Hi,

Received an offer to join Astro with their IPTV project.

Anyone here have idea about this project?

How is it like to work with Astro (in general?

Kindly share their benefit details, increment % (approx, and bonus package?

Thank you

Salary in Astro very low one wor... plus always work OT, you really want to accept the offer?

could you elaborate more on that?

Last time i got offer to translate their drama subtitles, i forgot how much the pay, but definitely not enough for me to take LRT train for one month.

I'll be more into Project side. They gotta pay me more than my current salary. I heard 2 months bonus..
Hows other benefits like

Can have free astro subscription (all channels except special paying channels such as on demand etc.)

This post has been edited by Vinci777: May 22 2011, 01:05 AM

Is that all?

hi capricorn81, r u now working at astro? or u have yet to confirm?

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Added on May 23, 2011, 12:13 amhi capricorn81, r u now working at astro? or u have yet to confirm?

This post has been edited by cheriecey: May 23 2011, 12:13 AM

Hi Cheriecey, I got an offer. I'm contemplating.

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Added on May 24, 2011, 11:34 amany1

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Added on May 28, 2011, 11:50 am

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Added on May 30, 2011, 4:00 pmI can share some infor i heard from the HR
- 15% EPF contribution
- 1 Free astro worth RM200 + 2nd & 3rd account worth RM 200 at RM 50.
- Performance bonus (No more contractual bonuses)
- RM 70 food allowance. If you working in bukit jalil, as coupon, if other branch, credited to bank with salary
- Medical coverages.

Basic salary they offered me was 60 bux more than my current company. Overall, it was lesser than what I'm earning at current place inclusive of allowances i'm receiving here. Their HR team must be too smart to consider offering it. Waste of time! Hence it was only wise to tell them "THANK YOU FOR YOUR OFFER BUT NO THANKS"

This post has been edited by capricorn81: May 30 2011, 04:01 PM

so u decide not to accept their jobs..? really..? Astro is big company, can get a lot experiance and reputation there i think.....

I wonder whats the basic salary is? Basic is very important amount,the rest us considered supplement.

I'm working for MNC now & i'm happy here. For sure, i wouldnt want to move for 60 bux higher.

Astro may be big, but they didnt give me a reason to move

last time they offered me the same money my current comp pay.. they called me several time asking want to join or not.. haha..
big company but stingy...

Sorry, I just could not understand why a happy person like you is asking questions here. Anything I missed out?

he asking whether wanna join astro or not...? but now he s decide not to take their offer.....because of the salary i think.

but you can earn more than RM60 by letting the free decoder you get for rent

hmmm...is it a good idea..??

here s others benfit from astro...
-medical RM1k for a year
-21 Annual Leave
-Free Astro

Called by astro again for much senior position this time.
Salary unknown yet.
Lets see

What area do you you work, sampaikan Astro give you another opportunity for you again?

I do process & project management.

good for you got free astro... with the increase of charge price
you're lucky

imo, free astro or not is not important. if you have to work 24/7, barely have time to watch even an hour drama. it does not bring much different right?

I used to work in astro last time. Not a bad company to work for....got free astro ..and job was very relaxing..everyday can go bacl sharp 5;30pm..go apply lar..

which area u worked in? i wanted to apply to astro too..but not sure abt the environmnt n ol? im a finance graduate..fresher..is the work very stress??

Project manager there in Astro ok?

Last time, in 2011 i work as a customer service. Basic salary is 2500. I think its a big start for fresh graduate. Working shift hour really make me stress n always need to stay for ot. So i quit after 1year contract.

how's the commission like? what else?

as i know the senior management is extremely extremely well-paid.

senior management do you mean HoD, director, and above?

yes.

one of my cousins used to be a director in Astro before he joined Oracle. his mom told us his pay lolol very scary.

1- director in any company is never easy to become, even a chinaman company director you could also have the luxury of company car and various hidden benefit
2- never believe too much in what others parents say about how much their children earn, most of the time its exaggerated

This post has been edited by PhakFuhZai: Jan 13 2013, 11:37 PM

Can easily see from his achievements all his life also la.

Now he's GM in Microsoft. Do you think Microsoft is easy to get in to be a GM? He's in his mid 40's so he has a long history of good work experiences already behind him.

Even if his mom exaggerated and we discounted -30% of the reported amount (of his monthly salary), it is still a lot MNCs' middle management's annual pay.

