depend on company policy and your role.intoview5 wrote: ↑Mon, 06 Dec 2021 8:21 pmHi,
I would like to enquire what are the working cultural like in Singapore with regards to contacting out of hours? I am offered a typical consultancy work (9am till 6.30pm). In the employment offer, phone allowances are given. I am unsure to have a work phone on top of personal phone, or have 1 number for both.
depend on you. Some company provide work phone to employee which mean 24/7prefer to have separate work number from personal number. Is this the norm in Singapore?
If you support the whole world. you will get all timing call/whatsapp/email.If the working cultural in Sg is that you must be contactable 24/7, then i know i shouldnt bother to have separate work number.
This is not normal but it also depend on your boss. If your manager is this kind of workstyle. then good luckI am asking as i heard stories from others from Sg that their manager/ colleagues went ballistic with them if calls or emails are unanswered 9pm at night or weekend. Seems extreme or is that normal in Sg?
Sounds like you were using your office phone for personal use rather than the other way around?
Indeed I was, FOB in Singapore and given a company phone on the first day, you need a number to open a bank account etc. Went on from there until I changed jobs - finally decided to get my own personal number from them onwards.smoulder wrote:Sounds like you were using your office phone for personal use rather than the other way around?
It sounded like the OP was given a phone allowance or reimbursement. This is how my company did it as well - so the phone number is yours even if you leave the company. My company terminated company phone privileges years ago, but I still have the same number and dirt cheap CIS plan with SingTel.
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