Just include your fixed allowance in the basic salary. Of course the new Co. will consider the allowance as income, course at the end you are getting all into your pocket.

High paid high job load, thats normal. If you are auditor, be prepare work till 1-2am when peak hours.

Normal be 9-10pm.

Mind to share what sector are you in? 3k travel allowance is crazy man. No Co. will believe that if you base in office. Generally will think the 3k is the business travel claim then part of ur income. 2k+3k really doesn't make sense.

BTW wat post you interview in Sime Darby?

Very easy solution, earn less, then spend less. If earn less still spend more, then you looking for trouble.

In 2001, I earn only RM800 in Subang. But still able to save some money. It really depend how you budget you expense.

You seem so desperate to post ur detail, even though not working nor having salary.

We will welcome you again once you start work & more mature.

Teaching music won't really will be rich. Only if you are famous. Then can demand higher fees & alot of student.

Remember teaching music is mostly one on one. How many student you have in a day it count.

If average RM100 fees per student per month for 30 minute. 1 day average teach 6hours for 5 day.

6hours/0.5hr X RM100 X 5days = RM6000.

But you must have 60 student to make up the figure. Which quite few teacher have that much student.
Average teacher will only have 20-40 student at most.

If you teach house from house, the teaching time will be half.

Is it that teaching Pop/Jazz are more expensive? Didn't realise that.

I'm use to be a Classical Guitar teacher, pop are quite easy, & no need special skill & technique. So I charge same rate as Classical. Only thing trouble is Pop song available for guitar are limited, you need to arrange it for student.

Anyway teaching music not as that easy & can earn a lot, my friend full time teaching Violin in Yamaha, most student are beginning to Grade 3. Although the school assign all Violin student to him, but still only have 20+ student. Teach during Thursday to Sunday. So far the paid not >2k.

Ha ha.. it seem we discuss in the wrong topic. Anyway is nice to meet people who know & teach music. You teach in music school or house to house?
Of course, teaching pop is quite relax, no technical stuff to teach. Some more in some level just teach them how to arrange song like organ/keyboard player do. Just learning accompany & chord is enough. But normally pop song student won't be long term as compare to exam base student. They can learn when ever their sweet time, but exam student sure will bind to you till the exam over. Of course, a bit stress, but sure you can know whether they can pass or not before the exam. So just honestly tell the parent the student situation & confidentiality level.

For me, Teaching music is just as a hobby, may be a sub-income. It never can replace my main profession (Accounts & Finance)

ic ic, maybe piano are very popular which have alot of people want to learn, so you dun mind of losing student, & lot of nice pop song compare to Classical Guitar. And a lot of people have wrong impression between Classical & Acoustic Guitar. So I always emphasize to classical then pop in my teaching. Thus, Classical Guitar student will be not so popular, & most student are from 10-20 years old. Rarely have 5-10 years kids learning Guitar.

Smaller Guitar... u mean half size or 3/4 size. Not that expensive lah... RM150-400 can get it already not really expensive. But not much choice.
My 1st Guitar cost RM800, current Guitar cost me 2k plus with case.

Anyway, you are right, willing learning student are more enjoy to teach. You can teach anything & explain all thing they interested to learn. And the achievement of student is enjoyable. At least all your hard work are worth it.

I LOLed at this statement "You can easily earn 2-3k with your degree" . Stop being so proud about it . Btw, I am just a 23 years old diploma(I grad when I was 21) holder where my post now needs you to have degree with more than 2 years experience . "Without degree you will be forever stuck in 1-2k salary, unless you do sales/own a business. " this is another statement. Degree nowadays is nothing (but for those who pursuing their studies for Degree or higher I would say go for it, it is a good advantage with it) , work hard and know your own strength then you will surely excel no matter in any fields you are in. Then only you can demand the figures needed. I do respect a lot of 'forum' mers here gaining more than 10k per month even without degree

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As everyone working as employee know how important is your qualification. With a degree mean you are in par. Without it, the Co. won't even look at your resume. With a higher qualification mean you are in prestigious position then other staff. Without a degree, no matter how hard you work you will unable to reach manager level in normal Co. Unless you start your own Co. or its ur father Co.

Anyway, sad to tell, time had change, our dad or grandfather work hard & excel moment its a pass. When come to promotion, your qualification come first, then only your achievement. Some of my colleague work for 20years with SPM, still at the same post. Other with degree, just work for 4years already in manager level.

Welcome to a realistic world, little boy. Join it or leave it.

Unless you wanna be businessman, then that's another story. Or doing sales, which just need to good in talking & convince people.
But if you wanna compare to working in those peanut Co. then so sad your at that level only.

How many people without a proper education earning >10k. And how many suffer to survive. Try to do some statistic & some study.

This post has been edited by jacktai: Nov 2 2009, 10:26 PM

If RM3600 can't survive in KL, then those 2k plus staff might need to sleep across the street?

Salary RM3600 is more then enough to buy car & house with a average lifestyle. Anyway it really depend the lifestyle you living. If everyweek pub & clubbing, then you might having problem in your saving.

Average spending in KL will be

Food RM500
Rental RM400
Petrol RM300
Parking RM200
Car Loan RM600
Entertainment RM300
Internet & Mobile RM200

Total RM2500

So you still can save RM1100.

Accounts is here, r u calling me?

I think Accounts & legal field not as lucky as IT & engineer. Cause in these field base on your business experience, so the more experience you are, the more valuable you are. Not as IT & engineer which mostly depend on their technical knowledge & application which they learn in Uni.

So as starting salary for Accounts & Legal are quite low, the salary only start to pick up after 5-10 years experience. & the higher professional qualification the higher salary you can demand.

I think will be average, seen most your living expenses had cover by the company.

Just your oversea allowance may be abit lower compare to most Co. offer.

Other then that, its good...

If you really feel underpaid, then you won't stay in the same Co. for 7 years.

When I dissatisfy the job load with my paid & the benefit, then is time to get a new job.

Think again.

Normally, company will offer 20-30% increase of your current salary. Company will only offer more offer if you can justify the reason. Mind to tell Team Lead in what team/sector?

Mind to share your current paid & years of experience?