I have been offered an oppurtunity for employment in China with a multi national bank company. Pay is around China RMB 12,000 + housing allowance. Anybody has any experience working in China?

it's depends on which province u work at? do they provide accomodation, transport? Big city like Shanghai, BeiJing etc, livin cost there is kinda high.

Its a very good chance to work oversea, I strongly suggest you consider it.

Roughly Riggit Malaysia 6K.

don't forget taxes are quite high

It's in Shanghai. I've had almost 3 years experience working it IT, now they offer this position which is more towards business.

Accomodation will be taken care of. Very ragu-ragu want to take a not....

what company is that ? ( if u dun mind )

I think it's a good opportunity to get more experience. You have 3 years experience so I assume you are still young. Do they provide flight ticket to go back to M'sia, maybe once every 2 months ?

I don't really like the China lifestyle. I have been to China for business trip and spent nearly a week there. The standard of living is very high and working and traffic is hectic. If I were you, I won't consider the offer even is a good paid for me.

Just my 2 cents.

Hey..better buy a bicycle and ride to work..believe me,its better than going to gym workout an hour per day..lolx

its a good opportunity to earn & learn. go for it!! just don't go there competing with the locals for brides

lol..brides?

hey..china market very strong nowadays..

i think they will win over germany

hehehe.. quite young. almost 24 years old.

But the plane ticket need to confirm with them.

Is it realy hectic working in Shanghai? Something like working in CIMB?

It's kinda good opportunity for you. However, RMB12k is quite low. Try to negotiate higher. My brother is working in Shanghai with RMB20k per month but he said very difficult to save money.

If u looking for experience, why not since u r alone n not committed.
Taxation is 28% of your salary .. Dunt recommend u to drive there as they can be sly to "waht" u if u have an accident (Foreigners !!).

But it is true that cost of living in Shanghai is high but further outskirts will be cheaper though but then again, it's very far from main Shanghai, like Tanjong Malim going to Damansara.

Try getting the company to offer u a expat package .. that is the bonus!!
I was offered per annum 50K USD to work in Shanghai for 2 years contract but i decline because i am have family here .. also i was offer the local pkg. This means, everything is on ur own .. taxation, accom, rental, etc ..
In additional, i am banana-guy ... thus i afraid i wont fare well there as i dunt know any mandarin, reading or writing !!

I wonder if that is a good idea. Major Chinese cities like Shanghai have very polluted air. I heard a story about an expat there who used to jog in the mornings but the doctor told him to stop after medical tests showed that his lungs had deteriorated like a smoker's....

honestly, CHina is a country with great potential, developing fast, even faster than Boleh Land.....so its a chance for u.

why not have a try on it ? Since you're still young. As I know eating in Shanghai is consider cheap. Only thier accomodation is much more expensive.

Usually in Shanghai, take the public transportation always better than driving.

Ask for expat package which will include housing allowances,health and misc.Depends on how you can negotiate with your employers.I live in shanghai for 3 months and i find living there is GREAT! RMB20K wouldn't be enough if you go shopping everyday,clubbing every night definately...If you live a moderate kind of spending life then you have ample to save provided you know where to eat and buy stuffs.

Instead of living in PuXi,why not try living in PuDong.there's a great place to stay which has cheap places to eat as well.

Wow! But how is the tax there? I heard for expats, the tax is around 20%. If I'm offered RMB 12k, only left RMB 9.6 left Is it enuf to survive?