hi unregistered,
thanks for encouragement. i cant help losing heart as the day goes by as there is no calls from headhunter or job agent (in SGP and in China) yes i do agree with u on the technical capabilities, these days most R&D software stacks are all reused, not much coding, it is just porting and fixing bugs here and there. thanks for the tip for interviewing and experience sharing i am trying to think is it a mid life crisis and is it engineering " time over" or "game over" for me. trying to search for new greener patch of grass thanks again! appreciate it Quote:
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I myself am building multiple streams of income through software products (mobile and web), giving tuition and doing adjunct teaching. Already left my IT job in a bank. I wasn't retrenched. I left because I realize there's a limit to career advancement and job security is not 100%, though I was well paid (by your definition). And I was a little ambitious in wanting to be a business owner and hopefully make a few million dollars before I get too old (don't laugh). Fortunately, I'm now reaching about 60-70% of last drawn pay, with more streams of income in the pipeline. I'm same age as you. Good luck! |
hi,
i did manage to pick up android deve while i was working 3 yrs ago it was 1.6 (initial version), i had helped the company made the first protoyping of tablet and powering it up. it was meant for OEM/ODM business. currently i dont know what to do freelacning or consulting. as u know there are many freeware and developers around. u developed software products? by contract ? i support in whatever u are doing and in the end it is your effort that make the million mark. i too is searching for a path/career which i can see the light to million mark but right now the setback of finding a job again, it just look unreachable for me at the moment. regards Quote:
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hi,
wow that's good for u as u got secondary source of income. i have not done tuition or teaching before and certainly u had done much better than me. i will look at what u mentioned "micropreneurship" and "MicroISV" Thanks for the tips regards Quote:
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@aimless74 - which chinese city are you working in now? have you explored talking to the wholesalers in your city?
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hi, i am at shanghai. my current employment has everything provided for me accommodation, mobile, internet etc however, my contract is coming to an end. |
Why are engineers paid so badly in Singapore and yet are paid so well in other countries. In no other country have I heard that engineers are barely living on ends meet as compared to other occupations.
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hi ,
for my case, i left sgp because the engineering on consumer electronics is not doing well at all, high development cost while consumer want cheaper electronics, so it does not seem to gel together at all. i had attachment in US/EU before with engineer, they are paid well but they also have high tax and of cse they are also strong union as well as they got social benefit. i was in EU, my france counterpart, he was on constant contract and the company gave him a car and also if he is to be retrenched he will be paid 24 mths compensation. so technically they dont job hopping much. for SGP, influx of cheaper talents coming to the shore help to bring the cost down and as a SGPean we got our own life and overheads to worry while those from a lower living cost countries can survive in SGP. may some people reading this thread can share more, this is what i had encountered as a engineer regards Quote:
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this is what my engineering boss told all his engineers, "It is easy to replace you. All I need is to call my HR to look for one and there will be alot of resumes on my table. If you are not happy with the job, you can quit right away."
Being an engineer(esp in electronic) is such a sad thing. You are so very prone to recession, get very little respect, and even after working for ten years, a fresh grad working in finance may be earning the same amount of money as you. Life is too short to waste away like this. |
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