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29-12-2021 12:52 AM
BiGHaRRy The Russians are not as evil as they are written about. You can get a visa for tourist purposes; it's not that difficult. I was in Russia this year after visiting several cities in Europe. I enjoyed traveling by train through the cities of Europe. I bought tickets at a pretty good price from https://www.dbauskunft.com/de/, and I enjoyed every walk on the streets of Rome, Berlin. And if you come to Russia to visit two beautiful cities, Moscow and Petersburg, I would say that Petersburg is more beautiful.
15-06-2021 05:37 PM
DiBrain There are many jobs that involve travelling, like charity and non-governmental organization, photographer, teaching English abroad, international aid worker, cruise ship worker and many other options... Such jobs can allow you to travel don’t just include remote or work-from-home opportunities. You can also earn a living by choosing employment that requires travel as part of the job’s duties. But do not forget that taking time off from work is healthy and here on holidays.com.au you can find more information how to get a great vacation.
12-06-2021 08:45 PM
Unregistered can work as SIA stewardess
25-05-2021 07:22 PM
lolapaluuza Lol. Guys, I know that it's off topic, but have you been in Russia before? What do you think about it? Should I visit it? I always was interested in it's culture, but I'm thinking that it will be quite hard for me to get a visa. Does anyone has such experience? Is it possible for me to get a russian passport the easier and less time-consuming way? I'm sure there should be something.
25-05-2021 04:29 PM
Unregistered Somewhere in Eastern Europe, you will be torn off with your hands only for a Western-style honours lol
23-06-2016 07:45 PM
terminator Hello, so I will be starting my first Sales job. Ok, I admit that I was ignorant of some aspects of compensation during the interview process so did not clarify. Basic pay is ok. My questions to fellow contributors:

A) Travel allowance/expenses: This job would require international travel. Flight and hotel booking will supposedly be done by the company so let's not consider these in expenses discussion here. P.S.: I do not own a personal credit card.
A1) Should company pay for my meals expenses during travel?
A2) If the answer to above is yes, besides meals, taxi fare, laundry, what other expenses should I be prepared for or expect the company to cover?
A3) For international travel is it normal for employee to pay first for necessary expenses during travel like taxi, meals, laundry, etc and then get reimbursed after submitting the receipts? Or should the company give advance before each travel? What should I expect and what is the acceptable way for such regular expenses: Advance or Reimbursement?
A4) How about medical insurance while overseas? What is going on in the industry for Sales-related employees?

B) Commission: Commission structure etc will be decided after probation or responsibility given.
B1) Which commission structure should I expect and which are better?

Question A3 is most important to me and kind of bothering me, because I don't want to end up paying huge bills during my trip, as I am no manager or high earner yet, so few hundred dollars per month matter to me as well.

Any help appreciated. Tks
08-02-2014 10:29 AM
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If you think corporate travelling is fun - think again.

You'll live in this strange bubble of just seeing the airport, taxi (or company car), hotel, taxi, office and the same routine repeats itself everyday. You won't see anything else. Most of the times you'll be so busy you don't have time to get a proper meal and you'll just be eating at your desk (or ordering room service at your hotel) - that's assuming you even have time to eat. Any nice meals are with your clients/big bosses so it wouldn't be fun.

You'll be so busy with your projects you won't have time to take extra days of leave to tour the city because your boss/clients want your back in singapore NOW.
i mostly agree with this. at my peak period i can be flying off somewhere every week at months at a time. my wife thinks i'm having a ball of a time but no. even if i travel alone a lot of time is spent in transit, thinking about the meeting before and after the meeting, formulating reports and strategy, etc.

of course there are exceptions, especially when u attend trade shows which u can sneak in a tour of the city if u do not have to meet people on the side or deal with your daily day-to-day issues.

i would say traveling once in 3-6 months can break the monotony of sitting in the office. but at an entry level position, u won't enjoy any trip if u are with your bosses.
08-02-2014 10:14 AM
warning maybe this is what you're looking for
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08-02-2014 10:00 AM
warning If you think corporate travelling is fun - think again.

You'll live in this strange bubble of just seeing the airport, taxi (or company car), hotel, taxi, office and the same routine repeats itself everyday. You won't see anything else. Most of the times you'll be so busy you don't have time to get a proper meal and you'll just be eating at your desk (or ordering room service at your hotel) - that's assuming you even have time to eat. Any nice meals are with your clients/big bosses so it wouldn't be fun.

You'll be so busy with your projects you won't have time to take extra days of leave to tour the city because your boss/clients want your back in singapore NOW.
07-02-2014 11:32 PM
Unregistered some company policy very cb, purposely ask you travel on weekend so you can work for the full weekdays. your weekend burnt.

working in sia doesn't mean travel around. usually the staff are stationed permanently.

only job that can travel around freely is doing sales-related jobs.
or, target global mncs. sometimes when there's critical assignments you might get to travel for a short period.
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