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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Reading this thread I honestly dont know what to feel. People here are making so much money in a such a short span of time. My dad has worked in the petrochemical industry for about more than 20 years. He sort of designs and builds oil refineries in Jurong Island for a living. He earned 130k last year with bonus and TONS of overtime. He basically runs the whole show in the refinery he is in even though he is not at the top. I would say we are living comfortably, 5 room flat, car and he can even afford to send us to a cushy independent school ( RI,ACSI).
Yes he was from India, yes his degree was from an Indian University but I dont understand why he is paid this little, if I ASSUME what is in this thread in true. I think he is getting ripped off for all the hard work he puts in. (He goes to work at 7 and comes back only at 8). Gosh his boss even had the goddamn guts to tell him if his skin was white he would be earning 5 times as much as he was now. I honestly feel like crap for my dad now.
FYI: He was born a singaporean citizen but my grandfather decided it would be best to let my father and uncle study in India staying with my grandma while he worked in singapore, since he couldnt afford it. |
Your post only talked about your dad. This implies that your mum is not working.
Financially, this is a mistake. An airplane with two engines should use two engines when it is flying. If it flies with only one, of course the ride is rocky. If you look carefully, many of the numbers look I pressive because they are the HH income of families with BOTH dad and mum working.
Although I value stay at home mothers, there is a heavy economic price to pay and as you become an adult and join the working world, bear this in mind.
Also, I ask sorry to say that your grandfather made a mistake for which your dad is paying for it now. I am sorry to say that it is probably true that an Indian degree is not as well regarded even compared to local singapore universities.
Well, what you can do best is to learn from the "mistakes" of your elders... And not repeat them..