How did the job search go? Was it hard finding a job there from the UK?
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And within this little snippet of text are around 2 years worth of excellent sick day excuses, which will help boost your holiday days to 30 per year!Originally posted by EternalOptimist View PostDont drink the water without boiling it twice first. When I was there, ten years ago, I had a bath in the(swinky) hotel and the water looked a bit off-colour. There are these tiny parasitic fish that live in the storage tanks and they swam down the end of your pen 1s. They have tiny barbs so they can not be expelled and it's agony every time you go to the toilet.
I had to have the full umbrella treatment once a week, just to keep myself clear.
A friend ate one of those little white chicken sausages and contracted liver flukes. He is still completely yellow, and his hands shake and he looks about eighty years old. Shocking.
I may use these over the coming weeks. Can you get parasitic fish in London?Comment
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Lightly cooked or raw cod will do very nicely if cod worms will suffice.Originally posted by JoJoGabor View PostMy all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.Comment
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You might have negotiated yourself into a corner there.Originally posted by snaw View Post
It could be worse. One person that I know who worked there (not in IT) was on "local conditions" which meant working a 5.5 day week including Saturday mornings.
Put the vacation days into perspective, how many years are you intending to live there and how many of those would you stay at the same company?
I think Singapore is a fantastic place and would love to live there for the novelty value but I couldn't see myself staying there more than a couple of years. You have to go a long way to get some cold weather.
The people that I know who have worked there loved it but did not stay longer than nine months.Comment
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From what I've read, it sounds a great place to visit as a tourist (one or two things notwithstanding), but I'd leave it at that.
Because the moment you start work there, the shine wears off and the depression will set it. Once the rosy glasses come of, everything will lost its lustre.
I'd say ditch it, the holidays are pants, and visit on your terms, not work under theirs.
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They're talking to my future boss, might be able to add a few extra days unofficially, at his discretion. Should find out this morning.Originally posted by Gonzo View PostYou might have negotiated yourself into a corner there.
It could be worse. One person that I know who worked there (not in IT) was on "local conditions" which meant working a 5.5 day week including Saturday mornings.
Put the vacation days into perspective, how many years are you intending to live there and how many of those would you stay at the same company?
I think Singapore is a fantastic place and would love to live there for the novelty value but I couldn't see myself staying there more than a couple of years. You have to go a long way to get some cold weather.
The people that I know who have worked there loved it but did not stay longer than nine months.
Got no issues with living there, I've been twice and know some people with kids who live there, which is the main attraction; family life. It's a great place to bring up kids, safe, clean, good schools and it's relatively close to Australia where my missus family all are. Plus we should be able to recapture some of our social life there - we pay £1800 a month in child care costs here, over there we can get a live in maid for £300 a month. Ready made babysitter if we wanna go out, and stops a cinema night from being a £100 night out for example.
The 'cold weather' thing is partly the issue, I go two ski trips a year - one with the lads and one with the family. Easy enough from Singers - Japan or Sth Korea. But 3 weeks holiday sort fo puts a major dent in that ...Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
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Seems to be better than here. This one is through lined-in, which about a 1/3 of the leads I have had have come through. Also the agent thing seems different there, they're more about introducing you to companies, than just posting jobs and yuo applying.Originally posted by DieScum View Post
Can give you some job boards if you're interested.Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek
That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay
Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - CyberghoulComment
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Solved! (sort of)Originally posted by snaw View Post
http://www.snowcity.com.sg/snowcity2/index.html"See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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For you big man:Originally posted by Churchill View Post
http://www.jobsdb.com.sg/
http://job-search.jobstreet.com.sg
http://jobs.singaporeexpats.com
Some of these are jobscrapers, but between them I seem to get a good set of results.Hang on - there is actually a place called Cheddar?? - cailin maith
Any forum is a collection of assorted weirdos, cranks and pervs - Board Game Geek
That will be a simply fab time to catch up for a beer. - Tay
Have you ever seen somebody lick the chutney spoon in an Indian Restaurant and put it back ? - CyberghoulComment
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