Job Title : Engineer
Job Desciption : Life safety and risk
Age : 25
Years spent in company : <1
Company : SDN BHD
Industry : Engineering Consultancy
Tenure : -
Employment Level : Junior
Experience before joining (years) : 1
Highest paper qualification/ education background : BEng
Location : KL City
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): standard office hour

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 3000
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : No KPI but have annual bonus subject to employer's discretion

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : medical card + insurance
Transport Benefits : RM500 car expenses
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : company phone and line, laptop
Flexi Working Hours : -
Other Benefits : reserved parking space,out of office claimmables

This post has been edited by sidefulnes: Dec 20 2018, 11:37 PM

Update for 2019
Job Title : Engineer
Job Description : Life safety and risk
Age : 25
Years spent in company : 1
Company : SDN BHD
Industry : Engineering Consultancy
Tenure : -
Employment Level : Junior
Experience before joining (years) : 1
Highest paper qualification/ education background : BEng
Location : KL City
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45+

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 3800 + RM 500
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 2 months

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : medical claims (no limit) + insurance
Transport Benefits : RM500 car expenses included in allowance, reserved parking spot, toll & grab claim
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : company phone and line, laptop
Flexi Working Hours : -
Other Benefits : Professional body membership fees covered, out of office claims

First salary was lower than average market so this time my boss try to match up adequately

My experience in Japanese company is good OT rates (reimburse AL after carry forward 2 years) and medical benefits ONLY. Their entry level salary is fixed for ALL and very rigid. Punctuality is more important than our life, typical Japanese work ethics.....bla bla bla

But for your case, 1st year no annual leave is just wrong
Just wondering, this company start with letter S? Able narrow down from your description

As a fellow chem eng holder, all the best in your job hunt

This post has been edited by sidefulnes: Jan 14 2019, 03:00 PM

Nope I don't work there. Not difficult to pinpoint players in water and WW industry. I started out in a Japanese company so I feel ya. But seriously your AL benefits sucks. My probation was 6 months but I got back 6 months worth after probation and every month I earn another AL which sums up 14 days a year and 1 month to serve resignation notice after confirmation.

Weren't the AL terms laid out in your contract before you accepted the offer?

This post has been edited by sidefulnes: Jan 14 2019, 11:48 PM

LOL everyone very interested to know where you work ma XD

I'll vaguely guess la but I won't mention any names of institutions. I have a feeling you teach students enrolling under affiliation with overseas institution aka external programmes? I maybe wrong so don't shoot me ya

Many friends studied AS in the UK. They have completed their papers and working as actuary in insurance companies or big 4 overseas. Don't think they plan to come back to Malaysia anytime soon.
Some return to Malaysia now working as investment bankers.

This post has been edited by sidefulnes: Feb 17 2019, 03:00 PM

Update for 2020
Job Title : Engineer
Job Description : Life safety and risk
Age : 26
Years spent in company : 2
Company : SDN BHD
Industry : Engineering Consultancy
Tenure : -
Employment Level : Junior
Experience before joining (years) : 1
Highest paper qualification/ education background : BEng
Location : KL City
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45+

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 4560 + RM 500
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : 2 months

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits : medical claims + insurance
Transport Benefits : Car expenses included in allowance, reserved parking spot, toll & grab claim
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits : company phone and line, laptop
Flexi Working Hours : -
Other Benefits : Professional body membership fees covered, out of office claims

Just annual review. No performance ranking just compare current and previous year contribution and improvements. Position still junior level

Thanks! its been a hard and stressful year and I'm quite happy that my boss recognized my efforts and gave a fair offer.

Were you on contract basis? Is your visa still valid? If so I suggest you'd try to find a job there first. IMO, your previous salary is kinda on the low end but hope you'll get better offer.
Instead of blindly following your friend to apply at mnc only, do take some time to research the pros and cons of the companies you are looking at and from which perspective you want to progress in your engineering career. You can apply to companies in SG that has branch offices in KL so there may be a chance for internal transfers if your mind is still adamant to work in KL.
As for your salary expectations, you can attempt to use your previous salary as leverage instead since the lowest engineer's fresh grad base salary in KV is about RM2500 (from what I know so far) though you'll be questioned on your career history.

Could you explain you meant on the best location for an engineer job?

The world doesn't stop just because of the virus. This situation is not permanent (take SARS for example) so its no a proper justification for your decision.
My advise in exploring job opportunities is apply to attend as many interviews possible to learn about the industry and gauge the market. Its the same process as how you got a job in SG in the first place.

This post has been edited by sidefulnes: Feb 13 2020, 12:37 PM

Possibilities:

1. First job vs jump
2. Negotiation skills
3. Inflation
4. Competency
5. Many other factors

This post has been edited by sidefulnes: May 30 2020, 11:22 PM