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Who cares about the humble living? As a President, Halimah Yacob should accept all the good and bad that goes along with the job, including moving out of her jumbo flat. Who can afford 'humble living' in a penthouse anyway?

A taxi driver shared this funny but sad encounter during one of his trips from Singapore's iconic Marina Bay Sands to their condominium.

A needy family living in a 3-room flat in Sengkang has electricity cut off after her Pay U reached zero value. The woman suffers from breast cancer, lost her job and her mother recently passed on. Do you think our welfare system is enough to help someone like her who's struggling to stay afloat?

Why bother to learn new skills when jobs eventually go to foreigners? How does the Government ensure a "fine balance in deciding" how many Singaporean job seekers are not left behind?

It states that “It found that employee engagement here has declined consistently over the past three years, in stark contrast to the upward trend observed across the globe.

Local NGO shows the pathetic dinner domestic workers have had - leftovers from their employer's table. About a quarter of those who approach the NGO complain of poor food quality. Is this how we are treating those who are helping us do physically strenuous jobs?

Our reader highlighted the lackluster employment scene in Singapore despite presidential hopeful Halimah Yacob's praise about gaining much from the years she spent fighting for workers' rights. He believed it is only fair if the President was never from the ruling party as it defeats the purpose of checking on the Government.

Our reader alerted us to a talent agency who made her pay $588 to have some photos taken but failed to guarantee her any job even after a long time. She claimed as many as 8 other women were in the same boat.

Our reader claims that job fairs these days omit the obvious and do not give enough information on the types of jobs they offer or their pay. They will merely tell you they are offering many jobs but not how many Singaporeans they actually hired. Do you agree it is not transparent enough?

A 30 year old man was sentenced to 2 years jail and 6 strokes of the cane for attempting to stab and rob a pregnant woman. He was motivated by anger as he had lost his job that day. He took a 13cm-long knife from home and barged into a mini mart at Tampines St 41 with the intention of robbing the cashier. He was however scared off by the screaming pregnant woman and a shop assistant who was thankfully there to help. The pregnant woman was unharmed.