Shld Poly Graduates work as part time waiters??
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This topic is bugging me.
IÂ’m a 20 yrs old poly graduate. IÂ’m waiting for my NS enlistment on 6 Oct 06 which is 5 months away from now. Currently, IÂ’m working as a part time waiter in a restaurant at Orchard. The job is tough and the pay is low. Just $4.50/hr, pathetic rite??
Actually get this lobang from my sec sch friends. Then I intro 3 of my poly friends but the 3 of them have left after working for 1 month. Reasons are because they think that the pay is too low and they are enlisting in June and July. Currently, IÂ’m still working in the restaurant but IÂ’m always wondering, shld I quit and look for another job??
Many ppl told me that I shld look for an office job, 9am to 6pm kinda job and put what IÂ’ve learnt in poly into good use. What do u guys think??
IÂ’m in a dilemma. Shld I:
1) Quit my current job and look for another one??
OR
2) ContÂ’d with my current job till my enlistment day??
Hope u guys can help. Thanks..
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Quit the job, definitely.
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my friends are working in thai express for that exact same price. do i know you?
anyways, there are also people who kept saying they want a job but end up idle at home rotting.
im sure u can learn something there, unless u secure another job, i don't suggest u quit becuz u'll end up idling also and that is worse.
and i dun think waiter as a job is anything bad, its honest work. -
4.50 yea its kinda low..
mine is 6...
if u not scare troublesome...u can change..
if not just stick to it..since its only 5 months..not new to u.. -
$4.50 is way too low.They trying to eat u guys
. Market rate should be at least $6.50! -
Yes. ItÂ’s an exploitation..!!
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No, not in thai express..Originally posted by Ito_^:my friends are working in thai express for that exact same price. do i know you?
anyways, there are also people who kept saying they want a job but end up idle at home rotting.
im sure u can learn something there, unless u secure another job, i don't suggest u quit becuz u'll end up idling also and that is worse.
and i dun think waiter as a job is anything bad, its honest work.
i do not wanna mention the name of the restaurant..
Sorry abt tt.. -
last time i knew some of my poly friends who worked part-time jobs, but one of them worked until he skipped lectures n tutorial often. turned out to be the case of working full-time, studying part-time, n of course he dropped out at the end of 3rd year for failing one of his module for 2nd time.
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i'm sure there are better jobs elsewhere..
time parts jobs are plentiful....
but if u enjoy e job i dun think its a prob..NYDC is like 5.50 or 6 bucks..still FnB line...
if i were u, i wld find other jobs first then quit e current one..unless u already tired of tat job, then quit n rest, while find other jobs.. -
since u r a graduate n waiting for enlistment, there is no point of getting a proper job dat put ur diploma of good use cos employer moght not accept a short term.
work as waiter or sales promoter will be a better choice.
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Find a better job with higher pay.. then quit. Sucks if u quit and no job rite?
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nothing wrong with a poly graduate working as waiter...
ur problem is more like with the pay....
change job if U feel that its too low and worth ur trouble looking for a new job. -
Not a 'should or should not' issue..
It's a choice.
Being a waiter is still a decent job.
Nothing to be ashamed about or what. -
Work in factory better,pay should be higher especially those carry goods ones,u can treat this as a form of training before going NS.
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Almost every part time job in Singapore has sucky pay. It's hard to find a job that pays more than $6/hr, unless you're a girl working for some roadshows or promotion exhibit.
It's sexist I say! -
x2....your rate is too low for a poly grad.....Originally posted by aRcTiC_sTaR:Almost every part time job in Singapore has sucky pay. It's hard to find a job that pays more than $6/hr, unless you're a girl working for some roadshows or promotion exhibit.
It's sexist I say!
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It's a part time job, obviously we can't expect a very high pay. But if a male and female poly grad were to find a part time job, there's a tendency that the female will be able to get a slightly higher paying job (probably for some roadshow).
There are usually more female than male workers at such events. If it's not sexist, then why is it a requirement for the females to wear short skirts?
My friends and I are earning between $5-6/hr at a restaurant, while a female friend is earning $10/hr for promoting mobile phones at roadshows. Why don't we apply for the post as well, you might suggest? - The management are not keen on hiring males (they have more female staff than male staff as a result). Male staff can't wear short skirts, so maybe that's why they prefer female staff. There's sarcasm in what I said, but I can't help it. -
Originally posted by lonestar86:
what did you graduate with?
This topic is bugging me.
IÂ’m a 20 yrs old poly graduate. IÂ’m waiting for my NS enlistment on 6 Oct 06 which is 5 months away from now. Currently, IÂ’m working as a part time waiter in a restaurant at Orchard. The job is tough and the pay is low. Just $4.50/hr, pathetic rite??
Actually get this lobang from my sec sch friends. Then I intro 3 of my poly friends but the 3 of them have left after working for 1 month. Reasons are because they think that the pay is too low and they are enlisting in June and July. Currently, IÂ’m still working in the restaurant but IÂ’m always wondering, shld I quit and look for another job??
Many ppl told me that I shld look for an office job, 9am to 6pm kinda job and put what IÂ’ve learnt in poly into good use. What do u guys think??
IÂ’m in a dilemma. Shld I:
[b]1) Quit my current job and look for another one??
OR
2) ContÂ’d with my current job till my enlistment day??
Hope u guys can help. Thanks..
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There is nothing wrong by working as waiters.
I believe they don't even look at your cert when U apply for this job.
It's the experience that counts and can be useful in the future.
Basically, personally people is enjoyable especially when you got compliments and customer know you as time go by.
Of cos, it depends on individuals and when is your enlistment date.
I used to work 2 jobs during my school holidays.
Holding a bank job and work as a bar in a cafe. -
Diploma in Business Informatics..Originally posted by R3SsH|n:what did you graduate with?
y?? -
waiter 4.5 is really quite low..i thought average would be around 6 bucks..
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are you workin in mcdonald's ???
that's a damn low cheap labour s.h.i.t.
my previous f&b job was 5.5.
im waiting for my enlistment as well. currently workin' in those event company and may be getting a shangari-la hotel job hopefully.
follow your heart, bro. -
waiters and FB jobs are around $5 ..... admin staff around $6...
actually other than roadshows, FB also prefer females cos can attract more customers.
Admin staff also prefer females cos sometimes they need to answer calls and they prefer female voice talking to customers.
Sales people sometimes also prefer females cos they attract more attention...
Thats life man...
IF u got gf who happen to be same age as u she prob earn more than u la....
and u prob be much poorer than her after going out with her on dates... -
no, not mcdonald's..Originally posted by twiggies:are you workin in mcdonald's ??? that's a damn low cheap labour s.h.i.t.
my previous f&b job was 5.5.
im waiting for my enlistment as well. currently workin' in those event company and may be getting a shangari-la hotel job hopefully.
follow your heart, bro.
working in hotel can get higher pay..
gd luck then.. -
ya, agree with tt..Originally posted by zhjjhz888:waiters and FB jobs are around $5 ..... admin staff around $6...
actually other than roadshows, FB also prefer females cos can attract more customers.
Admin staff also prefer females cos sometimes they need to answer calls and they prefer female voice talking to customers.
Sales people sometimes also prefer females cos they attract more attention...
Thats life man...
IF u got gf who happen to be same age as u she prob earn more than u la....
and u prob be much poorer than her after going out with her on dates...
but pretty gals are preferred..