"Don't accept a job offer, if you won't join"

To further Tan Kin Lian's letter to Today here is my take on the state of the employment landscape in Singapore:

I just find that employees in Singapore lack loyalty to the companies they work at. This problem is excaberated by how employers treat their employess as little more than cattle at times. It kind of ends up as a chicken-and-egg situation where employess are always on the lookout for 'better prospects' even in employee-friendly companies. Employers do not help stem the problem by not giving staff under their care a sense of belonging and joint ownership. Pretty soon a good employee treats his job..as well.. a job. Nothing more, nothing less. It becomes only a matter of time before the employee moves on to 'new challenges'.

I myself been through a number of jobs. I may be the exception to the norm but I have never taken on a job with the idea of using it as a stepping stone to something else. I just took whatever job that I had as my career choice for that period of time. I only parted ways after working at the places became unbearable due to shit head colleagues and middle management.

(gets off his high horse.dismounts his pedestal. or is it the other way around?)

I guess the demands of upholding our lifestyles and realsing our dreams in urban Singapore makes job hopping almost fashionable. The grass is always greener on the other side. The next job is always better than the current one.

I do not quite know what to say here next. Just kind of started off on a topic..and just kinda lost my way. hahaa...

But my point is that we should do more to cultivate loyalty amongst our staff and give them a part in the success (or failure for that matter) in their work. Employees for their part should strive for longevity and not variety on their CV's and resumes.