More confirmation that university education is not necessary

* Do not be arrogant that you have a better degree than the “fake degree” of the foreigner.

* The “good degree” is of no use, if it cannot be reflected in job performance. Many graduates could not apply what they learn in the university in the real work environment. The “good degree” is no better than the “fake degree”.

* Good performance in a job depends on attitude, communication, common sense and other non-academic skills. The foreigner with a “fake degree” may have these skills that make them more suitable for the job than a local with a “good degree”.

 The above is from Tan Kin Lian, a presidential candidate.

And this is from theindependent. 

'SINGAPORE — A recent question about the job market today on a Reddit page sparked a lively discussion after a user on the platform wondered about a friend who had not yet found a full-time job two years after graduating. “Is it normal to be unemployed for 2 years?” asked Reddit user Speculoos-IceCream on Sunday night (Jan 1).

“Just curious since I am friends this person (26M) who, since graduating from university with a double degree in finance and accounting, has yet to find a full time job. Is it normal for a university graduate to be jobless for 2 years and going? What’s the rate of employment for local graduates?”'

What more do Singaporeans need to know about the value of their degrees? It is worthless, no need to spend so much money and time sweating in top universities like NUS and NTU to get a good degree. Go to the university of hard knocks to learn how to survive, how to act in a way that the bosses want and appreciate, how to look good in the way you work. This is the way to get a good job and the way to success. But if a degree is a must, go and get a degree from India. Indian degrees are in demand in Singapore. Look at the foreign talents, many of them have Indian degrees. Many CEOs and top management staff got their degrees from India. It is proven, Indian degrees are the best.

Ministers have said so and now Tan Kin Lian also said so. This is the new wisdom in Singapore, the first world city state heading to third world when the thinking of third world fakes and conmen has taken over as the wisdom of the day.  And if this is true, then many of the foreigners working in good jobs in Singapore are really fakes, with no degrees but know how to look good and can work without the professional training that a degree comes with. This is likely not true. They must have good degrees or know how to do the jobs well.

It is time to close down our top universities. No need expensive universities and high quality education. Just teach the students to be street smart will do the trick, convince the bosses that they can do the job will do. If foreigners, the task is simpler. Just convince the 'foreigner' interviewers that they are as good as them, also foreign talents.

Is Singapore progressing and moving quickly to join the ranks of the third world with third world wisdom and mentality?

What do you think?

Some comments to Tan Kin Lian's article.

Harder Truths:

October 5, 2020 at 5:42 am  (Quote)

$G has NO checks against fake degrees or skills. NONE. Employers are now FT so they will try to beat the system. Just ask Ramesh of JP Morgan and his crony employers.

These employers will win because MOM helps them by having no checks on their side. Checking takes time and money. In Australia it takes months to vet such documents. In $G it is a matter of days.

Even after that, their so-called degrees are as good as fake. They cut, paste, copy and bluff to get the job done and then run off to better jobs or get rid of any local with their own people.

The whole island is full of fake employees. Starting from Team Despot.

Went to Japan:

October 5, 2020 at 7:28 am  (Quote)

TKL is mesmerized by the Hunan girl at the bakery, smiling and making him happy… so he thinks every FT is better at work than local.

I had worked with a MNC which employs more than 50% FTs from:

1. India
2. China
3. Philippines
4. Rest of the world

I did one month stint there, this was what I found out:

1. Management all FTs, they hired their friends into the company.
2. One PRC Senior Manager paid $7000 a month came into office at 11am and leaves by 3pm (secretly as no one really checked)
3. Pinoys always chatting and chatting like birds in the office
4. Indians are lazy, hiding and hiding from work.

Yes, I found a few FTs really hardworking, one from PRC and one Indian, they worked very hard. But the 98% are all mediocre and lazy.

The FT Indian colleague told me the earlier one whom I replaced was from Singapore, very prompt and fast – professional, soon he was tired of the bs from third world…. found better job and left. This Indian colleague was honest, although he was FT, he knew how Singaporeans work and he thinks most of us are more efficient but just that Singaporeans are too workaholic and seldom chit chat to make friends in office.

Uncle Tan, your stupidity has no cure, you really think Singaporeans inferior to these third world FTs? Why not you conduct surveys? Why not you look at your own sons and daughters? Are they as inferior as you imagine?

I worked there just one month, I saw the dismay and lousy productivity of these so called third world talent….. They were so impressed with my work performance that my boss actually asked to increase my pay by 50% if I chose not to resign….. I still insisted to leave because I know the department is going to get shut down…. No one is working there except me….. Even I stay and get 50% pay rise, the department will still sink!!! I was right, few weeks after I left, the department was shut down. My boss already knew it was coming, he got a job before the hammer came down.

This is the same story my dad worked for fortune 50 company, same thing… all these FTs from third world, particularly India and PRC are less skilled and more political and lazy…. all the productivity dropped. Thee best record was held by Singaporean and with 90% Singapore core, which was my dad. They kept asking my dad to go back to lead the team, my dad is more than 70, Singaporean and hold the best record for that fortune 50 from 1980s till now, no FT in Singapore or the world beat him.

TKL – Singaporeans are harder striving and hardworking than these inferior FTs imported by PAP. Just that we are too honest and straight and timid to be bullied. We are not as bold and cunning like these inferior imports.

There are some black sheep amongst locals but majority are hardworking and efficient. If you want to complain about Singaporeans lazy, I suggest you survey your sons and daughters and go interview those working in MNCs etc and hear them yourself.

DeLorean:

October 5, 2020 at 7:55 am  (Quote)

Dear Mr. Tan:

I am sure you would not mind being treated by a foreign doctor with a fake degree rather than one from NUS because said doctor smiles wider and reassures you in words that you want to hear and comes by your bedside day and night to check on you. In between visits to you he will be diligently googling on your condition to bring you the latest medical advances related to your condition. You will most definitely get what you want and what you deserve.