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Future @RadX in the training? Really his choice or there's no choice? Or maybe he (and his parents) wanted to know if the industry is really that lubricative or has plan to start one. What's next, internship at Geylang? I bet @Jamesc and @Inlinefour will fast hand fast leg go and sign up for a diploma or degree course using their Skillsfuture credits to secure their internship. Hahahaha But on a serious note, as a parent, would you support your kid if he or she decided to take up an internship in the funeral industry? I wouldn't, especially when their experience will be listed in the resume for their first few job after they graduated. I am not superstitious, just that I don't see any value add when taking up internship at funeral industry. Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/interning-at-a-funeral-home-students-may-benefit-from-attachments-not-related-to-future-careers SINGAPORE – When Marco Chua had to pick a company for a work experience programme organised by his school in 2022, he decided on a funeral home as he was curious about what went on behind the scenes. Even though he had no plans to go into that industry, he was eager to see what soft skills he could learn. While some students might shy away from an industry dealing with death as they feel it is taboo, he says he felt comfortable during his two-week internship at The Life Celebrant Funeral Home as he often had conversations with his parents about death. "My parents are open-minded and feel that any sort of work experience is good. They felt that the experience could be educational for me," says the 18-year-old, who graduated from Yishun Innova Junior College (YIJC) in 2023. YIJC's head of department for humanities, Mrs Renee Low, says the college tries to include some unconventional attachment options to show students the breadth of possibilities that exists in the world of work. "By observing how funerals are planned and executed, students will learn the various skills required of event managers. They will also learn about the social and emotional support that grieving families usually need," she says. Marco says he was involved in the logistics for setting up a funeral wake and accompanied bereaved families to the columbarium. "I learnt about the process for sending off a deceased person. It taught me that things are not as easy as they seem and the people who are working put in a lot of hard work," he adds. He says he picked up logistics and communication skills through his work attachment which can be applied to his future job and even in his daily life. "I learnt to be more understanding towards others as I had to be able to speak to people who were grieving and be careful with my words. This helped me to to communicated better with others," adds Marco, who hopes to be an engineer.

https://www.asiaone.com/singapore/i-seriously-think-our-future-f-employer-flamed-going-nuclear-prospective-intern-over? Talk about generational differences in the workplace. Except in this case, the employee hadn't even gotten the job yet. Jeffrey Koh, the owner of a design agency, took to Facebook on Thursday (Sept 15) to complain about an interviewee whom he was supposed to meet regarding her internship. He wrote, "Call me a boomer but I seriously think our future is f*****." Koh went on to share how he had "taken the time" to interview the student the next day, despite knowing that she had quit her first company after a day. "Gave her the benefit of the doubt because she actually left her internship company after working for just one day, claiming that the environment was toxic and is now looking for a new internship company." Koh, however, noted that 19 minutes after agreeing to the interview, she dropped him a message asking if it was "possible to have a virtual meeting instead". He added: "Without giving any reason, she probably figured a virtual meeting works fine too". A screengrab of their text conversation showed that five minutes after her request, Koh replied, "Don't think so. It's ok if you don't wanna come down". He ended up cancelling the interview entirely three minutes later. "On second thought, I think let's cancel the interview. All the best". Explaining his actions, Koh shared in his Facebook post: "Sarah is the very reason why I absolutely welcome foreigners who are hungry and hardworking to work here. F*** all these rules and laws protecting entitled Singaporeans." But not everyone agreed with his position.