Astro is one of the biggest company in Malaysia..Many ppl do not realize it.
The benefits are really good.(PERMANENT STAFFS ONLY). Medical benefits, Free astro, free gifts from time to time, ie: galaxy tab etc.
Flexi claims.
Astro offers one of the best pay for fresh grads and newcomers.
Been stable for more than 15 years.
Every year profit is increasing.
No competitor @ the moment.
Working environment is not bad, multicultural, no bias towards race,
Everyone who performs gets the opportunity to move up(depends on department).
Yearly performance bonus.

What else you want? haha

YES....EXTREMELY WELL PAID..the figures can scare you at times hahaha

what is the average salary for IT position for freshgrads in astro?

fresh grad's pay= 2.5 k (without OT/allowance if any)

This post has been edited by hydroboy87: Feb 28 2013, 03:20 PM

that's pretty normal, in fact, quite underpaid compare to other companies of the same size

since you're a fresh grad..do not expect too much...not many ppl are going to pay you 3k +++++

Hello guys,
How about working in the production department ? anyone of you working in the department before ?

2.5k freshgrad is underpaid? hmm.. how much only not considered as underpaid and which company can pay that amount?

I applied through their cooperate website.. still unprocessed yet... does anyone know how long it takes to view the application? Or any suggestion that how to apply job in ASTRO?

got called by an headhunter to attend interview in astro
Associate, .NET Developer
any advise?

in astro, i heard all depends on which department you join. if you happen to be bad luck join a department with bad boss, then your live will be bad. if your boss is good, then you will enjoy the live there. overall the benefit is good.

Anyone here working in Astro? Im from Astro Tmn Molek.

hi guys...

i saw some ads in jobstreet for assistant vice president position at astro... is this a very senior position? or middle management like normal manager level? kind of confuse cos with this associate, avp and vp post... want to apply but not sure the salary range

AVP - more like a manager position.

thanks sir.. so i can assume the salary won't go beyond 15k ...

Thats more like ceiling for AVP if I am not mistaken.. There's SAVP as well which is a level lower than VP..

fuh they got AVP, SAVP then VP?? this is like manager, senior manager and general manager is it?

nowadays it's kind of hard to estimate the position with ads putting position name as associate, principal and VP etc..

Yeap, u gt it right... but they have SVP as well.. Than C-level above them...

Have been approached to go for interview at a new joint venture between Astro and South Korea's GS Home Shopping, called Astro GS Shop Sdn Bhd (AGSSB).
Does anyone have any info regarding this new company? Will the benefits for this new company be the same as Astro?

Thanks!

Media company...well, nice experience

Hi Guys,

My Team is looking for security engineer with minimum 3 years of experience.
Any security certificates will be an added advantage.
Will need to do some consultancy job/deployment services/support.
It's a Multinational Company.
Please do PM me if interested.

Any idea of how much does astro pay their management trainees(fresh graduate programme) ?

how about specialist in astro?

how much do they pay for specialist?

Hi, can I know how did u all apply job from Astro? Is it at Astro Career Website? Been applied a week ago but didnt get reply from them.
Is it true that need to wait?

Anyone ever worked in IT department?

A friend of mine who was ex employee there said no wlb, everyday stay late until midnight, and weekend also need to come.

If based on the projects deadline/bug issues which probably happens only sometimes in a while, thats fine. Just need to make sure its not consistently like that.

Hi amandalim, did u join Astro GS Shop Sdn Bhd? I'm interested to apply too...Mind to share some info in terms of salary package, benefits, working culture etc..?

Thanks

which department your friend were in?

i mean, team

This post has been edited by PhakFuhZai: Aug 14 2015, 06:30 AM

i think she was in testing. i got an offer to be in the testing team too.

but i had to reject it last minute because of another offer. supposed to start on 03 Aug. haha.

better offer i supposed?

i heard from a friend said working hour is 14 hour
izt true

not really. got an offer at kampung halaman. haha

near home is always great...... so few months down the road, glad with the choice you made?

yeap didnt regret one bit. and not even near home, I'm literally at home! haha.

the salary is almost 50% decrease from what astro offered me, but being at home gave me a peace of mind. I never worried one bit about money.

great!

how about others? Anyone who work with Astro Malaysia now, any insights to share with us? thanks!

I have a friend whom I supposed to join together on that day. She's working as a tester, automation one I think. She said, its pretty good. Well ada life la she said, also not so stress some more. The manager and seniors also seems nice and friendly, since I met them in the interview, which lasted about 2 hours.

i see... good sign though.... thanks for sharing.

