I was given an unfair review at work that will probably affect my pay. How do I handle this? I love my job, and am even willing to work overtime?

Is there an avenue to appeal? Use it, and justify using your hard work. However be prepared that the response could be sth like, “if you were struggling why didn’t you bring it up in the first place?”

I hope your appeal succeeds. Regardless, take this as a lesson learnt, don’t allow yourself to be put in an unfavourable position at work. It’s an Asian thing to silently struggle at work and hope that hard work pays off, but many times it’s really not like that. Speak up, and your work situation may improve!

All the best!

Let your superior know what you are struggling with. Failure to handle everything on your plate does not reflect well on you either. If you let your superior know, at least he/she knows that you are working very hard and have a lot on your plate.