Hi everyone,
I'm a young American with very little work experience but some work experience none-the-less and a degree from a good US university. I love Singapore and think getting some additional Asian experience on my resume is a positive (I have already spent a lot of time in Asia, speak Mandarin etc), but I feel I will have to make extreme sacrifices to my standard of living to do so. What are everyone's thoughts? I'm looking at a salary between 2.5 and 3.5k here, which doesn't leave very much money for anything. I don't mind a small place in a bad location, but as I'm vegetarian and picky, it is sometimes very difficult to find suitable food at hawker centers (and sometimes it's necessary to have lunch with coworkers etc), so I may easily spend over 1000 a month on food (if I pinch). I guess, what I mean to ask is everyone's thought on whether working here at a salary (say 3k) is worth it when I may be able to get 5 to 6k in the US or Europe (I feel that Singapore is about the same or even more expensive than the US but with lower salaries?). Any young people start their careers in Singapore and have insight on this? I do understand the need to "get my foot in the door", but will I regret it? Thanks so much!!!!!
