Opportunities in low skilled industries for Singaporeans

Peh mentioned that this was, in fact, his first job out of university – he had graduated from the Singapore Institute of Management – Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (SIM-RMIT) with a degree in business management.

So, what got a millennial into the recycling industry, which is typically dominated by older folks?

“I couldn’t get employed for a year, so my dad was like, 'You know what? You should help out at the store', and that’s how I got started.”

He eventually learned that the skills and know-how he obtained at university were also helpful in the recycling industry.

That’s why he left his father’s company Ace Recycle Trading to set up his own, Earth Recycling Services, in January of this year. ...

“There was a lot of denial before I reached the stage of acceptance because I had big dreams, like how everyone talked about working in an office and climbing the corporate ladder.

“After a while, I eased into the lifestyle, and I do like the freedom of working around the family business. It also makes it easier to get days off!” CNA

The above is a success story of a Singaporean that refused to give up after finding out that his SIM-RMIT could not land him a job in Singapore. He is lucky that his father is in the garang guni trade and could give him a leg up to start his own business in recycling.

Singaporeans, especially PMETs that are unemployed, underemployed or unemployable, must find their own niche in the market filled with highly skilled foreigners to the tune of at least 2m of them here. Singaporeans that found their degrees or skills or experience unable to match the highly skilled third world talents from third world class universities can always find work in less competitive and lower skilled industries like garang guni aka recycling industries or in many other local industries like hawking, driving cabs and food delivery or even dish washing and table cleaning. They can become entrepreneurs in these industries by starting their own business and being their own bosses, owning dishwashing companies, car renting companies, home cooking companies etc etc.

There is a saying, be a big fish in a small pond than a small fish in a big pond. Your degrees would make you stand up in the garang guni recycling industry, in the food delivery industry, in car renting industry, in hawking industry, or as a cab driver. Print a card and stick to the back seat of your car saying I am a graduate driver, with pride. Be your own boss.

Do not lose your confidence. The competition is very fierce with more and more top talents being allowed in to compete with the citizens. I don't like the word locals or residents as they diminished the importance of citizenship and the sacrifices our men and families contributed to NS and still have to compete with foreigners not having to do NS and can join politics and become national leaders.

What do you think? The future of Singaporeans is very bright. I will suggest they give up their studies and don't waste money and time getting degrees as they would not be able to compete with the best in the world, all 7b of them, plus the fakes.  Can start doing business in the teens, set up small companies and be your own boss. Can start by going door to door selling 'kalipok' or nasi lemak. No need to send application letters and be interviewed and abused by foreigners in the job interviews and be told they are not good enough compare to the third world degree holders and the fake degree holders.

The key to success for Singaporeans in Singapore is the word 'acceptance'. No need to get angry and unhappy with what is happening. Be happy, .... relac, relac.

PS. Hope these low skilled industries are protected and foreigners, residents/locals that are not citizens are banned from joining these industries. Make these industries a privilege for Singaporeans that have done NS. Citizenship has privileges. Doing NS has privileges.