GENERATION Y: Don't assume we're not serious
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Oct 8, 2010 - ST Forum
AS A 'Gen Y' Singaporean who is turning 18, I realise that despite 12 years of national education and two years of social studies, I remain quite unaware of Singapore's legislative machinery, government policies and political culture.
Likewise, most of my peers have never heard of the Women's Charter, and are clueless about the laws of estate, marriage, inheritance, censorship and so on.
Most adults around us have neither discussed nor spoken to us about Singapore law and politics in an open and impartial manner. This has created a false impression that these subjects are taboo, unrelated to our lives and exclusive only to the academic elite. We must correct the misconception among young people that law and politics do not concern them.
When adults instil in them the belief that they have a stake in the law, governance and their own future, perhaps they will not be as apathetic as adults claim they are.
To help create awareness, private organisations could work with schools to hold talks, symposiums and the like to actively inform young people about Singapore's law and political culture in an unbiased and objective manner. The Ministry of Education could also make it a mandatory part of the curriculum for pre-university and tertiary students.
If young people are more informed, they are more likely to make informed decisions and they might also actively seek to improve the quality of legislation and governance in Singapore.
What is needed is an informative platform for youth to understand their place in the nation's 'eco-system' in real terms. It should be a springboard for civic thinking and, by all means, activism.
Lim Zi Kun (Ms)
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LOL.. Goes to show that we are interested, but nobody cares to give us the information.
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Got it from the web:
The Generation Y is a potential pool of talent that Singapore can bank on in today’s tight labour market. Ranging from the age of 14 to 30 years old, they have a reputation for being pampered and high-maintenance. Nurture under a different education system, they are an educated group, boast high self-confidence and are tech-savvy.
summary of the key findings
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Gen Y represents approximately 20% of the economically active population of Singapore.
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Gen Y’s in Singapore are confident, restless, tech-savvy and prefer an unconventional approach.
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Gen Y’s biggest fear is losing their family while their bosses and colleagues feel Gen Y’s biggest fear is to lose their job.
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27% of Gen Y respondents have yet to identify their profession of choice.
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57% of Gen Y respondents earn less than SGD 1500 and spend less than SGD 500.
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Tobacco/alcohol, mobile phone and food are listed as top three items that Gen Y prefer to spend the most.
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45% of Gen Y respondents would prefer a Gen X supervisor.
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Gen Y’s are mostly intrinsically motivated.
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Gen Y’s score low in the General Role Stress index.
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Parents, non-Gen Y colleagues and bosses have conflicting perceptions about Gen Y than Gen Y themselves, which could be a threat!
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They are the one govt are fearing of....that is their vote!
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The PAP government want singaporeans to be ignorant as much as possible in all these matters, so that they will not know how to use the law to challenge the PAP.
They don't want you to know much about their law, you want to know, you got to do your work and search for information, instead of expecting PAP to feed you with information.
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Got it from the web:
The Generation Y is a potential pool of talent that Singapore can bank on in today’s tight labour market. Ranging from the age of 14 to 30 years old, they have a reputation for being pampered and high-maintenance. Nurture under a different education system, they are an educated group, boast high self-confidence and are tech-savvy.
summary of the key findings
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Gen Y represents approximately 20% of the economically active population of Singapore.
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Gen Y’s in Singapore are confident, restless, tech-savvy and prefer an unconventional approach.
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Gen Y’s biggest fear is losing their family while their bosses and colleagues feel Gen Y’s biggest fear is to lose their job.
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27% of Gen Y respondents have yet to identify their profession of choice.
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57% of Gen Y respondents earn less than SGD 1500 and spend less than SGD 500.
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Tobacco/alcohol, mobile phone and food are listed as top three items that Gen Y prefer to spend the most.
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45% of Gen Y respondents would prefer a Gen X supervisor.
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Gen Y’s are mostly intrinsically motivated.
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Gen Y’s score low in the General Role Stress index.
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Parents, non-Gen Y colleagues and bosses have conflicting perceptions about Gen Y than Gen Y themselves, which could be a threat!
Tobacco/alcohol, mobile phone and food are listed as top three items that Gen Y prefer to spend the most.
easy target.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Tobacco/alcohol, mobile phone and food are listed as top three items that Gen Y prefer to spend the most.
easy target.
No more tax on tobacco/alcohol....
Free mobile lines....
$500 restaurant vouchers..
Done... =) -
Originally posted by Junyang700:
No more tax on tobacco/alcohol....
Free mobile lines....
$500 restaurant vouchers..
Done... =)just reduce should be suffice.
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They didnt include Gen Y is also more Cool then X.
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Originally posted by tranquilice:
The PAP government want singaporeans to be ignorant as much as possible in all these matters, so that they will not know how to use the law to challenge the PAP.
They don't want you to know much about their law, you want to know, you got to do your work and search for information, instead of expecting PAP to feed you with information.
They are the future leaders and the voices of spore.It will backfire if govt want them to be ignorant...many information can be found online...and more gen y groups are voicing out their displeasure...that is good for the sporean too. They are the majority of the voters for this coming GE.
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Originally posted by Clivebenss:
Tobacco/alcohol, mobile phone and food are listed as top three items that Gen Y prefer to spend the most.
easy target.
Ya, gen y will try everything....easy targets and get easily win over?
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Originally posted by likeyou:
Ya, gen y will try everything....easy targets and get easily win over?gullible.
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i am cheap
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Originally posted by likeyou:
They are the future leaders and the voices of spore.It will backfire if govt want them to be ignorant...many information can be found online...and more gen y groups are voicing out their displeasure...that is good for the sporean too. They are the majority of the voters for this coming GE.
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That was written by a 17 year old, probably practice run for her GP.