Morning Digest, Jan 18
Woman says gender equality doesn’t exist because during her maternity leave, a male colleague who took over her work was promoted
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Netizen’s thoughts on how salaries of Ministers in Singapore are calculated
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SINGAPORE — When a local Redditor asked for “Thoughts on salaries of Ministers in Singapore” in a Jan 15 (Sunday) r/askSingapore post, many commenters chimed in.
PSD says that a minister may receive a starting monthly salary of S$46,750, which “works out to an annual salary of S$935,000, of which the fixed component is S$607,750 and the rest is variable,” the Redditor added. According to the Public Service Division website, as of this year, a minister’s monthly salary is S$55,000. Their total salary is S$1.1 million per year.
Read more here...Ang Mo Kio resident blocks corridor & lift with old sofa, receives notes from neighbours asking ‘Why choose to be a lowlife?’
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SINGAPORE — If you leave an old couch in front of the elevator that services the residents on your floor, you can expect your neighbours to be very unhappy. One Ang Mo Kio resident discarded a grey and black sofa with only three legs in this way, blocking access to the lift and its adjoining corridor.
That resident’s neighbours understandably went into action, posting notes for the sofa owner in English and Chinese. A Facebook user took photos of the abandoned sofa with attached irate notes from neighbours and then posted them on the popular COMPLAINT SINGAPORE page on Monday (Jan 16).
Read more here...Woman says her boyfriend refuses to go on holiday with her because of financial issues, but then he goes with his sister instead
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Netizen unsure how much angbao to give for CNY, asks ‘How much are you packing into your ANGBAO’s for 2023?’
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SINGAPORE — With Chinese New Year just around the corner, the age-old question of how much angbao to give has sprung up again. On r/askSingapore, one Reddit user asked outright, “How much are you packing into your ANGBAO’s for 2023?”
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The post owner continued, “I’m thinking $10 for smallest denominations, which is maybe 80% of all my angbaos. I have less than 10 pc $20 and fewer than 5pc $50 for super close family and friends. ‘Giant’ (to me) angbaos above $100 only 3 of them (elderly parents). Not sure if i’m cheap or generous. I think i’m average but can’t be sure.”