As of March 2023, 40.5 percent of Singaporean higher education students and graduates surveyed stated that they expected to work for 40 to 50 hours per week in their first job. The same survey found that 54.3 percent of the respondents feel that it is more important to be fulfilled than to earn a high salary.
Expectations of graduates and students on the working hours per week for a first job in Singapore as of March 2023
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