Thing sure is lot difference after 30 years.
Just sharing some info I know within my field:
During the 80s, a low ANSI (<1k ANSI) projector was selling for RM 10k and above. Today, you can get a 2,700 ANSI projector for RM 1,099.
During the 80s, a piece of fax machine that consume ink film was selling for RM 3k. Today, the similar model is only retailing for RM 399.

The senior salesman told me, during the 80s, if he manage to sell 2 units of projector, he can go for holiday for the whole month. But today, the commission given out by manufacturer is terrible.

This post has been edited by gs20: Feb 14 2012, 07:32 PM

Where on earth you're working at my friend? AFAIK, most of the IT freshies still getting RM 2k (some are even lesser).
Maybe engineering freshies got a much higher pay.