That's the problem. They think that way and you encourage her. FTs do not work that way. And you actually WONDER why employers prefer FTs?
its because its the government's fault (tru their own success) that $200-300s won't matter much to the secretary.
$200 more a month is less than 50k in 20 years. tell me, what the fuck can 50k do for my retirement?
50k to the Ft on the other hand, translates into a plot of land and a house back home. so the FT will piah hard for this dream.
but the secretary piah so hard, get 50k, for fuck right? maybe in 20 years, 50k can only buy her a COE.
all the bosses don't get it, sitting in their herman millers... that there is no dream, no point, for the common worker to pursue. there is no motivation to earn the extra 50k over 20 years in Sg because you can't do squat with 50k in 20 years time. the common worker has no more hope, so she engages in mindless material consumption to distract herself.
if instead the firms and partners took somewhat less (say 25% less of the 10 zillion dollars they make), then the local staff can be paid more.
the short story, CAS8888: is that bosses and shareholders are indulging in excessive greed, seeking to exploit all resources to maximize their bottom lines, and using the veneer of a corporation as a moral excuse to justify their behaviour.
maybe you've been a boss/snr manager too long and have forgotten what it's like to eke out a living as a common worker.