Madam T Nalaayini, 58 has been looking for a job for a long time. She is single which means she has no other financial mainstay. Even worse, she is also the primary caregiver to her mother, who has dementia. It seems if she cannot get a job, their lives will be extremely hard. There are many people who have the same condition as madam T Nalaayini, maybe even worse. There must be some reason why it can happen.
I think it is one of the most basic social laws: no matter how rich the country is, it is impossible that everyone can get a job.
Sometimes, people don’t have a chance to get a job, because of the job limit. A company may need a lot of people, but jobs that the company can provide are still limited. A company only needs enough people. Of cause, the company can create more positions. But to them, it is a waste of money to more people but still gain the same benefits. Who want to give out money but gain almost nothing? So a company can only provide a certain number of positions. Sometimes the position requires the person to have certain ability. Not everyone can get the job. For example, if a company needs a CEO, then the candidates have to be thinkers, leaders and pioneers, which is a really high standard. So, still, a lot of people cannot get the job.
Sometimes, even if you find a chance, and you are able to handle the job, you may still turn out be rejected because your opponent is better than you in some aspect, the age, for instance. “The general perception is that the younger you are the more fit you are and the older folk lose out.” said an employer. This is quite true. “Young” symbolizes enthusiastic. Young people are usually more passionate on working and agile minded. So, again, some people fail to get a job.
Furthermore, even though some people have already received a job, they choose to be a jobseeker again, especially the older people. They have already worked on a career for half of life; a connection established between them and their jobs, they love their professions. And it is quite difficult for old people to learn a new thing. So they maybe keep expecting the jobs they are familiar with.
Fortunately, the government is trying to help the jobless people to get a work. The Central Singapore Community Development Council is working now. They have already helped a lot of people, but it is only a small part of the large group of jobless people.
Madam T Nalaayini has already asked for the government’s help. But she hasn’t received any response yet. I hope she can get a job soon.
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