Drawing from over 30 years as a PME who is now in senior management, I have witnessed that a significant proportion of non-S'porean rank-and-file employees struggle to meet expected standards. It is important to acknowledge that hiring discrimination is a reality, a fact confirmed by conversations with HR professionals who are close acquaintances. Instances of less capable foreign relatives/friends of management replacing retrenched locals have been happening far too often to be swept under the carpet. Locals need to send a clear message to the govt that this cannot continue to happen w/o consequences at the GE.