Pay Rise!
The Star's headline today is 'big pay rise'. According to the article, the rise for a professional is about 15% (from rank 41-54). Great! This make the current starting salary of RM1800+ to become something like RM2100+ when the rise is implemented in July (but it's still so low...
). Well, just hope that all of these will not end up becoming nothing with the next epsiode of fuel hike, toll hike, inflation of daily goods or whatever like that...
There's also an increase in the cost of living allowance (COLA) of 100%. Those working in BIG urban regions in Peninsular Malaysia get something about 200-300 while other places (including Sabah & Sarawak) get only RM100. Wtf? Is this how government treat those noble souls who want to serve in the less privileged areas of Malaysia? Comon, the only way to pull people into these regions is to up their pay! Forget about getting foreign doctors, I'm sure with IMU (and also other private universities in Malaysia) churning out so many graduates, shortage of doctors is a joke. The only problem we have is maldistribution of the workforce with so many people refusing to go to those more ulu places. Can't blame them really, u get less COLA, less chance of advancing your career and you'll be literally bored to death, it'll be extremely noble of u to serve in those places, i salute you!
Still thinking of where to work after graduate. Well, it seem like a no brainer answer...gzz, why don't the government also give incentives to those from East malaysia the same incentives they give to those Peninsular boys when they opt to work in Sabah & Sarawak (much much higher housing allowance)? it'll make my choice so much easier...ha
(pai sei...am i too realistic?)