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yunodie
post Jan 22 2013, 10:42 PM

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QUOTE(uberlebender @ Jan 20 2013, 11:13 PM)
Anybody here want to share their experience offshore?

I have seen snakes, dolphins, and even a dead body!!

And how do you cope with 1 month or more time away offshore? Longest i have been is 2 months but I'm hearing stories of even 3 months.

I only do it for the experience and money, and I hope to be able to move into project management with client after 5 years total of engineering with consultant and operation experience with main contractor.

Anybody working with client and can share roles and requirements of project engineer? For reference only.
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whats your story about the dead body??
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post Feb 19 2013, 08:24 PM

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QUOTE(Kitteh @ Feb 19 2013, 07:21 PM)
Just wondering..

Have you guys met any female rotating equipment engineer?
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yes I have. I have also seen female offshore installation engineer, female subsea engineers. Dont doubt yourself because of your gender. biggrin.gif
yunodie
post Mar 8 2013, 10:30 PM

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QUOTE(backspace66 @ Mar 8 2013, 07:46 PM)
of course it is in USD, njowadays no fresh grad will work with RM 5K
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Not true, it is RM. Even in RM it is very high by Malaysian Standard among other industries.
yunodie
post Mar 9 2013, 12:11 AM

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QUOTE(nash9701 @ Mar 8 2013, 11:20 PM)
the reason they said Petronas give 5k is because previously there is rumours that PET do not want to bear the insurance, medical cost etc. for their staff. Hence, they want to just compensate it by raising the salary and find your own medical plan etc.. Some company now into that direction (rumours).

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Not a rumour anymore. Shell has stopped their Legacy Medical Plan (Unlimited) 3 years ago and replaced it with a 50k cap per year for Hospitalization. Didnt get anything in return. Interest free car loan also stopped and commuting allowance instead is given.
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post Mar 12 2013, 07:30 PM

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QUOTE(win44 @ Mar 12 2013, 06:55 PM)
hmm..

Cant comment much on that,

But just FYI, my sis is working in Mining. She is now in Austrlia, where mining is big! and the pay and currency exchange is.. well, you know.  smile.gif

Maybe the mining experience you gain will be of much value to you later on.
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The income tax? 40% regardless of income bracket.
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post Mar 15 2013, 01:41 PM

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I dont know what's your problem with this b****ing rant. Can't you respond to Azreil's viewpoint objectively instead of venting your frustration? All I get from your reply is Petronas not up to the mark, not paying graduates enough, bla bla bla..

If RM5k a month is considered low for you, I don't know what is a reasonable pay. People would die to get into your position and here you are, behaving like spoilt brat complaining about everything under the sky. Instead of feeling bitter over the 'small' pay cheque, why can't you just bite the bullet and take it as an oppurtunity? Take something positive out of this. The way you described how Petronas is treating you is like African-American slaves in the Rebel States back in the 1800's in the USA. Geesh kids these days.

I came from non-Energy sector before I joined one of the Big 4 and the disparity in terms of pay is HUGE. I am seriously flabbergasted. what you are complaining about? Try working in some other sector and you will know.

I am on Azreil's side on this. You KNEW what you are getting into the moment you accepted the offer. Don't plead ignorance on the contractual side of things. Quit your spoilt child attitude and serve the bond. Else pay up and go wherever shithole that you want to be in. Enough said.

And by the way, I don't think Azreil left Petronas while still serving the bond. So stop your name calling and grow up, would you?


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post Mar 15 2013, 05:20 PM

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Wow some strong opinion there young padawan.

So what I can understand from your rant is that, you despise Petronas for giving you the opportunity to study in UTP (I assume) and for allowing your parents to not worry about paying the tuition fees and your living allowances and in the end when you realised that the industry you're getting into is such a competitive industry where some companies are willing to pay such good salary for fresh grad, you felt entrapped by the bond that you signed. You despise Petronas for giving you the opportunity to be in the industry but not paying you what you "deserved".

So tell me, what makes you so "special" that Petronas (a company of 50 thousand staff) must bend backwards for you? Did you discover the Kikeh field (a colleague of mine did when he was in Murphy) when you were in University? Did you come up with a process in your final year thesis that saved the industry billion of ringgits that you term yourself deserving of a higher salary to justify why you think the bond that you committed to when you passed your SPM with flying colors are nothing more than toilet paper?

So a Dato' told your family that don't worry, if Petronas gives you a scholarship/loan, that means you will get a job with them (and from what I read in your rant, that's exactly what happened), and that's Petronas fault for giving you a job in the end?

And finally because you're pissed with Petronas and pissed with me for pointing this out that a contract is a contract is a contract, you signed up with LYN and took a handle supposedly to spit me in the eye saying that hey, I left Petronas so I shouldn't be a hypocrite and tell others to stay ....

