11000 hkd sAlary is it enough?

janella_j · 17-04-2015, 11:01 PM

Yup my nationality is very unfortunate

janella_j · 17-04-2015, 11:06 PM

Im not really expecting to be better off when im gonna be in another country.. though my life here is comfortable enough.. but even then it would be a great experience to be able to work in another country

janella_j · 17-04-2015, 11:08 PM

Ii kknnnoowwww! And it's so frustrating sometimes coming from here..

justjoe86 · 17-04-2015, 11:22 PM

Originally Posted by jmbf:

You could 'seek' for another job but you just couldn't take up legal employment until you officially transferred your working visa to your new employer.

Yeah bad wording on my part.

jmbf · 17-04-2015, 11:29 PM

Originally Posted by janella_j:

Ii kknnnoowwww! And it's so frustrating sometimes coming from here..

If that's what you really want to do then don't give up! But at the same time I would definitely do more research and ask more questions to get a better understanding of the situation.

chingleutsch · 18-04-2015, 01:53 PM

One thing I will add that *real* schools normally are more concerned with qualifications (and experience) than with nationality, and if ImmD sees a Pinay is being offered the same salary as, say, an Australian, for the same work, the visa issue doesn't normally seem a problem (my workplace currently has Filipino electrical and computer engineers on the same contracts as everyone else, no problems at all).

slyfox121081 · 18-05-2015, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Mat:

To be very blunt the main issue is that she is from the Philippnes...and in this town we all know what that means. Sadly.

I agree..I am from the Philippines too and my major is English with 5 years experience of teaching back in the Philippines( 2yrs teaching Koreans, 3 yrs teaching college )...I gave up teaching 3 yrs ago and relocated here in HK but not teaching, instead DRIVING...in short my visa is FDH which stands for Foreign Domestic Helper visa...Good luck for her trying to get in here as a Non-Native English Teacher...She may be better try somewhere else like SG, Thailand, China,..Coz HK is tough..and for her to get 11,000HKD is like an insult to her being a teacher here as I get paid 14000HKD as a family driver.
SO I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. SAD BUT TRUE

wtbhotia · 19-05-2015, 12:54 AM

Originally Posted by slyfox121081:

I agree..I am from the Philippines too and my major is English with 5 years experience of teaching back in the Philippines( 2yrs teaching Koreans, 3 yrs teaching college )...I gave up teaching 3 yrs ago and relocated here in HK but not teaching, instead DRIVING...in short my visa is FDH which stands for Foreign Domestic Helper visa...Good luck for her trying to get in here as a Non-Native English Teacher...She may be better try somewhere else like SG, Thailand, China,..Coz HK is tough..and for her to get 11,000HKD is like an insult to her being a teacher here as I get paid 14000HKD as a family driver.
SO I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN. SAD BUT TRUE

FDH visa n 14K pay, CONGRATS to you, you must have a good employer.