Do you like your job?

[cherrygal]

People join companies.

People leave managers / bosses.

It’s a quote I heard from a seminar trainer. It’s so true.

[cherrygal]

I was in a job that required 3 months’ notice too. The only way is to get another company to buy you out. That could mean zero notice too! That’s what I did but it burnt bridges lah… hahaha

[KSP]

peapot:

I feel very sad today. I m now 5 months into my new job and I really can't stand my boss. I thought leaving my previous job would leave me with better environment. I guess I was very wrong.


Every company that we join will have their own set of problems! If I quit now it would mean I m a job hopper. Do you guys face problem at work especially people's problem?

i guess to stay long in a company one not only have to close one eye but both eyes and ears... one more thing is not to compare too much on benefits, salary and perks.... everyone is born different so the rewards i think is also different....

[KSP]

cherrygal:

People join companies.

People leave managers / bosses.

It's a quote I heard from a seminar trainer. It's so true.

Yes, yes, yes....

People join bcos of the company but leave bcos of their boss..... :goodpost:

[KSP]

cherrygal:

I was in a job that required 3 months' notice too. The only way is to get another company to buy you out. That could mean zero notice too! That's what I did but it burnt bridges lah... hahaha

but the world is round, we can't afford to burn too many bridges bcos who knows one day will meet the same boss again during an interview ...

[KSP]

peapot:

\"working is a tool for making money\" This is indeed very true! At this moment, I do feel that I m now working because of money and nothing else.


I found the link below by chance. It is a salary calculator to see how much you are getting compared to others of same age group and gender in Singapore.


http://www.salary.sg/2011/benchmark-your-monthly-pay-by-age-gender-2011/

I didn't think there was a need to compare before but this calculator did help me feel better. Its also interesting to know men in Singapore are still getting paid more than the women.

Just for the fun of it, check out the salary calculator! I did it to make myself feel better. My gal would probably reply \"how lame!\"

very interesting tool.... :rahrah:

how then we should feel happy? top 50%, 25% or 10%???

[cherrygal]

This tool not accurate lah… coz the median will get pulled down by the really low income earners. It’s not comparing with people who have the same educational level. I checked for females and the median is quite low. Getting above 50% is not satisfactory at all. For females earning above $10K, they belong to top 6% of the female population here.

[vividlaurel]

Do companies really do that? They would have to pay your previous employer your three months salary right?

cherrygal:

I was in a job that required 3 months' notice too. The only way is to get another company to buy you out. That could mean zero notice too! That's what I did but it burnt bridges lah... hahaha

[sakura_2009]

vividlaurel:

Do companies really do that? They would have to pay your previous employer your three months salary right?

cherrygal:

I was in a job that required 3 months' notice too. The only way is to get another company to buy you out. That could mean zero notice too! That's what I did but it burnt bridges lah... hahaha

Some companies give their prospective employee a 'sign-on' bonus, meaning they give the employee an amount equivalent to what the employee is supposed to pay to the current employer for not serving notice. This way the new employer is not 'involved' in the process of 'buying out' the employee from the current employer, although it basically serves the same purpose lar...

[cherrygal]

Yup, my fren’s employer gave the sign-on bonus and she settled her own termination fee. My employer decided to write a cheque directly to my old employer but that meant my old employer knew where I was going lah…


So far I only heard of MNCs doing this - buying over the employee - to prevent a long wait. Most local companies will tell you to offset your annual leave or just wait for you to complete your notice period.