The mental trap of career envy | Work It

Seeing peers get promoted, switch to higher-paying jobs or hit major milestones can feel like you’re falling behind. CNA TODAY journalist Tang Jia Wen joins Nat Fetalvero to unpack why career envy hits so hard in Singapore, how social media fuels comparison and what healthy ambition should looks like.

Highlights:
01:07 Comparing salaries as a fresh grad
02:07 Why career envy hits hard in Singapore
03:09 The problem with LinkedIn
04:18 Healthy ambition or unhealthy envy?
06:37 How to tell if you're really falling behind
09:00 Why promotions mislead people
10:52 What career benchmarks miss

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