I hope you don't find this irrelevant ... if you have other interests that you think has potential to develop into a profitable sideline, you may find that a better work-life balance may be beneficial.
Personally, shipyard in Tuas? Not for me. 7 month bonus? Only good if you are at the top drawing >$10k? If this is the K- company, insiders have told me it's not a good environment.
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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Hi guys, care to share your view? For a fresh engineering deg grad with 2nd lower hons, which will be a better choice? 25 YO now.
a) 3.3k DSTA engineer or b) 2.6k shipyard engineer?
Pros:
a) Better work life balance (5 days vs 7days), slightly more comfortable job, job security.
b) V.good bonus payouts (>7mths) , definitely learn much more technical knowledge. Possibility of expanding into better paying jobs like in oil/petrochemical industry.
Fears:
a) will be stuck after 5 years and salary capped below 5k. Difficult to join in private sector as skill-sets might be irrelevant.
b) huge competition especially from foreigners (i have a lot of classmates who are getting better grades and asking for even lower pay)
Right now i am leaning towards a) as the +$700 a mth will really help in repaying my tuition fee loan (18k balance @ 4.75% int so will take me ~ 8 mths to clear it). Appreciate any advice. Thanks. |