Gen Y Speaks

Gen Y Speaks: Burnt out and stressed, I turned to yoga to stretch away my workaholic life

Whenever someone worked overtime, it was common to hear beaming superiors react by showering the person with compliments about his willingness to sacrifice his personal time, and lauding him for his positive work ethic.

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

02/10/2022

Mr Gordon Gn, 33, is the office director of architectural firm HKS Singapore.

Gen Y Speaks: Many have left the architecture industry due to low pay, stress. I learned that good culture makes a difference

By Gordon Gn

11/09/2022

The author felt that the longer he stayed in my current career trajectory, the harder it would be to break out of it.

Gen Y Speaks: I ‘settled’ for a stable first job, but now I've found my dream career. It wasn’t easy to switch

By Zhang Jiehuang

04/09/2022

Masrina Abu Bakar is the main breadwinner in the family while her husband Saiful Amri is a stay-at-home husband.

Gen Y Speaks: I am married to a stay-at-home husband. Despite a difficult start, we made it work

By Masrina Abu Bakar

21/08/2022

For many years the author had dreams of being a pilot.

Gen Y Speaks: I’ve wanted a flying career my whole life, but Covid-19 grounded my dream. It wasn’t easy to give it up

By Theodon David Teo

14/08/2022

Gen Y Speaks: I returned to Singapore after 3 years abroad, and needed to learn how to find ‘home’ again

By John Lim

07/08/2022

Gen Y Speaks: I paid thousands to move my home-based startup to an office, only to realise my bedroom was better

By Jim Ng

31/07/2022

Gen Y Speaks: I was a dropout and a teenage mum. Now I run a company that helps mothers

By Stacy Chow

24/07/2022

Gen Y Speaks: I quit a stable job I loved, because the pandemic made me rethink my purpose

By Suzanna Tang

17/07/2022

<p><span style="background-color:var(--c-body-bg); color:var(--c-text); font-family:var(--ff-text-body); font-size:var(--fs-text-body)">The writer believes that while women can stand their ground and prepare for any microaggression or violence from men, the problem can truly be solved when men and women can respect each other, and that brute force and violence against women are never acceptable in any circumstance.</span></p>

Gen Y Speaks: After a traumatising encounter with a stalker, I decided to learn self-defence and ‘power poses’

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

10/07/2022

Mr Frederick Chng, a second-year business analytics student from the Singapore University of Social Sciences, co-founded Rhine Digital, a social discovery platform that connects people with businesses and attractions.

Gen Y Speaks: I fumbled my way into founding a tech firm, after deciding full-time university wasn’t for me

By Frederick Chng Yu Tao

03/07/2022

<p><span style="font-size:11pt; font-variant:normal; white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-family:Arial"><span style="color:#000000"><span style="font-weight:400"><span style="font-style:normal"><span style="text-decoration:none">The author says that his journey as a self-publisher isn’t a story of publishing success, but a story of the realities of being a writer and why one may want to consider it as a budding writer.</span></span></span></span></span></span></p>
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Gen Y Speaks: I've spent large sums to self-publish 2 books. Though only a handful have been sold, I’m not giving up

By John Lim

26/06/2022

The author does not have Singapore academic qualifications and now runs two businesses.

Gen Y Speaks: I dropped out of school at Pri 4. This is how I carve out a business career

By Annabel Law

19/06/2022

Gen Y Speaks: I run a cafe for seniors. They teach me it's not too late to start being brave and happy

By Koh Kar Yan

12/06/2022 hr

The author is seen here with photocopies of the drawings made by a janitor from her primary school which she has kept.

Gen Y Speaks: Tribute to my primary school janitor, my unsung hero

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

05/06/2022

The author is seen here in her apartment in Beijing. She works in advertising in the Chinese capital.

Cheang Yit Shan

Gen Y Speaks: Leaving Singapore and my parents’ loving arms taught me how to adult

It was my dad who gave me the courage to take my current job in Beijing. But it was my mum who taught me how to live on my own.

