good thread for those who are working in singapore! haha...=)

Leaving Malaysia to work in Singapore is just like working in an A company to a B company.

Due to career prospect and also better salary. I believe this is the two things that come into every Malaysian mind when they start working in Singapore.

We do not really felt we are foreigners here, because we are just working, and the citizens are very much alike with our homeland. The food, the culture and the buildings are kinda similar.

You really felt that your are a foreigners here, when you have kids, and start to have a family here. For instance, you can't buy those govt house and also enjoy their privileges here. Other than that, if you are just working here, you can make a decent career progress here.

To answer your questions, I get offered the same salary as I did at Malaysia. Dollar to dollar. Most companies here do not care what nationality you are, as long as you can work and have good attitude here, they will promote you and give you many opportunities.

It's just like a Penang guy coming to KL to work. We can always travel back to our homeland once a while.

all the best!

These days saw a lot of police recruitment advertisement, hahaha.. my childhood ambition.. lol... but i think only PR and singaporean can apply.. lol..

I am working offshore, but not in marine products. and I am a service engineer as well. for 2 years I think it's around that price. I think the range is 3.5k to 4k. Besides that, I think we still have allowance in the end. So mainly we are earning more with that.

Working condition might be harsh and travelling will be very often. Might not be able to plan your holidays and other stuffs. Less time to spend with your loved ones. That's all I can say. Working wise, maybe someone in the company or same field can share more with you. =)

Yea something like geologist, but we are service, so won't be that long out the sea, maybe 2 weeks, the thing is, if business very good, it will be consequently.

The stress normally comes from travelling and also the job scope. They might send you to service eventhou you do not have much experience. More to site learning I would say, hopefully they provide training to you. =)

Wah! your dad really passionate about his job.. haha..! We only work 7 days a week offshore. But in the office we are quite free and work 5 days a week. So there is some balance there. haha..

dun think it's worth it... try to find somewhere with better salary...

if difference 100 or 200 still ok...

Cause they are willing to work more, and they have lower entry pay than engineers with degree.

They need more technicians cause mostly those technical work like wiring, wielding, and etc , technicians are better.. and again, pay is lower.

Consider a fresh grad engineer and technician, they will go for technicians. With the entry salary of a fresh grad with degree they can hire a 2-3 experience technicians. That's why now companies are trying to cut down on engineers. They also do not mind to hire someone with a diploma with many years of experience with the title engineer.

In engineering, experience is far more important than the paper. That's why sometimes you can see diploma holders getting an engineer post.

We do get some balance, but it really fully depends on your boss management capability and also the work load... Sometimes we do not get to come back for months.. haha..

Yep, I prefer site job too, office job is just too boring for me.. haha..

Legally nope. You can only work for the company stated in your ep.

Depends on your usage.. I use around 900-1.2k depending on my expenses that month.

Food is cheap at those market stalls only, food court at supermarket will cost more. Overall, i think 2k you can survive and save some, provided you have a simple life in singapore..

Hi guys,

Anyone knows normally when they going to start opening new dates for PR appointment? Appointment date full until September ady...

So hot eh...!

The most General answer will be...

AVERAGE income - X (varies with your qualification)
AVERAGE liabilities - Y (varies with your lifestyle)

X-Y = Z

Z is the AVERAGE income you can save. Assuming NO CAR and PROPERTY in Singapore

for roughly how much you need for AVERAGE LIABILITIES (Y), Google around or you can read back the post here. How much you can get for an AVERAGE INCOME (X), you can state your qualification here, and maybe someone will give the range of your INCOME.

If you want a very GENERAL GENERAL answer. Go google, the debt to GDP ratio of Singapore. Then you can get the overall idea.

Then, if you want to ASK for QUESTIONS, do it nicely and clearly so people can help you better. In case you do not know, when you are asking for a question, it means you need someone to answer. Which concludes you need 'HELP'. Because no one here is obligated to answer your question.

Thanks and hope it helps.

This post has been edited by hitsugaya2010: Apr 9 2014, 01:38 PM

Salary for Singaporeans and Malaysians is different depending on the company. Fresh grads from Malaysia tends to earn lower than fresh grads from Singapore.

few years experience, from what I know if you are earning let's say 5k in malaysia, in singapore you might get around 3.5k-4k. Again, this depends on your negotiation skill in the interview and how much you are qualified for the job.

This is what I did last time, I asked for a one to one dollar salary. Somehow they accepted it. lucky me. but if they can't offer one to one dollar, then you might need to lower down your expectation.

I am in the engineering field. other field I am not too sure.

I am in ong but not the end user..

I am not sure. maybe yes maybe no. but I know is that banking sector, you definitely can earn a lot of money, but in return, you will have no life.... well, i guess that applies to all the sectors.. hahaha..