Fishy Practices in the Office... And Then I Got Laid Off
Last Friday 2nd June was my Mum's birthday. We got her a nice little cake and had a mini celebration. It was nice to get a smile on her face these days. Unfortunately, it was also the day that I was given a notice of termination by my company, a local Singaporean company, with a month's notice. Reason being: My projects were ending with no follow-ups lined up. It is true that my research projects were ending. One of them ends right about the time just before my notice period ends. The other one ends 3 months later. So, I didn't really find anything fishy there. From a business point of view, bottomline is important. I get that. However, the... manner... surrounding this termination, doesn't feel right. Just a few weeks earlier, I signed an amendment to my employment contract to reduce the termination notice from 2 to 1 month. And less than a month later, BOOM... YOU'RE FIRED! As I found out, I wasn't the only one to sign the amended contract. Almost eve