When I wrote this last entry, I never expected it to go beyond the confines of my social circle. This blog was never meant to be one of the crowd’s favourites, and I have always been glad for that because my main aim of writing this was for my own cathartic purposes, as well as to keep friends up-to-date with my life.

So, to all of you who dropped by here via Tomorrow.sg, and Sammyboy forum, hello there. I have approved of all the comments that were made, even the antagonistic ones, and have also read through the forum where there were people calling me nasty names.

What I wish to make clear is this: If you don’t like what you are reading, then please leave. I did not submit my entry to Tomorrow.sg nor did I post on the forum, it was never my intention to solicit your kind attention. If you have a different opinion from mine, then by all means, go ahead and respond. Just don’t be a coward and hide under an anonymous moniker, or respond using a fake email address. I will not hesitate to delete such comments if need be. I don’t care who you are or what you say about me.

You may think, based on what I write, that I am a bitch and I am whining. Maybe, maybe not. I don’t have to justify myself to you.

But if you surf on, continue reading, and become a friend in time to come, I say welcome, glad to have you here. Thanks for your concern and lovely compliments.

To clarify some of the things that people have said, consider this an addendum to the original entry.

It’s true, according to MOM, there are two types of contract workers - “contract for service” and “contract of service”. I am not too certain how to distinguish the two, perhaps someone more knowledgeable in legal matters could explain it to me. 

It’s true too, the cards were laid out on the table for my perusal, I could simply make the choice and not blog about it. But then again, what is the use of having a blog, if not for charting my own thoughts, opinions and rants? Plus, if you had read carefully, the entry was filed in the “My views…” category. Pretty self-explanatory, I would think.

I am currently working, on a temporary basis, with another tech publication under a short-term contract, and my employer pays me CPF. Plus, my editor allows me to take unrecorded (and hence, paid) leave whenever I need to, and the trust that she, and by proxy the company, has for me makes me feel appreciated. It is apparent, then, that contract terms are dependent on how much a company values its employees. Don’t care too much for your workers’ welfare? Just give them the basic, legal minimum.

Anyway, I had applied for the MDC job because it was not clear to me, at that time, if my company was going to retain me. But now that I know my editor is trying her best to carve something out for me, I am just really glad that I won’t have to accept MDC out of desperation. I am hopeful that things will work out and am keeping my fingers crossed.

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