Job Title: Sr. Network Engineer
Job Desciption & Responsibilities: WAN/LAN, Internet, VOIP, Security, Consulting.
Company : Listed company in S'pore
Industry : Telecommunications
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Senior
Experience before joining : 2 years
Duration with current company: 4 years
Education Lvl: Degree + CCIE
Salary : S$5000 (~RM 11K) + allowance for travel

This post has been edited by netfan: Oct 19 2005, 07:06 AM

I am curious too. Gosh..such an overuse term.

What's a Diploma in Multimedia mean?

What exactly do they teach in Diploma for Multimedia nowadays?

kokanchai, can you give us some ideas and explain what have you learned in your diploma course?



This post has been edited by netfan: Dec 9 2005, 08:31 AM

This is what I don't get. Why Age is important esp. from most employers? I wish the current labor laws in Malaysia or Singapore prohibit employers from even asking Age when hiring like those in other developed western countries.

This post has been edited by netfan: Dec 20 2005, 12:01 PM

Sorry for nick pick. You meant you are an outsourcee (aka contract worker), not outsourcing. Correct?

IMO, being a contracter is nice. You work on your own schedule and as long you deliver your products and make your clients happy, the paycheck will keep coming.

Just wondering, if you're located in Malaysia and work via telecommute, do you have to pay deductations like: EPF, Socso, Taxes?

This post has been edited by netfan: Jan 3 2006, 06:51 AM

Nice. But does your employer pay for your socso or epf contribution too?

Do you telecommute or do you make trips to office like most of us?

That's good. In today world, there are lot of people who dealt with technology work and earn their living online. IMO. that's the job of the future. The only thing you've to do is to make plans for your own personal savings for future retirement and health care.

Do be a bit careful with the external/overseas income. The Malaysian inland revenue doesn't like it because they still want to tax individuals who don't work for Malaysians firms esp. you reside in Malaysia. The archaic 1967 tax laws have no means to tax income derived from legit online sources (such as performing web development or tech support or consulting) over a certain limit. Occassionaly, they do scour individual bank accounts for suspicious activities (such as money laudering) and issue audit letters. I 'kena' once but have to provide proof that I don't earn income from Malaysia but already paying some taxes overseas on my earned income to get away. I don't know what kind of arrangement you have with your oversea employer but do think about this when they start knocking on your door.

This post has been edited by netfan: Jan 4 2006, 03:08 AM

I am not sure if this is considered healthy way to promote the public sector.

Working for the govt and expect corruption to boost income? While it may be true in some cases but is this really good to continue?

Honestly, is this what you (and we all) want to tell our kids?

Malaysia will be continued to be perceived as corrupted third world nation...

This post has been edited by netfan: Jan 30 2006, 01:05 AM

For example, food is about the same everywhere but
housing is KL is expensive wherelse in Penang is very affordable.

Correct?

Not many in IT management (eg. supervisor, manager, director) here either.
Wondering what's the avg salary like for those in the technical decision-making
and personnel mgmt focus area.

Don't drool. That salary means nothing if you're not-productive.
This manager has zero experience before joining and this is the kind of job he's doing?
If I am the owner, I will fire him immediately. This will happen the moment if there's any downturn in profits.

This post has been edited by netfan: Feb 21 2006, 01:18 PM

Say, what kind of professional level job can earn RM120K+/year (or RM10K/month)
in Malaysia?

Self-employed or business ownership doesn't count. Anybody?

Interesting. It seems that MNC or IT or Oil/Gas are the ones that pay more..

How about local doctors (physicians), lawyers, dentists, physical therapists or local universities professors or researchers? They don't make much?




This post has been edited by netfan: Mar 13 2006, 02:48 AM

Only 4 yrs exp and can make RM12k/month? This is rare..

Which area of IT?
- Consulting
- System Development & Programming
- System Administration
- Networking and Telecommunications
- Tech Support

When you said contract-based, does that mean it is not usually not a permanent job, has no benefits, (holidays, etc).




This post has been edited by netfan: Mar 14 2006, 01:10 PM

You poor sod.

I met quite a few Malaysian's wetbacks too in NewYork and Toronto China Town area. They have work like a dog (16-20 hours/day, 7 days/week). I guess they're earning pretty good money (US25k~US30k/year - mostly cash ~ tax free) but have no life and can't practically leave Chinatown area - always hiding from Immigration or Labor dept raids and have to share bedroom with 5 other illegals, very difficult restaurants/sweatshop life. Good luck to you.

This post has been edited by netfan: Jul 17 2006, 10:34 AM

Life as illegal is quite challenging indeed! As long you're making honest living..But, sadly you have to go this route. Please do, try to pay their taxes...at least give some back to their govt, the natives won't complain too much about immigrants siphoning off their resources, and if there's ever an amnesty, you have better chances of getting legal status.

I read a story of a Malaysian black cab driver can earn up to 8000 pounds/month in London. Not sure if he's legal or illegal.. but he's a immigrant in UK - working extremely hard, saving every penny and can possibly retire early (if return to Malaysia, of course!)

Ahem, guys,.before digressing any further..
and to help the mod here keep this thread clean, let's open a new thread on Migration discussion over at Lowyat.NET -> Lifestyle -> Travel & Living section.

Perhaps not in toilets in Malaysia, you know how bad they can be... :-)

Some Japs companies have sleep in bunkers or sleepracks for staff who stays in office.
It is more like a 2nd home for them...slave to company..

Japan has same about standard of living like in UK, US or Aust.
Cost of living is very expensive..

I said..RM30K gross is about avg paid for highly experienced tech and comparing Japan to other Western countries, but you don't to have work those long hours.

It will probably take the same tech working in Malaysia 10 years or more to earn equivalent wages in Japan.

This post has been edited by netfan: Nov 12 2006, 12:52 PM

FYI. According to an ex-co-worker of mine from Japan for a short term assignment in US, he prefers to work in US than in Japan because he said although Japanese works very hard, but they don't have a smart system like the Americans do. Americans work less, and produces about the same quality of work. I thought that's interesting coming from a native Japanese like him who felt the American systems are better.

Oh well. anybody can be a papercert tech these days.

Try asking your candidates "what if" scenarios and see how they respond.