Hi I just want to rant. Not too sure if I am having some kind of depression or blues. I had been away from Singapore for a year because I quit my job and followed my husband overseas. Came back when I was five months pregnant because I just couldn't handle pregnancy alone In a foreign country. But my husband is still overseas. Throughout pregnancy I did everything on my own mostly, packing my room and baby stuffs, moving heavy things and going baby fair alone to buy everything. After I gave birth husband comes back to visit once a month only. I totally feel like a single parent. My plan is to find a job back as we still need to service mortgage and my husband salary allowances will be cut once he returns to Singapore. I have been trying to actively look for a job for the whole year. Went for several interviews and for some companies I even went through many rounds and got into the final round. But everytime I am not hired at the end. Just went for a third round of interview and the HR said they are still reviewing a few more candidates. I think I lost my chance again. I am so stressed and down from being rejected again and again. I used to be able to find a job very easily. Now with age and a two year gap in my working life I know it is hard to find a job back. But I never expect to take so long close to a year and still no job. I am feeling so dejected and wonder what is wrong with me. I am willing to take a pay cut but not so much, however I am afraid I have to lower my salary by a lot and that will affect the Amount of cash flow. We still need to Reno our house and buy a car. And most importantly I feel so sad that I have to start all over in my career again. Inside my heart I blame my husband indirectly. I feel so scared sometimes, going to company and company for many rounds of interview. So tired but still have to find time to apply for jobs and husband is not around to help. Sorry for lengthy post. Anyone is like me looking for a job??

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Yes I plan to use contractor instead of getting interior designer and I have accumulated pictures of the look and feel I want for my house over the past two years. Told my husband to take on the Reno project as there is too much for me to handle. He needs to find the contractors and sit with me to go through all the Themes for each room. But he is not being very proactive and I am so irritated. As for jobs actually I see many jobs in the marketing for my line but some are not suitable maybe due to industry or location. I really try to be very positive but I am so scared that already two years I am still without a job. Some interviews I feel went so well and I invest so much time in them going for so many rounds and meeting ceo, but still at the end someone else get the Job. I feel so sad that I perhaps have to lower my career level and salary and start over again what I have built for 11years. Not being able to buy the things I want for my kids and myself. I try to make some income by selling things online, selling away baby preloved stuffs . Really feel I try so hard in life handling everything alone and trying to stay positive. But still I don't get a job, I don't get a husband who knows how to put in more efforts. I feel so sad but still have to act happy and take care of baby if not she will be affected too but sometimes I really wanna cry it out and actually tell my baby mommy is very scared too of the things she has to face in life now. I wanna enjoy motherhood but all these things are making me so stressed

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