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Sergei82 wrote:And that's the irony of Singapore as a "low tax" environment: you may end up paying for housing as much as you earn for living. Can we compare it with about 50% tax in France?

don't think so.

17k per month is crazy high rent imho

Base salary was $240Kpa plus 25K car allowance, schooling paid for (2 kids) and then all the normal relocation stuff - 10% allowance (so $24K) shipping home flights, home search with a reloaction agent, 4 weeks temp accommodation etc. A healthy package and comparable to ones that we did fairly regu...

Are you sure you are talking about 17k sgd there or is it hkd :roll: Definitely SGD - drew up the contract myself. And after that, we had other employees come to Singapore who would say, "x is getting $17K per month" and would want their housing allowance increased. The whole thing was a can of wor...

May I know is it OK to book Butterworth to Bangkok via online booking system ? As it's always shown "Train Not Found" https://intranet.ktmb.com.my/e-ticket/FastBooking.aspx I will have some time free at middle of Jan for 1 ~ 2 weeks, is there any good trip plan from Singapore go north then end at Ho...

JR8 wrote:Magi noodles

noodle??? that's too poor holiday.

my current plan is to buy all of the food , vegetable, fruits etc at Fair Price tanjong pagar then go to Marina South Pier directly.

thanks

wonder is there any company provided clean/uncooked ready meal ?

1. St John island is pretty virgin. So you can really really relax without crowds and noises. Bring a hammock and a nice book! :) 2. Since it is so, expect very minimal amenities. There is no way you can buy food on the island, except to bring everything you need (ingredients, cooking utensils, cut...

just booked St John bungalow for staying 3 night, it's said there is kitchen for cooking however sentosa office staff could not give more details , any tips to enjoy a peaceful holiday there ?

thanks

@zzm9980 thanks.

i mean which one is better on the service .

how about starhub ?

is there 1 year mobile contract ，which one is better ?

i have 1 year project since next month in SG.


thanks a lot

Zeenit wrote:As I said before I can and have successfully bargained , salary and perks. So I am aware of my value in the market at any time.
Thanks

I do think 'you can't bargain because you not in a job. " if it's a 100k job .

Zeenit wrote:Management Accountant and now a VAT Accountant for a Charity in the UK. Money is not important to disclose.

Pay is the key regarding 'you can't bargain because you not in a job. "

actually, I have to rephrase a little... I agree with you that being currently unemployed makes you ever slightly less marketable, but a specific job/role opportunity would mostly never officially by limited to those with current employment. I;m not sure HR or recruites would think that way. They j...

wonder how to discuss the un-employment status at nyc ? how is feedback from the headhunter or hr? in general , here in singpore the local employment law does not cover higer salary employee ( more than s$24k, i forget the correct figure) , so everything should be based on the employment agreement ....

I intended no offence when I said that. It's just a common practice that the headhunter would like to ask " what's your current salary and expected one " , so in my mind it's very hard to bargain the package without an existing position . Maybe the market at nyc is very happy to the candidate side n...