By Cheang Yit Shan

29/05/2022

The author is the chief executive and founder of Renopedia, an online renovation media platform.

Gen Y Speaks: 5 things I learnt after dropping out of university, clearing a hefty debt and setting up a business

By James Soh

22/05/2022

Gen Y Speaks writer Rae Fung and her father, Mr Raymond Fung.

Gen Y Speaks: After years of battling my demons, I realised I was seeking love in the wrong places

By Rae Fung

15/05/2022

The author founded Ah Bee Cakery in Taiwan in July 2021.

Gen Y Speaks: A culinary class helped turn my wayward life around. Now I own a cakery in Taiwan

By Lua Ming Kai

01/05/2022

The author, 28, and her classmate, Mr Chiang Hock Woon, 55, on April 22, 2022.

Gen Y Speaks: 3 life lessons I have learned from my boomer classmate

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

24/04/2022

Gen Y Speaks: My loved ones despaired when I quit law school. But I’m glad I chased my own dreams

By Cheryl Lau

17/04/2022

Gen Y Speaks: I was glued to my computer all day, until gardening helped me escape the digital world

By Lai Kai Ying

10/04/2022

Gen Y Speaks: What I’d like to see in the metaverse

By Alvona Loh Zi Hui

03/04/2022

The author, seen here at a training workshop in 2019, first discovered her love for the stage at 15.

Gen Y Speaks: I pursued my business dream despite self-doubt and parental objections. A tough chat with them helped

By Rae Fung

27/03/2022

The author, seen here at his home on March 8, 2022, says his lack of industry experience was a key reason why employers shunned him.

Gen Y Speaks: I have a PhD but after 10 years in academia, finding a new job wasn’t easy

By Nicholas Teo

20/03/2022

The author had planned to publish a novel by the time he graduated university, but gave up on it when he found he was nowhere close to a completed manuscript when he completed his final exams.

Gen Y Speaks: I have not achieved my dream to write a novel, but I no longer fear failure

By Brandon Mao

13/03/2022

The author graduated as a valedictorian from the Singapore University of Social Sciences with a marketing degree in 2016 and has been working in wealth management since then.

Gen Y Speaks: At 32, I gave S$50,000 to SUSS. This is why and how I did it

By Ang Yew Shen

06/03/2022

The author with long-tailed macaques at Windsor Nature Park in 2019.

Gen Y Speaks: I have spent half my life working with animals. This is what they have taught me

By Sabrina Jabbar

27/02/2022

The author, Nominated Member of Parliament Shahira Abdullah, in a photo taken at Youth Park on Feb 15, 2022.

Gen Y Speaks: Mentors made me what I am today and I want to help other youths

By Shahira Abdullah

20/02/2022

The author and co-founder of Teahee SG, Ms Jeannie Poon Wan Li, says she "desperately" wanted to be her own boss, but some initial setbacks made her depressed and doubt herself.

Gen Y Speaks: I left my dream job to enter the bubble tea business. It's been a tough adventure

By Jeannie Poon Wan Li

13/02/2022

The author is a manager with the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore’s International Cyber Policy Office which promotes international cooperation on cybersecurity matters.

Gen Y Speaks: Switching careers from teaching to cybersecurity wasn’t easy, but I’m glad I stepped outside my comfort zone

By Liu Jiamin

06/02/2022

The writer, a Singaporean working in the technology sector, during a cycling trip around Singapore in August 2021.

Gen Y Speaks: Why I find self-reflection better than resolutions in effecting life changes and sparking joy

By Pratyusha Mukherjee

30/01/2022

Mr Zavier Chan, 28, is co-founder of Strongsilvers, a tech start-up that provides marketing services for the Silver Generation.

Gen Y Speaks: I quit my full-time job amid Covid-19 to start my own company

By Zavier Chan Jing Ze

23/01/2022

Mr Caleb Sim, who dropped out of secondary school and then polytechnic, now runs two consultancy businesses.

