I earn $2.1k under one of the ministries with a diploma cert
I gradated one year ago and they offered me this salary stating that it is the job market and is reasonable.
I find it very sad how diploma certs are no longer enough to sustain a lifestyle. Gamen has always said that diploma cert is enough but after getting my after my take home pay is $1.6k per month, I find it hard to support my elderly parents and to start a family of my own.
$1.6k – food – transport – bills = there is barely any money left and to support elderly parents as it is viewed that we must support our parents, “The Maintenance of Parents Act provides for Singapore residents aged 60 years old and above who are unable to subsist on their own, to claim maintenance from their children.”
Of course, I love my parents but with such little amount of money left, how do you start a family?
Degree is necessary to ensure a higher pay to live in Singapore.
Here are what netizens think:
- There are private courses you can take to prepare yourself for the future. Don’t take a degree to realise that you’re learning outdated stuff.
- Quite sure there is something wrong about your work. You are getting the salary roughly similar to a full time cleaner.
- Upgrade and hunt for better jobs while you continue to work. The worst thing you can do is to stay there for 5 to 10 years if you’re already unhappy now.
- We are just waiting for education inflation to worsen.
- Now a days cert are just for upgrading yourself. Work experience and upgrading yourself Is the way to help u get better pay
- You are paid lower than Malaysians holding a spm cert, which is lower than our local o levels cert. If your salary is not paying you a liveable wage, find a job that will or upskill yourself.