The IT industry seemed to have lost its appeal. I recently met a women whose husband had graduated with an IT degree from a top university and once earned VND40-50 million (US$1,545-1,930) a month.
Higher wages abroad and limited career opportunities at home are prompting many Vietnamese workers who return from overseas jobs to consider leaving the country again, readers shared.
Spending US$100,000 on a house would give my child a secure place to live, but it cannot automatically translate into a successful career later in life.
My family lost VND152.56 million (US$5,800) after a flight booking on Facebook led to repeated transfers demanded under the guise of correcting a payment and processing a refund.
At 40, moving to New Zealand for a master's degree could offer a family new opportunities, but it also raises a harder question: are they moving toward a better future or escaping a fear of stagnation?
Chatbots and AI-powered call centers have left many customers frustrated because they lack the judgment and empathy of human operators, according to VnExpress readers.
At every metro station in Ho Chi Minh City, signs in both Vietnamese and English remind passengers that durian and jackfruit are not allowed on trains.
Many university graduates with honors spend months searching for work, while logistics companies are offering container truck drivers monthly salaries of VND30-50 million (US$1,140-1,900) and still struggling to fill vacancies.
As a member of the 8X generation, older millennials born in the 1980s, I think we entered the job market at the right time, when numerous opportunities emerged and new professions were created.
When I told a Western colleague I was saving to buy homes for my two sons to inherit, his surprise made me question how differently cultures view parental responsibility and inheritance.
The greatest strength of a 50-year-old worker is not outperforming AI in memory or outpacing younger colleagues in speed. It is the ability to see problems from multiple perspectives.
By the time I reached 12th grade, a stage when many students elsewhere were already learning English through modern methods, I was still studying the first pages of the textbook: "Hello, how are you?" I had almost no opportunity to practice listening or speaking.
A proposal to give employees the right to disconnect from work-related communications outside office hours has prompted mixed reactions from readers, with some arguing that after-hours messages are a normal part of modern work, while others say constant connectivity is blurring the line between work and personal life.
