It was only in May when she finally received an offer from an industry she had never expected to be in - education. READ: Singapore's sharpest fall in employment in more than 20 years borne by non-resident workers: MOM “I applied for jobs in healthcare, corporate, even government positions … whatever I saw, I just tried.” But she hardly got any responses. What more during what has been dubbed a once-in-a-generation crisis?Īmid the long drawn-out pandemic, the realisation eventually hit Ms Lili, who began to look for a job outside the industry in January, applying for over 100 job openings on various career portals. Pursuing a performing arts career in Singapore is challenging enough in normal times. She began looking for odd jobs to help sustain her income, and eventually took up a gig as a food delivery rider during the two-month circuit breaker period, which began in early April last year.Īt the time, she still hoped to return to the performing arts scene when things improved.īut weeks turned into months, and before she knew it, she had been delivering food for 10 months. READ: Employment grows more than expected in Q1, but uncertainties weigh on recovery: MOM “Right after I resigned, the whole situation just unravelled, all the (performing arts) events were cancelled,” said Ms Lili, who graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London with a degree in theatre practice in December 2019.
SINGAPORE: Eager to carve a career in the performing arts, Ms Lili Muslihah had ended her stint with a theatre company in February last year to go freelance - a common route for many in the industry.īut the 27-year-old’s dreams came crashing down after the COVID-19 virus began to spread its tentacles here, infecting hundreds and then thousands, and causing havoc to the Singapore economy, as elsewhere around the world.
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