Change With The Times

looking for the next break ...

Many workers, white and blue collars alike, work for their wages
They are satisfied with their next paycheques which put meals on the table and feel secure
The days where jobs aplenty and wages rise may be over
Apart from outsourcing, COVID has proven that even within the (large) countries mobility may beincapacited
Specialization & Laws of Comparative Advantage have cannibalized the whole (product) into parts
Cost savings have scattered production all over the world; in particular, China

While nobody owes you a living, but your country owes you an obligation as you serve your nation, contributes to nation building & pay taxes

Citizens first

Nonetheless, nobody is handicap except for their mind
The top is as handicap as he thinks he has the monopoly of ideas and is indispensable
The able-body person is equally handicap when he blames everyone else except himself for his 'misfortune'
Top handicapper: When you are given a job to be "the/my right-hand man" but you turn down the offer because you say you are "left" handed

做好本分

Being born and dying is not a choice
Between born & death, you have all the choices
You may be born poor but do not die a pauper
Why did slavery and women being subservient lasted hundreds of years? It was a choice until otherwise
Why are most businesspersons & successful persons non-paperchasers? When one door closes, another opens
When all doors & windows are shut; break the glasses
路是人走出来的  条条大路通罗马

COVID has made it more difficult for many who still await their next pay cheques
Jobs disappeared as lifestyles & attitudes change
Create business opportunities & venture out - be your own entrepreneurial employee
Contract & temporary works are disguised self-employment
There is no need to stress out; wherever you work, your paycheque ceased once it closes down

Turbulence is here to stay for awhile
Covid, economic slowdown, military adventurism, natural calamities, human discords...including food shortages will all kill jobs opportunities

A new normal is born

If you are looking for a break like the good old days, chances are you will hit the wall
I have been an entrepreneurial employee since I began my career 30 years ago
I work on a minimum pay basis, if any, and split the earnings with my employers

不到虎穴 怎么得虎子

The world is your oyster
Go forth and conquer
You can achieve all that you want within your capabilities & means
Change with the tides but be steadfast & focus
Whatever shalt be yours, will be if you put in the efforts

Bad times don't last; stay safe, healthy but lie low
After the bad winds blow over, the ecosystems clear up
We are experiencing a major paradigm shift
The world is leveling down
Be there when things turn better
A new era shalt be born