[SINGAPORE] When Waterloo Coffee first opened out of an 11th-floor flat in Waterloo Centre last April, owner Uzma Mueez had just decided to leave corporate work and start a business of her own.

[SINGAPORE] Back in 2025, I remember excitedly announcing in a group chat: “I got a job offer!” 

[SINGAPORE] Fresh out of university, Sheng, 26, was ready to take on the working world. The corporate sector awarded him 13-hour working days.

[SINGAPORE] Shayndel Goo, 25, has made Glasgow her home for the past six years. A proud graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, she now runs a private studio where she teaches piano. 

[SINGAPORE] A while ago, my friend proudly announced a new artificial intelligence (AI) literacy certification on her LinkedIn. I’ll admit, as a native ChatGPT user, the idea of spending time on a cou...

[SINGAPORE] I used to collect stamps when I was five. My interest died down a few years later, but in my early 20s, I found a new collectible: internships.

[SINGAPORE] It was clear from the start of junior college that a computer science degree would not be on the cards for me. I had already set my sights on an arts degree early on. 

[SINGAPORE] A friend once swore to me she’d leave her job “soon”. A year later, she’s still there – despite saying it no longer fulfils her. So I asked her, why stay?

[SINGAPORE] I keep noticing the same kind of writing everywhere. It mostly shows up in my e-mail inbox, when public relations folks pitch their clients.