I am an ex-astrolite. Benefits wise, i can say its quite good.

15%-16% epf contribution from astro (2 years ago, not sure now)
Free astro (1st account), 2nd and 3rd account will be rm50, deducted from salary if u decide to take. All channels except astro best, astro first and some other channels.
Meal allowance of rm70
Annual leaves 22 days, mc 60 days
Outpatient treatment covers spouse and kids
Hospitalization also covers spouse and kids
Flexible benefits (accumulated points can be converted into cash i.e. to buy handphone can claim back provided u have enough points)
Performance bonus depends on the company's performance of course. I've got mine 3 months bonus for 2 consecutive years. This year i dont think they're doing good.

Environment wise is also good. More to Gen Y environment especially in Astro Radio. Food in cafe is also good. Always have events. Celebrities coming in and out. People are generally good but if you're in Sales department, be prepared. They have sky high expectation. Overall, i like the company and the people i worked with. But because of some idiot that i cant stand, i decided to go.

Go ahead and join if you've got the offer. Trust me, u will learn a lot, including the office politics and drama.

thats more like a warning lol

haha, ya la, the introduction for the company looks good, portraying all the best things.

But the last recommendation; double means

mana2 pon sama the politics part. I worked in HSBC, PayPal and now in government based organization. Everywhere the same. you just need to know how much to set your expectations/hopes. dont always be optimistic, some pessimism is a must.

my friend in astro is happy no prob etc, currently almost 6 months since she joined Astro.

This post has been edited by LuffyPSP: Feb 25 2016, 11:06 AM

Haha not really a warning. Was just saying. I came across plenty of dramas yet i survived for close to 3 years. It was a fun place, really. anywhere also ada drama, its just how u manage it. Dont get carried away.

was it worth the pay while ur working?
and was it also worth for you to quit that job?

In my opinion, yes its all worth it. When I joined, my salary was so much lower. After a while, my boss decided to revise my salary as the workload worth more than what I earned. Workload was crazy, i broke down into tears because too many things on my plate, i came back to work 3 days after I got married, I was doing office work during my maternity leaves and a lot more. It does sound crazy right? For me, if can survive in Astro, i can survive anywhere. You get to see many things in Astro. Lots of different characters. Like their tag "macam-macam ada"

I quit because I was exhausted and the lack of leadership, was some of the push factor. After all, everybody deserves a break after working their a$$ off.

If any of you got an offer, just go for it. Go in, learn and leave. If you want to stay there forever also can. Lols.

any advice for intern in learning & development under HR?

true, politics is everywhere
but astro is politics + cowboy style
no proper process flow, no proper paperwork and SOP, have to bow down to whomever of higher pangkat or bigger fists

if u got the chance to talk with ex-PM from there, u ll get "interesting" stories

over there if ur rank is Associate or Snr Associate, ur life is still good, u get to escape a lot of stupid politics and dramas, for AVP and above is a different game altogether.

overall, astro is still a good place to earn steady income, i suggest whoever going in, just clock in and out on time, no need to chase for the ever changing KPI, no need to "go beyond", although u will kiss the bonus and career path goodbye, but you can spend the after office hour for some part time such as insurance agents or Uber, the side income will still be more than ur bonuses

This post has been edited by lolip0p7: Jun 10 2016, 04:10 PM

What kind of specialist?
Specialist in video trimming? toilet cleaning or exterminators?
Specifics bro.

Left Astro for Oil and Gas since 2013.
Though short working experience at Astro ( < 6 months), the surrounding and environment is pretty challenging.
As some say, office politics are always there, above average benefits, celebrities are ins and outs and for me, its a positive working place to be at.

thanks for sharing mate.

good tipsy

Amanda Lim,

Did you end up with ASTRO GS Shop? If yes, can share how's the working environment especially the colleagues? I got call by ASTRO headhunter TOO. But contemplating whether to join.

Is it a good company to join? Anyone please feel free to feedback.

Cha202,

Mind me asking in which division you are working in?
I got an offer but I am now contemplating if I should join because it is a totally new environment for me. I am not sure how's the environment, workload, expectations and office politics in ASTRO? Yes package wise is good about 20% more than my current. Is it worth a try? If I am young, I would because I am sure there are a lot to learn but problem is I am already mid 30s...should I take this risk 😔

hi all,

i get call from astro for a job. but HR ask me to do behavior assessment. just asking from behavior assessment, how long hr will release offer letter?

thanks

Hi, does anyone know what it's like to be AVP in IT Deparment?

