there has been small town news (in print and word of mouth) lately about high paid people losing their jobs that has got me thinking*. so, some banker-wanker lost his job at japanese bank. his wife uses a self-promoting blog to try to convince herself shes happy and fabulous and more recently was interviewed by a small singaporean newspaper in a section called "money and me". in both mediums she talks all about money money cars money more material goods money and how much money they have but she doesnt want to talk about money because it is tacky. after all that, i have to wonder when she will post about how her husband lost his job and what cuts they plan to make. like, "redundancies are difficult as we had to sell two of our 7 mercedes and i no longer have a fleet of people to raise my own children. life is just SO hard!" in all honesty, their lives are probably unfazed and just fine in comparison but it seems for some, its never enough.
*yes, i do occasionally think but like to keep it to a minimum.
then there is another exec around town who agreed to a very long gardening leave should they go to a competitor. but first, while running out of the last employer's office, it has been said the message was basically, 'smell ya later, losers - i am off for more money money money'. the short-sightedness of this has repercussions as 1) you dont burn bridges and 2) there are certain people in hk business circles you do not mess with. since, ive heard conflicting stories about the status of current employment and the latest rumour is the former employer is now being sued. unsure if there is any viable case but at the end of the day, NOBODY wants to hire someone who has sued a former employer...i think i see a departure from hk as the best option but sadly, there are not many options left. i hear brazil is beautiful and the market needs talents like that...um....not - regardless, bon voyage!
next, meet closeted guy marrying rich chinese girl. i just met the latest guy to snag a chinese girl from a wealthy family where the guy seems pretty camp. there seems to be a small niche group of western men who settle down with these girls yet they seem gay. theres nothing wrong with being gay - anyone who knows me knows i love gay men - but marrying a chick for money when youre so clearly closeted seems a bit off to me. call me traditional but i think if youre straight you go for someone of the opposite sex and if youre gay, you go for someone of the same gender kids these days...
what is is about money that makes us do such things? do we need MORE? i realise that money is important and admittedly, i like nice things (mainly shoes and handbags) but there is a limit, no? living in hong kong, it is a complete money bubble. we think this is normal life. it is not. we live such a privileged life of travel, easy living, buying most things we want, not need, but want, eating out all the time. after a long weekend of catching up with friends and spending time with my haggis, i feel fortunate to have what i have and blessed to have the people i have in my life. isnt that what life is about? well, its what mine is about.
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