meaning KV salary is very much higher 40-50%
how do penang guys survive with low salary?
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surprised penang senior engineer salary only rm12k, Age: 50 ... J*B**
surprised penang senior engineer salary only rm12k, Age: 50 ... J*B**
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meaning KV salary is very much higher 40-50%
how do penang guys survive with low salary? This post has been edited by raynmann: Oct 11 2023, 10:53 AM |
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QUOTE(ZerOne01 @ Oct 11 2023, 10:49 AM) no. we're not penang engineerwe're klang valley kuli ZerOne01 liked this post
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Nope KV pay is same as penang And penang food is cheaper than KV Gg kv engineer This post has been edited by Ayambetul: Oct 11 2023, 10:51 AM max_cavalera liked this post
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Misleading title
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Penang salary 12K vs KV salary 20K LOL Penang salary 12K quality of life confirm better than KV salary 20K whydoikeep doingthis and smallcrab liked this post
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"engineer" kek last time my friend also "engineer" title, but pasang seat kete in DK leather in pandan indah ampang Angry Clerk liked this post
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QUOTE(sonicscourge @ Oct 11 2023, 10:55 AM) Penang salary 12K vs KV salary 20K but penang people still drive like bodoLOL Penang salary 12K quality of life confirm better than KV salary 20K |
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'Penang not human live one'
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My friend in his early 40s just hit /k >20k salary in Penang. Think not unusual for late 30s to hit it too.
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Wonder how much a senior engineer in Kelantan earns?
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yeah "friends" disclosing salary like its non secret thing
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For 80% of industry in Penang 'senior engineer' is usually 5 year experience (i.e. 29-35 yo)...
But normally they earn around 8-10k nia. 12k usually is those low level manager with engineering background. |
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Penang as usual ... cinapek boss must underpay their staff ..
Join big MNC at least |
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12k ok la decent pay
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penang, mandarin speaking auto 12k lor
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QUOTE(prophetjul @ Oct 11 2023, 11:21 AM) Not bad. Senior technical staff or director at MNC. I think the past few years we've seen big jumps in pay and titles.Basic pay won't go up too fast after certain levels for most MNCs but other compensations in terms of bonuses and stocks will. |
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QUOTE(YummyFriedOnions @ Oct 11 2023, 11:34 AM) Not bad. Senior technical staff or director at MNC. I think the past few years we've seen big jumps in pay and titles. Director at MNC only 40k? Basic pay won't go up too fast after certain levels for most MNCs but other compensations in terms of bonuses and stocks will. i thought it would be more than that. |
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QUOTE(Legozz @ Oct 11 2023, 11:11 AM) For 80% of industry in Penang 'senior engineer' is usually 5 year experience (i.e. 29-35 yo)... this....But normally they earn around 8-10k nia. 12k usually is those low level manager with engineering background. 12K for senior engineer title consider blessing liou..... |
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QUOTE(raynmann @ Oct 11 2023, 10:57 AM) nothing beats kelantan la.... lagi best if u stay kat bukit nangkaQUOTE(mafioso @ Oct 11 2023, 10:58 AM) xpe, most importantly they keep the bodo on the island -puas-QUOTE(teslaman @ Oct 11 2023, 11:06 AM) where if die what? u die ur business la die where also sameQUOTE(YummyFriedOnions @ Oct 11 2023, 11:08 AM) i've lived and worked in both places, very true for me. heck my pay in penang was much lower compare to KV but my life was better in Penang. |
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Repair paper shredder machine and fotostat machine or thumb print machine also called engineer. 12k with this job scope is over paid
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what kind of engineer is TS talking about?
electrical engineer also called engineer salesman also called themselves sales engineer software developer also called themselves software engineer install car seat one called themselves car engineer all these engineers banyak different in saleri |
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penang people go KL or singapore to work. kedah ppl go penang to work. that is how.
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if u come /k sembang kencang ppl, 20k is low salary
but of course if surf those job ad website then we know, most ktard sembang kencang... but then ppl like me , will be told that my salary is low... when i myself checked against benchmark and im alrdy in Top x% in high income country lol. i even posted celry slip once... some ppl saw and acknoledged.. but there are people who would always say its fake etc /ktard and sembang kencang berpisah tiada This post has been edited by Knnbuccb: Oct 11 2023, 01:06 PM |
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QUOTE(sonicscourge @ Oct 11 2023, 10:55 AM) Penang salary 12K vs KV salary 20K i came from kedah and i choose klang valley anytime even if i dont make any income.LOL Penang salary 12K quality of life confirm better than KV salary 20K i wondered why people said you dont need much money to live comfortable in kedah/perlis, food price are nearly the same and the options available are much lesser. medical access dont say la, very limited. the only thing you can save were rental, but new housing are no cheap there too. no wonder they taking risk with puas now as they are seeing PH/BN gomen zalim because they cant help much. This post has been edited by zerorating: Oct 11 2023, 01:19 PM |
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KNN fake unker no dotter wan..
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People who say Penang food is cheaper or better quality of life obviously never stay there before
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QUOTE(prophetjul @ Oct 11 2023, 12:16 PM) 20K plus, then you add your bonus and RSUs, that would give you another say 0.6 months into your monthly TC.I mean think about it, how many of your friends (i'm assuming mid-30s) that make more than 15K a month. |
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QUOTE(miuk @ Oct 12 2023, 09:48 AM) 20K plus, then you add your bonus and RSUs, that would give you another say 0.6 months into your monthly TC. I am not sure. I am 62. I mean think about it, how many of your friends (i'm assuming mid-30s) that make more than 15K a month. But yeah. My engineers in their 50s are earning from 18 to 22k. Senior ones. |
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QUOTE(prophetjul @ Oct 12 2023, 09:53 AM) I am not sure. I am 62. Yeah, i think 18-20K is around the ceiling for engineers in MNC electronics in Msia (base salary). To be move higher than that would require you to go into management.But yeah. My engineers in their 50s are earning from 18 to 22k. Senior ones. |
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