This post has been edited by brucelee206: Nov 20 2017, 01:15 PM

Was called for interview for IT security assurance as senior position, any insight?

How you got this position? Didn't see them listed it in the Astro Career's jobstreet.

Some internal team referred me to the HR, which i do not know who was it and i decided to give it a try

Wow, that's so nice. So you are now working in Astro? How is it?

-Environment.

-Politic

- Benefits

nope, i just interviewed with them. So have to wait for their feedback on that

I see. haha.. good luck and all the best. Hope the feedback is positive

how is it?

I already done my interview with them, got a call on 26th DEC stating that they want to proceed with hiring and request me to do some online hiring assessment while they get in touch with my referral.

Almost 2 weeks have past, didn't hear anything from them, not sure whether this is normal or not.

Any latest updates from Astro current or ex-staff?

I got an invite for interview session. But reading the general vibe in this thread is not that convincing, and I'd rather not waste time.

Hello everyone,

I just signed up after finding this forum & thread to be the most uptodate with what goes on while working at Astro. Thanks for the resource !
After reading reviews on Glassdoor and Indeed I still seem to be unable to understand what's going on with my current (?) candidature with Astro.

A headhunter contacted me to see whether I was interested in a certain position with Astro.
I accepted and was interviewed in early April 2018. The interview lasted almost 1.5hrs and was only one stage directly with the hiring manager. This was for a SAVP role. Unfortunately I cannot disclose what department that is for.
I was asked to record a "selfie video" introducing myself just for profiling reasons: apparently it's an Astro formality they have.

One day later the headhunter tells me Astro has already decided to make me an offer.
Over the next week I provide my references, fill in forms etc. for Astro to process a background check. Few weeks later I am advised by the headhunter that the background check came out good to go and that HR will now need to get budget approval from management.

Date of this writing is 27 June 2018. I haven't yet received the promised offer and the headhunter says that their requests/followup to the HR in Astro remain unanswered or ignored (not sure if truth).

Are you guys aware of Astro taking like 3+ months to issue a formal job offer?
This is absurd and really frustrating! Are there any current Astro employees in this forum who might shed a light?

Thanks a lot for any insight!

You mentioned about budget approval from management as the last known stage. This one varies. Normally in large corporations, approvals come in batches as it’s not easy to get top management time. This is especially when the organization have a major event to organize, under restructuring or it’s just simply the approver is not around (due to travel).

Based on public news, Astro just change its CEO and there are possible merger talks with Maxis. So that may explain the delay.

3 months is quite normal for large corporations in addition of being a middle management role. Have you negotiated on salary? If not, there is still that stage left. If yes, maybe you are 2nd / 3rd choice and the silence or delay is in case the first choice rejected their offer and come to you next.

That's a great reply, thanks.
So you're saying to hang in there.

I haven't even seen what salary we're talking about here as I haven't seen their offer yet.
As such, I haven't even reached the negotiation stage. How long do you think negotiations can drag on for ?

According to the fact that they have clearly told me (almost 3months ago now) that I would be receiving an offer , I'm led to think that I'm not a 2nd or 3rd choice otherwise I bet they wouldn't trouble themselves to have me do all the background checks and tell me about budget approvals ongoing etc.

Just my .02$.

Normally they will ask how much you want for salary? Very rare they offer first without tentatively asking unless your asking price is lower than their expectation. Normally they will try to negotiate downward (part of their KPI). This negotiation normally happens over phone as the offer letter is not easy to prepare (it needs the HR head approval in some cases).

Alternatively, they may run in budget issues as some HR has overriding power to reject candidates even after hiring manager ok due to myriad of reasons. For example, your asking price may be too much? Or you are supposed to join a new department and they felt such department is no longer necessary?

It’s normal to have at least 2 to 3 candidates on the back-up line in case the first choice reject. Imagine the hassle they have to go through again if that happens. The small inconvenience is nothing compared to revisiting the process.

Anyway, if you don’t’ have another offer, just wait it out. Hope yours are really just process hiccups.

Nothing.

As I mentioned in my first post, this role was brokered to me via a well known headhunter agency.
After following up yet again with the agent 1 week ago, I have received no reply yet from either agent or employer.

Really makes me wonder.

Hah, are you in the same situation as me?
Since how long?