Gen Y Speaks: I dropped out of school and had brushes with the law. Now I run 2 businesses

By CALEB SIM

16/01/2022

The author enrolled in Nanyang Polytechnic’s School of Design in 2009, and returned in 2015 as a lecturer.

Gen Y Speaks: Caring teachers helped me find my footing after my parents died. I’ve now come full circle

By Vilvum Ramu

02/01/2022

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Gen Y Speaks: Burnt out and stressed, I turned to yoga to stretch away my workaholic life

Gen Y Speaks: Many have left the architecture industry due to low pay, stress. I learned that good culture makes a difference

Gen Y Speaks: I ‘settled’ for a stable first job, but now I've found my dream career. It wasn’t easy to switch

Gen Y Speaks: I am married to a stay-at-home husband. Despite a difficult start, we made it work

Gen Y Speaks: I’ve wanted a flying career my whole life, but Covid-19 grounded my dream. It wasn’t easy to give it up

Gen Y Speaks: I returned to Singapore after 3 years abroad, and needed to learn how to find ‘home’ again

Gen Y Speaks: I paid thousands to move my home-based startup to an office, only to realise my bedroom was better

Gen Y Speaks: I was a dropout and a teenage mum. Now I run a company that helps mothers

Gen Y Speaks: I quit a stable job I loved, because the pandemic made me rethink my purpose

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Gen Y Speaks: After a traumatising encounter with a stalker, I decided to learn self-defence and ‘power poses’

Gen Y Speaks: I fumbled my way into founding a tech firm, after deciding full-time university wasn’t for me

Gen Y Speaks: I've spent large sums to self-publish 2 books. Though only a handful have been sold, I’m not giving up

Gen Y Speaks: I dropped out of school at Pri 4. This is how I carve out a business career

Gen Y Speaks: I run a cafe for seniors. They teach me it's not too late to start being brave and happy

Gen Y Speaks: Tribute to my primary school janitor, my unsung hero

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Gen Y Speaks: Leaving Singapore and my parents’ loving arms taught me how to adult

Gen Y Speaks: 5 things I learnt after dropping out of university, clearing a hefty debt and setting up a business

Gen Y Speaks: After years of battling my demons, I realised I was seeking love in the wrong places

Gen Y Speaks: A culinary class helped turn my wayward life around. Now I own a cakery in Taiwan

Gen Y Speaks: 3 life lessons I have learned from my boomer classmate

Gen Y Speaks: My loved ones despaired when I quit law school. But I’m glad I chased my own dreams

Gen Y Speaks: I was glued to my computer all day, until gardening helped me escape the digital world

Gen Y Speaks: What I’d like to see in the metaverse

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Gen Y Speaks: I pursued my business dream despite self-doubt and parental objections. A tough chat with them helped

Gen Y Speaks: I have a PhD but after 10 years in academia, finding a new job wasn’t easy

Gen Y Speaks: I have not achieved my dream to write a novel, but I no longer fear failure

Gen Y Speaks: At 32, I gave S$50,000 to SUSS. This is why and how I did it

Gen Y Speaks: I have spent half my life working with animals. This is what they have taught me

Gen Y Speaks: Mentors made me what I am today and I want to help other youths

Gen Y Speaks: I left my dream job to enter the bubble tea business. It's been a tough adventure

Gen Y Speaks: Switching careers from teaching to cybersecurity wasn’t easy, but I’m glad I stepped outside my comfort zone

Gen Y Speaks: Why I find self-reflection better than resolutions in effecting life changes and sparking joy

Gen Y Speaks: I quit my full-time job amid Covid-19 to start my own company

Gen Y Speaks: I dropped out of school and had brushes with the law. Now I run 2 businesses

Gen Y Speaks: Caring teachers helped me find my footing after my parents died. I’ve now come full circle

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