I'm male, 32 this year, BEng (2nd lower).
Worked as a teacher till 29, earning 4.2k when I left.
The 3 years I spent in the teaching service was more siong than
NS... my life was totally consumed by work. Teaching itself was alright though :P
When my bond was over, I switched to the private sector, working as a designer. This is my dream job, as I'm passionate about art and design. I was very happy back then, even though I took a 15% paycut.
Now, 2.5 years down the road, I'm making 4k a month, still loving the work. However, I'm getting increasingly disgrunted about my relatively low pay, seeing that the majority of my friends are easily making 1-2k more than me. I'm also somewhat affected by the fact that my work is "non-graduate" in nature... it's silly, I know.
Now seriously considering going back to the teaching service for maybe 500-1000 more per month, is it worth it?