Almost 7 years passed just like this...since my last update:-

Age: 35
Job Title : Network Solutions Architect
Job Desciption : To provide network solutions, response to RFP/RFQ/RFI, to do POC.
Years spent in company :4 year
Company : MNC
Industry : IT
Tenure : permanent
Employment Level : Senior Exe
Experience before joining : 8 years
salary : Basic Salary RM 14280, Fixed allowance 1.5k, Commission about 2.5k a month.
qualification: degree
benefits: standard medical coverage, with phone allowance, and parking subsidy.

I rejected their offer 3 times when the COO personally invite me to his room and request me to stay. I hope he did not get pissed of with me after that incident which make me a bit worry to return there. How bad is it returning to your former company? Anyone have experience here? Hope you guys can give me a professional advice.

1. They are unable to find suitable candidate after months of trying.
2. The JD should be the same i guess.
3. This is the dilemma, they are asking my expected increment. Since i just left, how much is too much? Does 30-40 seems reasonable?

Job Title : Senior Service Desk Analyst
Job Description : Local IT Support
Age : 31
Years spent in company : 1
Industry : Shared Service
Experience before joining (years) : 7+ years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree in Computer Science
Location : Bangsar South
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 9 hours Mon to Fri

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary = 4300
Allowance = 700
Contractual Bonus (months): n/a
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : mths

Anyone in the same field as me? I feel like I'm a little underpaid. Considering my basic salary only 4.3k for 31 years old guy haha

New post as I'm starting a new job in September 2019

Job Title : PMO Manager
Age : 29
Years spent in company : To start in September 2019
Tenure : To start in September 2019
Experience before joining (years) : 7.5 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Bachelor Degree
Location : Kuala Lumpur
Average Working Hours Per Week (exclude lunch hours): 40 hours per week

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM12000 gross basic salary
Contractual Bonus (months): Getting 3 months joining bonus is a good start
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : Performance Bonus depends on KPI rating, no figure yet.

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical Card & Life Insurance, RM6000 annual flexi-claim limit (Out-patient, Dental, Optical, Gadgets Purchase, Holiday Expenses)
Transport Benefits : None
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : RM300 mobile & internet bills per month
Flexi Working Hours : Yes
Other Benefits : Will explore if any after joining the company
My previous posts in this topic:

That's a signing bonus, usually given for agreeing to join a firm.

It's also an indicator of how bad the company wants/values you

I had a senior got korek away, 5 months starting bonus for him. Sad that we lost a good asset 

I'm fine if company want to hire specific gender /other preference they might have (such as marital status, age group etc.) for some position ...

BUT please don't even call for interview if they don't even fit your "preference" ...

Just an update from the previous post

Changing jobs next month

Job Title : Software Engineer
Job Desciption : Programmer, web development
Age : 28
Industry : IT/Telecommunication software
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining (years) : about 5.5 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Bsc Software Eng
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): Unknown for now, assuming 45 hours
Travel time: around 30 minutes in total per day! (cut down from 2hours)

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM7300
Contractual Bonus (months): There's a 13month salary/bonus

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Basic benefits
Transport Benefits : 300
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : RM1500 (annually)
Flexi Working Hours : Yes and WFH once a week
Other Benefits :

Job Title : project control manager consultant
Job Desciption : manage project lo
Age : 28
Years spent in company : 0
Company : Ha wa wei
Industry : telecommunication
Tenure : half year extendable
Employment Level : L2 Foreign Consultant
Experience before joining (years) : 2 years with same company but in Dubai
Highest paper qualification/ education background : bachelor degree
Location : Mexico based but travel across latin america
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 75 hours

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : EUR230 per work day, no work no money, estimate is around rm23000 per month
Contractual Bonus (months):    nothing
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) :    nothing

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : worldwide insurance, nothing great
Transport Benefits : no
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : no
Flexi Working Hours : no
Other Benefits: free hotel stay and flight reimbursement when related to work.

Hmm what he's doing is not niche. His skillset is widely sought after in the market. It's just that his company is really generous and willing to invest in retaining talent. Oh and the company is making tons of money too.

After a year of working in technical (software testing automation), i receive another job offer, hopefully still able to catch up people in Singapore:

Job Title : QA Engineer
Job Desciption : Ensure the successful execution of automated test cases in all products on the platform and thus ensure the quality of the software (E-commerce)
Age : 30
Years spent in company : 0 (haven't join)
Company : Germany automotive company
Industry : Automotive
Tenure : Contract until Dec 2020 and will convert to permanent on Jan 2021
Experience before joining: 9 yrs
Experience in Singapore: 6 yrs
Highest paper qualification/ education background : B. Degree (IT)
Location : Singapore
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45 +-

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : SGD 7000
Allowance: SGD 800 (Mobility)
Contractual Bonus (months): 0
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 20% of annual salary

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical Insurance
Transport Benefits : NA
Flexi Working Hours : Yes.
Leave: AL + Cultural Leave

Job Title : IT Project Manager
Job Description : Project management, resource & timeline planning, coordination
Age : 28
Years spent in company : 1
Industry : Bank
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Manager
Experience before joining (years) : 6 years (1 year programmer, 1 year business analyst 4 years project manager)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree in Comp Science
Location : Klang Valley
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40-60

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary : RM8,700
Contractual Bonus (months): N/A
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 1-3 months depends

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical and Hospitalization
Transport Benefits : N/A
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : N/A
Flexi Working Hours : N/A
Other Benefits : N/A

I have PRINCE2 Practioner and PSM I, thinking to get PMP probably in 2021

My salary is still very considerably low for project manager. I think...

I took your advice and bite the bullet. Emailed them asking for 25% and they agreed with it. Not sure if still can go higher but I've decided with the sign on bonus, it's a good package after all. Thanks!

Time to update, after a year of working in this company.

Job Title : QA Automation Engineer
Job Description : Develop and maintain automation code (python) for mobile app.
Age : 32
Years spent in company : 1 year ++
Company : Cryptocurrency Company
Industry : Fintech
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining: 11 yrs (Including Malaysia)
Experience in Singapore: 8 yrs (Since 2014)
Highest paper qualification/ education background : B. Degree (IT)
Location : Singapore
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 44 +-

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : SGD 9350 (10% increment from SGD 8500)
Monthly Allowance: NA
Contractual Bonus (months): 0
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 100% of annual salary paid by cryptocurrency (vested 4 years: 1st year anniversary 10%, 2nd year 20%, 3rd year 30%, 4th year 40%)

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : Medical Insurance
Transport Benefits : NA
Flexi Working Hours : Yes.
Leave: Annual Leave (21-25 days) + Birthday Leave + Work Anniversary Leave + Sick Leaves