Chitchat Former Director Andy Yap Lost 10 Kg Thanks To Working For Grab Food After Retrenchment! Gets Paid To Cycle Around Yishun Daily! PAP! PAP!

[JohnTan]

Mr Andy Yap, 40, used to design graphics for an events company, but after being laid off in February, he now spends six days a week zipping around Yishun delivering food on his mountain bike.

As one of the casualties in the company's retrenchment exercise, the former digital design director now earns up to $2,000 "in a good month", which is about one-quarter of the salary he used to draw.

When projects dried up for the company early this year, Mr Yap, who worked at the firm for about two years, was laid off, along with at least two others.


"I didn't really react when I was told I was being let go. I was quite calm and went to pack up. It only sunk in the next few days," he said.

In the weeks after, he tried applying for jobs in all sectors, including supermarkets, hospitals and cleaning companies, but the applications were either unsuccessful or he did not hear back from them.

"There were moments when I felt this sense of dread, and I started to realise just how badly impacted the global economy was and how jobs were affected," said Mr Yap, who is married with no children. His wife works as a software specialist.

He also feels that his age could pose an issue for some employers, and he has been told by recruiters that he did not make the cut because he is over-experienced.

Since April, he has been making food deliveries on his bicycle. The one silver lining from this is that he has lost more than 10kg from cycling 12 hours a day.

"Food delivery is pandemic-and recession-resistant. Everyone still needs to eat, so I decided to do this," said Mr Yap, who has cut back on his non-essential spending, such as eating out.

Some people have questioned his decision to become a food delivery rider after his previous post in a director role, but Mr Yap thinks nothing of it.

"For me, a job is a job. You put your head down and bring some money home," he said.

His advice for others going through tough times is to be positive. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel, just that now the tunnel has got a lot longer.

 

[Chase]

I salute Mr Yap for his willingness to do whatever he can to survive.

The cruel thing is that the long lockdown has given evil HR sufficient time to outsource his job overseas when the market recovers.

 

[bobby]

He should also consider working in India as part of the CECA exchange.....

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

It’s good that he can see the bright side of things. Losing weight while doing grab delivery.

But the bigger issue still remains. Many PMETs are struggling.

 

[kulgai]

Total respect for his courage. Many PMETs would rather stay home and sulk when they're retrenched.

 

[CPTMiller]

It's never easy to accept jobless.
But he still need income to survive in costly Singapore.
No choice lah.
Sad case but reality

 

[sweetiepie]

the former digital design director now earns up to $2,000 "in a good month", which is about one-quarter of the salary he used to draw.

KNN my uncle find this doubtful KNN means as a creative director he earned $8000 KNN as far as my uncle knows those in creative mostly have fanciful title and in a event company the pay doesn't tally with the title gai KNN got $5k the most KNN

 

[Hypocrite-The]

Creative director, design director etc...= faggots?

 

[red amoeba]

He is lucky he has no kids. 2k a month is not easy to survive if you have loans to pay.
By the way how did he vote for ?

 

[congo9]

What a fucking loser. While Ho Ching and their elites are laughing all the way to their bank. You GO on National paper citing you get to lose weight for earning meagre salary.

What type of loser are we having? No wonder the PAP and gangs are ganging up with Indians to replace the native population.

 

[rushifa666]

What a fucking loser. While Ho Ching and their elites are laughing all the way to their bank. You GO on National paper citing you get to lose weight for earning meagre salary.

What type of loser are we having? No wonder the PAP and gangs are ganging up with Indians to replace the native population.

Cmon, there is always a place for a usefulidiot. Just likw the old fools who say work is exercise

 

[Scrooball (clone)]

KNN my uncle find this doubtful KNN means as a creative director he earned $8000 KNN as far as my uncle knows those in creative mostly have fanciful title and in a event company the pay doesn't tally with the title gai KNN got $5k the most KNN

You do know the industry well. Their business development minions typically earn less than $3k per month. Their creative director maybe around $5k as u said. If v experienced , maybe$6k or 7k is possible.

 

[nightsafari]

What a fucking loser. While Ho Ching and their elites are laughing all the way to their bank. You GO on National paper citing you get to lose weight for earning meagre salary.

What type of loser are we having? No wonder the PAP and gangs are ganging up with Indians to replace the native population.

mmm... what alternative does he have? Cycle for grab or sit at home 24/7?

Yeah, the elites are laughing it up, but they're in charge for another 5 years. Frankly, I see that this man no choice but to cycle and make the most of it. Unless you've got a way to change the macro situation...

 

[rushifa666]

mmm... what alternative does he have? Cycle for grab or sit at home 24/7?

Yeah, the elites are laughing it up, but they're in charge for another 5 years. Frankly, I see that this man no choice but to cycle and make the most of it. Unless you've got a way to change the macro situation...

Zero choice. Because he didnt leave. Hence stupid

 

[tobelightlight]

Some people have questioned his decision to become a food delivery rider after his previous post in a director role, but Mr Yap thinks nothing of it.

Director role doesn't impress me as long as you are being employed. It's not your company, dude. Your whole life and your ass are being controlled by the company.

If you have noticed that you spend your life working for others and the time has come to be on your true own feet, you can't be your own director as a graphic designer. Graphic designer are a very freelance oriented and self-employed job and i wonder why you didn't go for that path earlier.

 

[bobby]

How you think Singapore unemployment rate only 2.6% ?

 

[congo9]

Frankly speaking this guy is the shiny example of meritocracy gone haywire. It's a downright elitist state.

 

[nightsafari]

Zero choice. Because he didnt leave. Hence stupid

oh ya hor... always the exit option.

 

[Xisiqomelir]

22 lbs of weight loss a month is not healthy unless he really was a fatfuck before.

 

[birdie69]

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Mr Andy Yap, 40, used to design graphics for an events company, but after being laid off in February, he now spends six days a week zipping around Yishun delivering food on his mountain bike.

As one of the casualties in the company's retrenchment exercise, the former digital design director now earns up to $2,000 "in a good month", which is about one-quarter of the salary he used to draw.

When projects dried up for the company early this year, Mr Yap, who worked at the firm for about two years, was laid off, along with at least two others.


"I didn't really react when I was told I was being let go. I was quite calm and went to pack up. It only sunk in the next few days," he said.

In the weeks after, he tried applying for jobs in all sectors, including supermarkets, hospitals and cleaning companies, but the applications were either unsuccessful or he did not hear back from them.

"There were moments when I felt this sense of dread, and I started to realise just how badly impacted the global economy was and how jobs were affected," said Mr Yap, who is married with no children. His wife works as a software specialist.

He also feels that his age could pose an issue for some employers, and he has been told by recruiters that he did not make the cut because he is over-experienced.

Since April, he has been making food deliveries on his bicycle. The one silver lining from this is that he has lost more than 10kg from cycling 12 hours a day.

"Food delivery is pandemic-and recession-resistant. Everyone still needs to eat, so I decided to do this," said Mr Yap, who has cut back on his non-essential spending, such as eating out.

Some people have questioned his decision to become a food delivery rider after his previous post in a director role, but Mr Yap thinks nothing of it.

"For me, a job is a job. You put your head down and bring some money home," he said.

His advice for others going through tough times is to be positive. "There is a light at the end of the tunnel, just that now the tunnel has got a lot longer.

Plesse ask Andy Yap whether he prefers to work as a Director or Grab delivery man with weight loss of 10Kg, the answer should be obvious