Should we depend on malaysians working in singapore?

• caramon

  2 May 05, 20:25

  If one day, Singapore economy deteriorates further and the Singapore dollar depreciates and Malaysia gets its act together, and asks these Malaysians working in Singapore to go home, offering competitive salaries..
  
  What happens? Overnight, Singapore will lose all the man require to do the jobs.. Can you imagine what will the situation be? It will be catastrophe.. do you agree?
  
• crazy monkey

  2 May 05, 20:27

  they oredi try before but very few go back
• caramon

  2 May 05, 20:28

  Originally posted by crazy monkey:

  they oredi try before but very few go back

  Their pay over there is still low compare to singapore.. Imagine one fine day when its on par with singapore.. what will happen?
• crazy monkey

  2 May 05, 20:45

  havnt happen yet u kan cheong simi lan
• forfun_cash

  2 May 05, 20:54

  Originally posted by crazy monkey:

  havnt happen yet u kan cheong simi lan

  scarly he's a malaysian ..
• I-like-flings(m)

  2 May 05, 21:01

  when that happened, government and employer more happy lor.. can have good excuses to get even cheaper staff from china, india or indo..
• Tuatau

  2 May 05, 21:19

  What is your proposal then? While undeniably lured by the Singapore dollar, Malaysians have nevertheless also made significant contributions to the Singapore economy. Should Singaporeans start burning bridges now?
• highway69

  2 May 05, 21:49

  Malaysians are not that great workers here anyway.Good riddance.
• oldbreadstinks

  2 May 05, 22:02

  after working with so many malaysians, i actually feel that they have more drive than singaporeans, and they're more creative too
• sbst275

  2 May 05, 22:03

  Anyway... They are forced to work here... Things in MY is getting as ex as in SG
• highway69

  3 May 05, 01:25

  Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:

  after working with so many malaysians, i actually feel that they have more drive than singaporeans, and they're more creative too

  Yeah drive you up the wall.
• eMarc

  3 May 05, 01:33

  Originally posted by highway69:

  Yeah drive you up the wall.

  i think tat bcos many job singaporean r not interested tat y they get to fill up the post. Cooks, construction, manufacturing
• dragg

  3 May 05, 01:49

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Anyway... They are forced to work here... Things in MY is getting as ex as in SG

  only johor and kl are expensive. malaysians work here coz they can save a lot after converting to ringgit!!
  
  
• crazy monkey

  3 May 05, 01:51

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  Anyway... They are forced to work here... Things in MY is getting as ex as in SG

  sure or not you neber been to Jay Bee before ?
• AngZangGui

  3 May 05, 06:45

  Originally posted by crazy monkey:

  sure or not you neber been to Jay Bee before ?

  When we earn S$, we cannot feel it, but if you earn ringgit, you see whether you will feel the pressure of earning enough to support your family. One Cornetto ice-cream may cost only RM1.80, to us, it is cheap because we will compare the price of the ice-cream in S$, but if we are earning their currency, there is no difference.
  
  Let's say a person (A) earn S$1000 per month, if A were to buy a Cornetto ice-cream in Singapore, it would be around S$1.80. Another person (B) earn RM1000 per month, the situation for B would be the same as A.
  
  To the question on "Should we depend on Malaysians working in Singapore?", I would say that they mostly work in jobs that offered low pay and Singaporeans would seldom venture into unless they really have little education and is desperate to earn some income to at least give their families a better life or to finance their children's education.
• sbst275

  3 May 05, 07:53

  Originally posted by dragg:

  only johor and kl are expensive. malaysians work here coz they can save a lot after converting to ringgit!!
  
  

  You sure? Things there are getting ex to nowhere compared to here... Road tol have went up, land duty will also go up
• sbst275

  3 May 05, 07:54

  For ex...
  
  If a car in SG say Sunny cost $58,000. It cost abt RM110,000 in MY...
  
  We can say it is cheap in MY, but think again, their wages is lower than us. How can they afford?
• dragg

  3 May 05, 09:10

  Originally posted by sbst275:

  For ex...
  
  If a car in SG say Sunny cost $58,000. It cost abt RM110,000 in MY...
  
  We can say it is cheap in MY, but think again, their wages is lower than us. How can they afford?

  but that is for imported cars!! they are trying to protect proton. i am sure proton are not so expensive.
  
  
• boy in blues

  3 May 05, 09:20

  Originally posted by caramon:

  If one day, Singapore economy deteriorates further and the Singapore dollar depreciates and Malaysia gets its act together, and asks these Malaysians working in Singapore to go home, offering competitive salaries..
  
  What happens? Overnight, Singapore will lose all the man require to do the jobs.. Can you imagine what will the situation be? It will be catastrophe.. do you agree?
  

  when M'sian salaries get more competitive, S'poreans will find jobs in M'sia
• Shizuka

  3 May 05, 11:59

  if they all go back to Malaysia to work, Singaporeans will have less compeition over the jobs then, and our govt will outsource other resources one, like other countries talents.
  
  
• dragg

  3 May 05, 12:08

  Originally posted by boy in blues:

  when M'sian salaries get more competitive, S'poreans will find jobs in M'sia

  it will be a long time before that happens.
  
  
• boy in blues

  3 May 05, 12:13

  Originally posted by dragg:

  it will be a long time before that happens.
  
  

  in that case,
  
  before that happens,
  
  M'sians will find jobs in S'pore.
  
  the Causeway should come in handy in case of changes.
• borgkilla

  3 May 05, 12:17

  waahhh your topics are getting more serious .. nice change...
  I think all nations depend on foreign workers to some extent.... malaysians workining in singapore will earn more just on the forex ... just like the indonesians working in malaysia
  
  
• elindra

  3 May 05, 12:36

  Originally posted by oldbreadstinks:

  after working with so many malaysians, i actually feel that they have more drive than singaporeans, and they're more creative too

  X 2
  
  They are also much more responsible and more careful and detailed. I'm talking about the Malaysians in management level and in jobs like QC etc.
  
  In fact, a lot of Malaysians are getting management jobs instead of Singaporeans due to the above reasons. I think alot of Singaporeans have to get rid of the "I'm holier than thou" attitude or they will be in for a really really nasty shock.
  
  While some of them do convert their citizenship to Singaporean, alot of them are happy with their PR status because they see themselves returning to Malaysia one day.
  
  Anyway, back to the topic, the management is likely to find the most suitable candidate to fit into the job and not give preference to nationality. In terms of pay scale, Malaysians are no longer cheaper, depending on the type of job done. Let's not talk about factory production, basically blue collar jobs. I can't comment much on those as I'm not sure about the situation there. However, if you're talking about white collar jobs, their pay scale is fast being comparable to Singaporeans, though in some companies, they may be cheaper to hire.
  
  With the Malaysian companies I'm currently dealing with, I can only say their efficiency and service put alot of Singapore companies to shame.
  
• Meilin86

  3 May 05, 12:48

  the Malaysians who are in the management level . Do they stay here permanently as PR?