When Sarah completed her O levels, she took on a job as a bookshop assistant. This time, it was Tasnym’s turn to take on her first job ever and this girl clearly knows what she wanted or not. Factory or packing jobs were not for her though her friends were taking these up.
And the job must pay more than $10 an hour so that she could afford a gym membership as she puts it. So we arranged for her to take on a job at her uncle’s gym to kill 2 birds with one stone. She was happy with it but soon realised that it didn’t offer her a daily engagement so off she went searching for another job, this time in the medical industry.
Got to admit I was surprised that she was willing to take on a job at a hospice changing diapers of the elderly. “Why would I care if I am seeing naked old people?”
So we got her to practice on her brother’s diaper first! Unfortunately, the job did not pan out and she was told they had too many manpower (hmmm…) And she refused to change her brother’s diapers anymore after that. “cos I am not paid to do it!” She says.
Oh well… she was then offered a job as a health assistant at TTSH and that’s where she has been almost daily 7 am to 7 pm. Honestly, I do kind of wonder why more singaporeans are not taking up the job. The pay is good and so are the benefits with food provided for all the workers. The job didn’t seem too hard with the only downside being the 12 hour shifts. But its not like a person had to be on their feet throughout that 12 hours. There were lots of opportunities to take breaks in between. And of course you need to have your full PPE on.
One thing for sure, Tasnym is determined that she wants to pursue a career in the medical field. This mama is making lots of prayers that she achieves her dreams.
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