am I underpaid?

tell u something la. if u not happy with your pay. dont worry about taking a step backwards to move forwards.

I used to earn $4.5k gross after 2 years since i grad from sim-uol. the working hours like **** and the industry is basically monopolized by this company so the skills are not portable or useful if u want to change job in the future.

I quit my job last yr and was jobless for 8 months (advise you dont do this though, try to get a new job before quit lol) before I took on a contract position which pays me only $2.8k, can convert to perm after a year or so. but what's important is that firstly I don't drag my feet to work every morning and I also want to penetrate this current industry.

alot of ppl here who are underpaid are still young. don't fear changing industries and so called going back to square one. in 20-30 years down the road, the 2-3 years you so called wasted in your first job is insignificant.

Why did you tell interviewer abt leaving without a job? Was he or she skeptical?

What you guys earn has nothing to do with whether the $8690-guy is underpaid or not. You guys probably have different roles working in different industries.

Would a dish washer with 10 years of experience tell a doctor with 10 years of exp that the latter's pay of $4000 is not underpaid bcos it is higher than the former's pay?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What you guys earn has nothing to do with whether the $8690-guy is underpaid or not. You guys probably have different roles working in different industries.

Would a dish washer with 10 years of experience tell a doctor with 10 years of exp that the latter's pay of $4000 is not underpaid bcos it is higher than the former's pay?

I happen to be in the industry and that guy is very well paid in SG. This is not Silicon Valley where you join Facebook or Google and draw 100k salaries as a fresh grad. Don't forget US has a higher tax rate.

A software developer from India with the same experience would take this 8.7k job without blinking. He might even accept 8k.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

What you guys earn has nothing to do with whether the $8690-guy is underpaid or not. You guys probably have different roles working in different industries.

Would a dish washer with 10 years of experience tell a doctor with 10 years of exp that the latter's pay of $4000 is not underpaid bcos it is higher than the former's pay?

He is overpaid, no doubt about it.