any person career path is depend on ownself, no point keep asking about what is like in other places. 2 people in the same place will also end up different fate. life is full of unkown dangers & opportunities, you are very young and looking for a quick answer to something unpredictable the next 40 years. you are like a newbie trader in the financial market asking for quick stock tips.

i am probably more of a mutual funds or index guy as compared to a trader.

Yup, nothing wrong with asking.

And also, same person in different environment will have different outcome. A scholar joining an SME and DUN job hop and just go bang wall sua, actually you dun choose where you join also, just go see job sites for requirements...

If same position, doing about same thing lets just say engineering,

gov sector -> PHD/master
Mnc -> PHD/Master/Degree
Big SME -> Master/degree
SME -> degree/diploma
Small SME -> diploma/ite

No need to say, pay who more who less kidda obvious rite.

my experience in US MNC R&D department telling me PhD dun really give you a pay hike..

come on la MNC is not as "scholar oriented" as GLC

Especially in US MNC, SOBC is important, every 6 month we do SOBC course to remind and remind you again to be a ethical worker, sort of wayang but you can see this is how they put work ethic above everything else.

trying to rise your voice on your subordinate? you will get corrective action immediately ..

But Mnc still more "result-orientated" rite, just because they can afford to pay more.

and Sme only have the lesser result guys to hire...

Sarcastic? But very true.

Remember, even if you are the 1st employee of a startup, and you get best employee of the day, everyday, for a year or two, does not mean you get to go up the ladder.

Joining a startup is always sad, they dun really have a lot of spending power, your pay is low, no overtime pay, lots of overtime, sad stuffs and worse still it may fold tomorrow, with maybe your salary unpaid.

If you are in the sales team, even worse, you havent start selling, already spend half a day tell other people wtf your coy is. And no meet target usually = instant out.

Engineering team, lousy/no equipment, no access to component inventory, no project backlogs, no people to guide you, etc etc...

If you want to join a startup, maybe you should save up and become your own boss.

hmm but the reason the MNC hired me is because i learnt alot from my first job at SME..

sometime people looking at your willingness to learn and your commitment to work rite?

When people ask for Phd/master , your degree kenna filtered before anyone looked at it.

When ppl ask for degree/master, your diploma goes into the email junk box + auto delete.

When ppl ask for diploma/ite, means usually they not MNC lolx

Unless you "know" people, then special case.

If I know enough of the right ppl, i bet i can be king!