lower still when word gets out.

Anyway, will try my best to get jobs for you guys, if not jobs, at least provide my recommendation.

Angie Tans last blog post..Looking At The Bright Side of Life

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:08:31 +0000

Oops, malformed repetitive phrases. That’s what happens when I cut and paste stuff from various notes without reading, hehe.

By: Damien Tan

Damien Tan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 06:04:40 +0000

I would encourage everyone to start thinking of a second income stream, even if they are fully employed now. I would also be very careful about dabbling in high risk, passive income schemes during these times. Scam watchdogs are reporting an increase in activity in these times. Personally I’d invest in downmarket activities during these times, particularly in service sectors like food and maintenance. I like the fact that its low risk, cash based and has daily turnover.