HeyJaredThe Adrian Tan Show
This is my podcast, where I speak with folks to explore the nuances of modern work and its idiosyncrasies. Beyond just the enablers and vendors transforming this space, I will also include intimate conversations with people navigating newfound career pivots.
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I ran the numbers on my $70,000 child bonus. I was wrong. (opens the original)
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When the government announced that every Singaporean child gets almost $70,000 from birth to 17, my first reaction was simple: I have four kids, so that’s $280,000 for my family. Hosay liao. Then I actually sat down and did the maths properly. I was completely off the mark. My oldest just missed the new baby gift and child credits by age cutoffs. My two middle kids get a partial run of child credits plus a PSEA top-up. Only my youngest, at 10, gets close to the full package. Add it all up across
My 2018 Nanning Trip: How I Almost Joined a Money Game (and Why I’m Speaking Up Now) (opens the original)
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My face is all over the news right now. Here’s why I’m okay with that. Eight years ago I flew to Nanning , sat through five days of the world’s most elaborate sales pitch, and walked away from what turned out to be a pyramid scheme. I wrote about it once and filed a police report but nobody really followed up. Then 52 Singaporeans got detained in China over a suspected pyramid scheme, my old article resurfaced, and suddenly my face was in the news. The question I’ve gotten the most since: how th
Your First Job Might Never Exist (opens the original)
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Is AI really replacing jobs? Or is something even more dangerous happening? Everyone is asking whether AI will take our jobs. I think we’re asking the wrong question. The real disruption isn’t that experienced professionals are being replaced. It’s that the first step of the career ladder is quietly disappearing. In this video, I explore: * Why AI helps junior employees more than senior ones * Why companies are hiring fewer entry-level workers * What happens when AI takes over the work people us
I've Lost My Job Six Times. (opens the original)
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Someone is going to get retrenched today — and they have no idea. After 11 years inside recruitment and hundreds of conversations with blindsided professionals, I can tell you retrenchment is almost never actually a surprise. The signals show up weeks or months early. Most people just don't know what they're looking for. This video names all 9 — and the 4 quiet moves to make before you ever need them. 🔎 Track live layoffs in Singapore → https://layoffsg.com ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 0:00 – Someone gets retr
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