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Also 8k is pretty crap pay these days. I'd consider an expat junior level salary to be around 10k and jumping pretty quick to 20k and topping out at around 50k for a VP level position in any commercial business. I will exclude international schools, NGO's, embassy jobs and general service roles but...

Unfortunately in most companies, once you mention you're unhappy with your salary, irreversible damage is done. You're now an employee who is unsatisfied and uncommitted. Yes, it's unfair, but your only chance of a serious salary negotiation is at time of hiring. It's interesting you say that the t...

Unfortunately in most companies, once you mention you're unhappy with your salary, irreversible damage is done. You're now an employee who is unsatisfied and uncommitted. Yes, it's unfair, but your only chance of a serious salary negotiation is at time of hiring. It's interesting you say that the t...

I had this situation over 10 years ago when I was working in India in a big US multinational. I was then managing a team and the HR had to therefore give me salary ranges of I could hire. I found that the salary ranges were very close to my own salary. So I asked for the salary range for my level w...

Hi guys, I recently discovered (unintentionally) that my colleague in the exact same role as me has a base salary which is quite a bit larger than mine (SGD 8,000 vs SGD 11,500 per month). He is 5 years older than me, same nationality, and certainly less competent in the role. Needless to say this ...

Hi guys, I recently discovered (unintentionally) that my colleague in the exact same role as me has a base salary which is quite a bit larger than mine (SGD 8,000 vs SGD 11,500 per month). He is 5 years older than me, same nationality, and certainly less competent in the role. Needless to say this i...