Archive - Will That Work?

I've Lost My Job Six Times.

What they taught me about signs of layoffs

Jul 12 • Adrian Tan

10:55

I flew to Nanning to get scammed

In 2018, an ex-colleague asked me out to lunch, out of nowhere.

Jul 5 • Adrian Tan

June 2026

The Iron Rice Bowl Was Never Yours to Hold

I Got Fired Six Times Before I Took the Hint

Jun 28 • Adrian Tan

15:31

No Becomes a Pattern

Jun 21 • Adrian Tan

The Side Hustle Rule Your Boss Breaks Every Single Day

Listen now | My former CEO stood in front of the whole team and said: no side hustles.

Jun 16 • Adrian Tan

6:52

Still at the stove

I knew French onion soup takes a long time.

Jun 7 • Adrian Tan

May 2026

Arnold Schwarzenegger gave a commencement speech a few years back where he called out the self-made man myth directly.

May 31 • Adrian Tan

I Am Farter Father

A young content creator once asked me about my thoughts on having kids.

May 23 • Adrian Tan

I Ate Lunch Alone For a Year

Honest, funny, occasionally uncomfortable writing on work, careers, and the Singapore condition. For people tired of pretending everything is fine.

May 19 • Adrian Tan

Everyone Wants Out. Almost Nobody Leaves.

I met a guy last week.

May 17 • Adrian Tan

The Hunger Games

Let me tell you where I have seen real hunger in Singapore.

May 5 • Adrian Tan

The things that didn't happen

Kevin Hart has a new reality show.

May 3 • Adrian Tan

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