resulted in intern committed suicide... ========================================= ST senior editors Daryl Chin and Marc Lim to be redeployed, following findings by Committee of Inquiry over purported “improper relations” with intern Danisha Hakeem 2018-10-04 Current Affairs Disciplinary actions have been taken by Singapore Press Holdings (SPH) on two senior editors in The Straits Times (ST), following findings by a Committee of Inquiry (COI) regarding an alleged affair with an intern. Earlier on Wednesday, TOC broke the story of Marc Lim, who was appointed as news editor in Sep 2016, being demoted due to the alleged affair. Mr Lim, 42, is married, with two children. Among his key duties is to oversee Singapore news coverage across print and digital platforms. Prior to being a news editor, Mr Lim was the sports editor and the assistant news editor. TOC understands that Mr Lim has been removed from editorial functions, and will no longer hold supervisory roles in his current capacity, in addition to being demoted two levels as a result of the COI investigation. According to sources, ST's Social Media Editor, Daryl Chin is allegedly the other senior editor who is involved with the intern. Mr Chin has been with SPH for almost 12 years, starting as a content producer in Apr 2007 until Aug the following year. He had then taken on the role of a multimedia journalist for RazorTV until Apr 2010, before moving on to the role of Property Correspondent for ST until Aug 2014. Since then, he has been holding the position of Social Media Editor at the mainstream news platform. It is said that the intern had purportedly attempted suicide after her boyfriend – who is neither of the two named editors – confronted her on the alleged affair. Previously, a SPH spokesperson responded to TOC's queries, stating that SPH had convened an internal inquiry after a member of its staff from the ST newsroom was hospitalised last week, and is now undergoing recovery at home. In a statement on 3 Oct, SPH said: "Our top priority is to ensure she receives all medical attention and assistance she needs as well as to provide help to her family at this difficult time." The panel was tasked to probe into allegations surrounding two separate instances of "improper relations" between a subordinate member of staff and two ST editors, and has subsequently found sufficient grounds to conclude that the two editors concerned had breached SPH's code of conduct. The SPH spokesperson said that both Mr Lim and Mr Chin will face disciplinary action “commensurate with the seriousness of their actions”. According to the spokesperson: "One editor will be removed from his post, demoted and redeployed; the other will be given a written warning, have his salary docked, and redeployed." The statement added: "SPH takes a serious view of any transgressions of its code of conduct for its staff and will not hesitate to take appropriate measures following a full and transparent inquiry process." Editor-in-Chief of ST Warren Fernandez said that SPH had “decided that we wouldn’t do an immediate termination… largely because of the good work they’ve done." Touching on a query from an ST staff, Mr Fernandez said that the misconduct by the editors had to do with “supervisors using their positions to get into relationships,” adding that as far as he is informed, the matter is not being investigated by the police. ‘We want to make clear that this kind of behaviour is not acceptable in the ST newsroom. Both of them have done good work in the ST newsroom… we will try our best to support them through this difficult period.” TOC notes that as it is a criminal offence for one to attempt suicide, the police would be looking into the circumstance of the matter and not the alleged affair.

Don't expect world leaders to be a holy man, no matter how good they are in their jobs http://sg.m.yahoo.com/?.tsrc=yahoo&mob...rue#/today/main

http://tnp.sg/news/story/0,4136,206723,00.html? Lorry overturns after crashing into barrier It collides with van before hitting metal fence July 03, 2009 SHE was driving along Braddell Road when she heard a bang at the back of the van. Madam Ho See Luan, 55, a vegetable supplier, said: 'Then the van shook violently. I stopped the van on the right lane to check what happened.' It turned out that a lorry had collided into the back of her van at about 2.45pm yesterday afternoon . Madam Ho was on her way home from her workplace in Bukit Batok. She lives in Serangoon. Her husband, who declined to be named, was in the van with her. When Madam Ho and her husband got out of the van, they saw that a police car was already there. ]>>This is Singapore Police efficiency for you! Get out of car, police already there! SOLID...give the police a Tiger! 'We saw a large blue lorry had crashed through the metal barrier and overturned on the centre divider,' she said. SHOCKED: Madam Ho says her van shook violently. 'The police officers were helping the driver out of the lorry.' Madam Ho said she was driving at not more than 60 kmh when the accident happened. 'I drive along this road every day, and there are always many cars on this road so it's hard to drive faster than that,' she said. ' I didn't even see the lorry in my rearview mirror.' When The New Paper arrived at the scene at about 3.30pm, paramedics were attending to the lorry driver. A police spokesman said they got a call at about 2.45pm about an accident involving a van and a lorry along Braddell Road, towards Bartley Road. The lorry driver, a man in his early 40s, was taken to Tan Tock Seng Hospital with injuries. Police investigations are ongoing. The police are appealing for witnesses to call the Traffic Police Hotline at 1800-5471818. Han Su-Ying, newsroom intern