Feeling down at work? Singapore tops list of unhappiest employees among Southeast Asian countries, survey finds, Lifestyle News
04 Aug
Lifestyle

Feeling down at work? Singapore tops list of unhappiest employees among Southeast Asian countries, survey finds, Lifestyle News

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Lifestyle PUBLISHED ONAugust 03, 2024 12:43 AMByAmirul RashidDo you consider yourself a happy employee?If not, it seems there are a number of Singaporean workers who are also singing the same tune.According to a survey conducted by recruitment site Jobstreet and Jobsdb by Seek, Singapore ranks the highest when it comes to how unhappy employees are at work (19 per cent).The study was conducted in May 2024 and reached out to more than 5,000 participants across Southeast Asia.Regional neighbours Malaysia (12 per cent) and the Philippines (11 per cent) take second and third spot, respectively, when it comes to unhappiness at work.Indonesia, however, sits at the other end of the spectrum with only four per cent claiming to be unhappy employees.Roughly half (53 per cent) of Singaporean participants mentioned inadequate salary and benefits to be the cause of their unhappiness...
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Feeling Exhausted by US Politics? You’re in the Majority, Authors Say
26 Jun
Politics

Feeling Exhausted by US Politics? You’re in the Majority, Authors Say

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Politics tamfitronics Are Americans really as polarized as it seems? Authors Sami Sage of Betches Media and the Morning Announcements podcast and Emily Amick, creator of @EmilyinYourPhone and former counsel to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumersay not exactly. They connected on social media after the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and their collaboration resulted in their new book, Democracy in Retrograde (Gallery Books). Sage and Amick found that most Americans are part of the (very vocal) minority on the margins, but are rather an "exhausted majority," who have opted out of politics. Their solution? Civic engagement. Here, the authors discuss easy ways to get into political participation, why it's important, whether they think Donald Trump's recent conviction will spark more engagement or encourage voter apathy, whether we should be hopeless about...
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