Yah.. the company did try to arrange for an orientation trip for me, but I don't want to go on the trip unless i am 70% convinced that I will be heading there.
I am actually fine with a apartment or a landed property (villa?) but with that heat, something with a swimming pool sounds mightily good! hahah. I stay in an apartment in Singapore, so its really not a big deal if i don't get a house. In fact, I am more particular about the money i will be getting, since my wife will be jobless if we do go....
As it is, the offer on the table is what my wife and mine current income combined. which is about 40k the local currency, plus all the extras that i haven't really negotiate about.
My approach is that if i am not interested in the place, no point going into finer details with them.
My type of job probably involved sitting in front of bloomberg everyday, hence i suspect it would be a shirt and tie scenario. More concern about the wife bit.. short sleeves and jeans sound pretty alright.
Both my wife and i are 32, i think we are quite young still.. we want to be more flexible and work in a more dynamic environment.
The hidden agenda is that personally i feel that islamic banking will be one of the next big thing that will happen in the financial sector, and I would want to go there and learn everything, so that it will value add to my resume when i eventaully move on.
What is the typical work attitude the people there has? any experience? are the the typical "live and let live" type? or are they they typical singaporean " work till you die" type?
Yah.. the company did try to arrange for an orientation trip for me, but I don't want to go on the trip unless i am 70% convinced that I will be heading there.
I am actually fine with a apartment or a landed property (villa?) but with that heat, something with a swimming pool sounds mightily good! hahah. I stay in an apartment in Singapore, so its really not a big deal if i don't get a house. In fact, I am more particular about the money i will be getting, since my wife will be jobless if we do go....
As it is, the offer on the table is what my wife and mine current income combined. which is about 40k the local currency, plus all the extras that i haven't really negotiate about.
My approach is that if i am not interested in the place, no point going into finer details with them.
My type of job probably involved sitting in front of bloomberg everyday, hence i suspect it would be a shirt and tie scenario. More concern about the wife bit.. short sleeves and jeans sound pretty alright.
Both my wife and i are 32, i think we are quite young still.. we want to be more flexible and work in a more dynamic environment.
The hidden agenda is that personally i feel that islamic banking will be one of the next big thing that will happen in the financial sector, and I would want to go there and learn everything, so that it will value add to my resume when i eventaully move on.
What is the typical work attitude the people there has? any experience? are the the typical "live and let live" type? or are they they typical singaporean " work till you die" type?