well I feel differently, as SG small country and working here stressful, most of the people here aldy used to taking long holiday paid or unpaid, the employer actually adapt to this SG environment too

You took one year off? Unpaid I suppose. Can meh?

And on taking long leave, I don't think only unproductive people take long leave....or that those taking long leave means they are unproductive. Sometimes there are other aspects of live you need to take care of.

Lol, I will try Sentosa beach then...

Easy for you to say and judge other people..

Some families both parents have to be working just to survive. Not everyone is a high flying corporate banker who bring no tangible benefit to society whatsoever..

Those technicians and hawker family will need to send their children away at some point.

It isnt so much about how much money they make, but their time.

Do you know how hard it is to run a hawker stall? Wake up at 5am go back at 6pm or later.. usually it is a couple working together or even the grandmom and grandfather also working there.

So, how? Who gonna jaga the kids?

Maybe you are privilege and lived a sheltered life to not notice such things. But your statement that dont blame the kid for sending their parent to old folks home is not a fair statement and there is are cases where both parents have to work for their livelihoods.

if so, then why are u on sabbatical for only 1 year?
u should just resign and stay at home looking after your kid or your husband should
since bringing up the kid is that important, there should be only 1 breadwinner
and from what i read, your husband and you each easily earn more than a lot of couples combined.
like u said, your mum did not work because she valued bringing up the kids as more important
or did the value your mum planted into you got skewed off somewhere that it only applies to others but not u?

parents do a lot of things...some maybe too much
but most of the time, in their own way, they do it because they think this is the best for their kids.
sending kids to child care because it makes economical sense does not equate to not spending time with the kids when they are growing up.
you might influence as much as you can on how you want the kid tp grow up to become by instilling those good values
however, what they grow up to become does not solely depend on how you raise them.
being there every single moment does not mean the kid will become a replica of you.

Can intro the job?

Anyone in SG thought of going to Europe for a year or two, either working holiday (I heard not applicable to Malaysian or sgrean) or just normal working there

After that come back to SG again.....

Suddenly tis idea comes into my mind so strongly. I m going to 30 Tis Yr, if no go now, no other chances in future.......

YOLO

This reminds me of the story of the old man fishing, and the banker trying to sell him a business plan.

I just gotten offer from a Sg bank，HR adviced me to resign first and concurrently they will apply EP for me so that I can serve my notice period earlier. But Isn't it there is a chance if I resign from my current role but then the EP got rejected by Sg government ? 🤔

By the way, can tell the package is not very attractive, currently I'm getting above 5 figures in Malaysia but they can only offer me sgd8k+ and it is without epf, it is like more than 30% slashed but reading the posts seem like everyone can get one to one or some even get increment
Just wonder if anyone get slashed (dollar to dollar)when they move over to Sg ?

I got SG EP

looking to move to a higher paying industry like in the BANKING SECTOR

got mou? ada lubang?

I am in construction btw

im already in financial sector so = ="

Jin satki
No investment means your interest is @ 2.2%
2.2% = $1200
100% = $54,545 in your savings account alone