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27-08-2011, 01:30 PM
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a sad day for engineering
i hold a degree in engineering, with plenty of portfolio in software engineering. told my prospective employer that i can code in anything from andriod to apple devices to java. they were impressed with my engineering skills despite having no professional experiences. this is because, i am currently in the finance sector.
i asked my fellow course mates who are in this line, they are all paid at least 3 to 3.6k. so i requested for 3.5k and promised to work ot, weekends and to drive their sales. apps on the store can easily earn their revenue and a good mobile programmer definitely cost much higher.
however, they told me they can offer no more than 3k. i am currently drawing 3.3k in finance back-office, a comfortable and stress-free administrative environment with no ot. i think it makes no sense to do a job switch back. are andriod/apple programmers so dis-respected in the market? it's no wonder that sg engineers are facing sad times.
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27-08-2011, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by paymemore
i hold a degree in engineering, with plenty of portfolio in software engineering. told my prospective employer that i can code in anything from andriod to apple devices to java. they were impressed with my engineering skills despite having no professional experiences. this is because, i am currently in the finance sector.
i asked my fellow course mates who are in this line, they are all paid at least 3 to 3.6k. so i requested for 3.5k and promised to work ot, weekends and to drive their sales. apps on the store can easily earn their revenue and a good mobile programmer definitely cost much higher.
however, they told me they can offer no more than 3k. i am currently drawing 3.3k in finance back-office, a comfortable and stress-free administrative environment with no ot. i think it makes no sense to do a job switch back. are andriod/apple programmers so dis-respected in the market? it's no wonder that sg engineers are facing sad times.
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Why do you want to switch from finance sector to engineering? Stay in the bank and move around within banking.
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27-08-2011, 04:07 PM
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hi paymemore,
be patient in the finance sector, at least your prospect is much better than a engineer. i see that u are doing much better in finance than in engineering.
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Originally Posted by paymemore
i hold a degree in engineering, with plenty of portfolio in software engineering. told my prospective employer that i can code in anything from andriod to apple devices to java. they were impressed with my engineering skills despite having no professional experiences. this is because, i am currently in the finance sector.
i asked my fellow course mates who are in this line, they are all paid at least 3 to 3.6k. so i requested for 3.5k and promised to work ot, weekends and to drive their sales. apps on the store can easily earn their revenue and a good mobile programmer definitely cost much higher.
however, they told me they can offer no more than 3k. i am currently drawing 3.3k in finance back-office, a comfortable and stress-free administrative environment with no ot. i think it makes no sense to do a job switch back. are andriod/apple programmers so dis-respected in the market? it's no wonder that sg engineers are facing sad times.
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27-08-2011, 05:47 PM
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i see potential in the mobile app stores. the ecosystem is growing steadily. a single game like angry birds can hit hundred of thousands of downloads yet the mechanics are simple.i decided to give a shot at being back as a programmer, creating software which people enjoy using. i released useful and free apps on both andriod and ios so experience is not a problem. as long as users are happy, i am happy.
finance can get boring at times, because u're doing the same thing and looking at numbers. i am wondering where i can find wise employers who are willing to pay for quality mobile developers.
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27-08-2011, 06:18 PM
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hi paymemore
i admire your skills and your drive in software development. if one day i required someone to help me in iOS or Android i will give u a shout.
i am currently still lose in making my next move. i hope to own a business
but i am still lose and trying to figure out what to do.
regrds
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Originally Posted by paymemore
i see potential in the mobile app stores. the ecosystem is growing steadily. a single game like angry birds can hit hundred of thousands of downloads yet the mechanics are simple.i decided to give a shot at being back as a programmer, creating software which people enjoy using. i released useful and free apps on both andriod and ios so experience is not a problem. as long as users are happy, i am happy.
finance can get boring at times, because u're doing the same thing and looking at numbers. i am wondering where i can find wise employers who are willing to pay for quality mobile developers.
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28-08-2011, 09:13 AM
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A sad life in engineering, not sad day
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Originally Posted by paymemore
i hold a degree in engineering, with plenty of portfolio in software engineering. told my prospective employer that i can code in anything from andriod to apple devices to java. they were impressed with my engineering skills despite having no professional experiences. this is because, i am currently in the finance sector.
i asked my fellow course mates who are in this line, they are all paid at least 3 to 3.6k. so i requested for 3.5k and promised to work ot, weekends and to drive their sales. apps on the store can easily earn their revenue and a good mobile programmer definitely cost much higher.
however, they told me they can offer no more than 3k. i am currently drawing 3.3k in finance back-office, a comfortable and stress-free administrative environment with no ot. i think it makes no sense to do a job switch back. are andriod/apple programmers so dis-respected in the market? it's no wonder that sg engineers are facing sad times.
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if u are seeing disrespect to the engineers for this today, when u switch to engineering, u will be seeing & getting this disrespect every day, in your life, not only for 1 day.
Consider again. This is what the colonial mindset hangover we are still seeing in singapore even today, that anything foreign is any good.
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29-08-2011, 02:33 PM
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either... or...
Hi,
You have very high enthusiasm in Apps and you seem to have experience in it, so why not treat it as an after-work business and continue to work on it and grow it as your own?
I think it's hard to find an employer who would have the vision as you do AND at the same time to give you a pay, given that this app business is very new and honestly, only a handful of the apps business are big. I saw most of them are very small business made up of 1-3 person. Well I may be wrong...
The only exception I could think of is, of course, Apple! Consider getting into the company by any position and work your way up.
J
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29-08-2011, 05:49 PM
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Hmm, I think you should try start ups. They pay pretty well at least >5K.
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30-08-2011, 11:09 AM
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Really
If ur this passionate and good, why not go abroad and follow ur passion. Why stay in Singapore and look for something that sucks in Singapore.
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