Open up a dictionary first and look up the definition of hypocrisy before taking that kind of handle. It's beyond pathetic. The issue or the principle I was talking about is that you signed a contract with Petronas whereby you will be bonded with the company for an X amount of years and in return, Petronas will pay for your tuition, your living allowance and book fees thus giving you the opportunity to study in one of the top university.

It is a simple contract, so if you are not willing to pay back the amount that Petronas has spent on you, then serve the bond. You are given a job with Petronas, where you are paid RM4,000 a month (ask myhug or preakzz how much they are getting after close to 18 months trying to get into this industry) and you say that this RM4000 (increasing to RM5,000, a 25% increment after the first year) is not what you deserved? Read back your rant and see why I cannot see the feeble justification you're giving me about why you're being treated like a forced labor/slave.

If you think you deserved (that is your word, not mine) to be paid higher for some other reason you're telling us, then by all means break the bond BUT what I am saying is, pay up the amount that Petronas has spent on you. It is that simple. But of course you are not willing to pay the amount, because at the end of the day, you all this while believed that you "deserved" that scholarship/loan and you deserved to be able to work with the highest bidder and you couldn't care less about the amount that Petronas has spent on you.

The definition of hypocrisy is telling others to do what you yourself didn't do. Serving the bond and leaving the company are 2 different  things. I was bonded for 10 years eventhough I finished my degree a semester early (so in simple math it should have been a 9 year bond), I was NOT given a position in Petronas within the first 5 months of my return and managed to secure a position with ExxonMobil which at the time was paying almost 40% higher than what Petronas was paying at the time. 2 weeks before I can request for a released from my Scholarship, Petronas got wind of my job offer with ExxonMobil and immediately offered me a position. A contract is a contract is a contract.

I spent the next 10 years working in Petronas and I SERVED MY BOND. I left after my 10 years is up. I left the company having SERVED MY BOND.

There is no contract saying that if Petronas trained me, sent me to attend courses, then they have a right to hold me to a bond. So don't play that game with me.

I never said that you or any of the scholars should stay in Petronas, my main argument is that you have a bond to served, either serve it or pay the amount Petronas has spent on you. Simple.
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post May 6 2013, 02:47 PM

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QUOTE(jack~daniel @ May 6 2013, 12:17 AM)
Im graduated from University of Malaya, Electrical Engineering 2007..all people know is not easy to get place in UM especially in elite faculty

Working with Emerson Network Power and independent Electrical Consultant

Senior Design Engineer

Professional Engineer certified by BEM/IEM

Competent Person 33KV certified by ST
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ya la ya la UM Electrical Fac. consultant chargemen BEM Prof Engineer damn big deal. Dont have to put others down. Shows how shallow your personality are, looking down on others who are not from a "prestigous" University as you are, trying to stereotype Uitm grads to be inferior huh. Imperial, Oxbridge, Ivy Leaguers, NUSs NTUs folks please come in and comment.

@BvTechSales, Good luck and dont give up! one day you will get there! thumbup.gif


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post May 6 2013, 08:00 PM

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QUOTE(jack~daniel @ May 3 2013, 02:24 PM)
Ic...uitm graduate very hard to find a job...unless in GLC or gov,, good luck for ur next level...
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QUOTE(jack~daniel @ May 3 2013, 03:08 PM)
fail means failure bro...
sure have uitm graduate work with MNC cmpany..but the percentage very low compare to other uni....

Plus you are jobless now since feb...
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QUOTE(jack~daniel @ May 3 2013, 05:50 PM)
Guess must be small company or the position/salary not really suitable for u  flex.gif  flex.gif , but thats your decision to join them or not...feb to may..it has been so long...

i also got many friends in uitm, but most of them jobless after graduate..most of them join gov /GLC such as TNB/Telekom...
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QUOTE(jack~daniel @ May 6 2013, 06:24 PM)
hmm, not to say i underestimate uitm grad...but very rare to see them in private sector especially in MNC company..thats my personal observation..i never seen people graduated from uitm in my entire career working with MNC, ..could be in different industrial.

Fresh graduate is fresh graduate,no matter which university u graduate,  everybody are same....everybody start from the ash..the important thing is always work hard...
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Please don't contradict yourself. And please reserve your non-value adding comments in this thread to Kopitiam.
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post May 30 2013, 04:18 PM

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QUOTE(noruazumi @ May 30 2013, 02:06 PM)
One of the mandatory requirement to work offshore is to have six packs abs. The lesser packs you have, the lower your pay will be.
If you are lucky enough, you can opt for Vietnamese in the KTV offshore.
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haha please put a tongue.gif to your sentence. Newbies would take your words as gospel truth.

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