more questions lolol (continued from the one where i only managed to ans 20 questions)
21. Do you have any pet peeves? -when people are blocking the way and walking way too slow
22. Which meal is your favorite: breakfast, lunch, or dinner? -breakfast
23. What song always gets you out on the dance floor? -don't trust me by 3oh!3
24. When you were a kid, did you eat the crusts on your sandwich or not? -yes
25. What activity instantly calms you? -jamming
26. Ideally, how would you spend your birthday? -nice meal w family/friends
27. What do you do on your commute to/from work? -surf instagram and reddit
28. Do you have a favorite type of exercise? -i rly like walking actually
29. What's your favorite season and why? -i used to think it was autumn but after seeing all seasons except autumn, idk anymore.. everything is bootiful
30. What's the best joke you've ever heard? -idk
31. What's the phone app you use most? -either instagram or youtube
32. Would you rather cook or order in? -order in
33. Have your ever disliked something and then changed your mind? -kids, mushrooms, bitter gourd... in no particular order
34. What's your favorite board game? -don't think i've a favourite
35. How do you take your coffee? -with lots of milk and less sugar
36 What's your most prized possession and why? -i actually love everything i own. am quite minimalist so my things all mean alot to me
37. Is there any product that you couldn't live without? -lip balm, it changed my life
38. Do you sleep with a top sheet? Why or why not? -whats that
39. If you could have any exotic animal as a pet, which would it be? -omg i want a capybara
40. What would be the first thing you'd do if you won the lottery? -have a good meal w family/friends
41. What’s your favorite thing about your current job? -work-life balance
42. What annoys you most? -management
43. What’s the career highlight you’re most proud of? -i busted my bones for a major presentation once... but too tiring i hope i don't have to do smth like that agn
44. Do you think you’ll stay in your current gig awhile? Why or why not? -yes, i like the job and welfare's good
45. What type of role do you want to take on after this one? -not sure yet but not management
46. Are you more of a "work to live" or a "live to work" type of person? -work to live fosure
47. Does your job make you feel happy and fulfilled? Why or why not? -hmm i think so
48. How would your 10-year-old self react to what you do now? -happy and sad cos i didn't become a writer like i always wanted to be (legit my birthday wish every year for as long as i can rmb was to become a writer)
49. What do you remember most about your first job? -when i was 14 i tutored a girl who was super lazy and unmotivated. not a fulfilling job
50. How old were you when you started working? -fulltime, almost 23
51. What’s the worst job you’ve ever had? -hmm nothing rly stands out, there was good and bad with every job but overall the good outweighed the bad. thinking back my esplanade "job" was quite exploitative though. got teenagers to write and ideate for free. still kena yelled at. even youth.sg was super nice and gave us renumeration plus a LOT of perks and freebies (would rly encourage young people looking for experience to go work for them!) but the esplanade ST correspondent was damn nice and i learnt alot from him.
52. What originally got you interested in your current field of work? -job stability
53. Have you ever had a side hustle or considered having one? -yes wanna write articles but that's illegal
54. What’s your favorite part of the workday? -5.30pm. jk i kinda like the early mornings when it's quiet and i can work more productively. i dislike noisy colleagues (noisy at lunch is fine but not when i'm busy at work)
55. What’s the best career decision you’ve ever made? -this one
56. What’s the worst career decision you’ve ever made? -hmm fortunately nth yet
57. Do you consider yourself good at networking? -nope
58. What career advice would you give to your younger self? -try everything! even things that seem unattainable
59. Do you believe in having a "five-year plan"? -whats that
60. How do you separate your work life from your home life? -not much trouble here
61. When will you know you've "made it"? -when i can buy a place like my parents'
62. Are you looking forward to retiring, or do you plan to work as long as possible? -no plans to retire for now (lol said like i can)
63. Have you ever had "imposter syndrome"? -yessss all the time ): forreal people praise me all the time but i have so much imposter syndrome.
64. What do you think about workaholics? -not healthy
65. What qualities do you look for in a boss? -flexibility, broad-minded, NOT micro-managing and don't expect you to OT
66. Do you have a professional mentor? If not, do you want one? -i used to and it helped so much. don't think i rly need one rn tho
67. Do you have a work best friend? -yes a group
68. Are you into after-work happy hours? -occasionally is fine
69. How do you motivate yourself in your career? -i like to learn and also see outcomes so it helps
70. What's the best career advice you've ever heard? -work smart
71. What's the worst career advice you've ever received? -cant rly rmb
72. When you started your current job, what most surprised you? -how friendly people are
73. How do you pick yourself back up after making a mistake at work? -im still learning how to do this
74. How do you deal with work stress? -organize my schedule/time
75. What energizes you about your career? -achieving small short-term goals
76. What's one work-related thing you want to accomplish in the next year? -settle in well to my upcoming first posting!
77. Who has had the biggest impact on your career choice? -definitely my parents
78. What does your family think of your career? -supportive, would prolly try to convince me to stay if i tried to quit
79. What's the best thing you've learned in your current position? -time and stress management
80. If you could do it all over again, would you pursue the same career? Why or why not? -yes! i genuinely enjoy the job and environment is good
