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V9 continuation from previous thread. What a crazy past few years it has been. With COVID transforming the job market, alongside with Great Resignation in the US influencing work culture everywhere else, some changes to format has been made. If the previous thread's revision is to provide a more comprehensive view on total remuneration (as single salary numbers are often deceiving), this round's changes in format is to capture latest trends of Work-From-Home, more annual leaves and future growth prospects.


Post format

Job Title :
Job Desciption :
Age :
Years spent in company :
Company :
Industry :
Tenure :
Employment Level :
Experience before joining (years) :
Highest paper qualification/ education background :
Location :
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours):

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM
Contractual Bonus (months): mths
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : mths

Work Flexibility (where relevant) :
Work From Home Availability: X days in a month
Annual Leaves: X days
Flexi Working Hours : Yes / No / Partial?

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits :
Transport Benefits :
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits :
Other Benefits :

Future Prospects (personal outlook) :
Current salary against peers in industry : Overpaid / Average / Underpaid / Don't know
Growth prospects : Good room for growth? At the end of growth spectrum for this role? Not much room for growth? Sky is the limit? No idea?
Where I will go from here : Describe the next role that you think you will be able to realistically get in your next jump.

Mind sharing more on why did you decide to go? My 20k should nett you 14.5k, and if you stay in KL, monthly expenses should be 4.5k. You should be able to save RM 9-10k while likely having a better quality of life. In SG you do save about double, but I believe that comes at slightly lower quality of life?

I find it hard to believe that you spend only SGD 2k to get what you spend RM 5k - 8k. There is certainly a lifestyle change. Plus, for Condo that you spend RM 3.2k here, that's should be quite a nice condo. You should be bale to downgrade to make things comparable with SG.

Plus, you get a BMW 3 series here. There are cheaper cars.