Dear Forum Members,
Hope you are doing well and could help with some pieces of advice.
I am 26, hospitality professional being offered a job in HK. Even though Hong Kong has been my dream destination for a long time, I am slightly worried that I may have to live from check to check.
I am single, so do not quite need a lot of space, but definitely need a place to crash after 14-16 hours day. I do have an active lifestyle and being a foreigner I may want to be able to buy foreign products from time to time plus do some small rewards for myself.
Salary: 28k per month
Basic medical care
Yearly NY bonus within the range of 1-2 salaries.
Performance-based bonuses.
Right now I am still in process of interviews, but I have only one left to go for and so far everything was going smooth. It is always good to negotiate a salary or benefits, but I am not sure what value-added benefits I can ask for as it looks like their payment is fixed.
From what I see at the moments, more than 60% of my salary will go to pay for rent. The job is at Wan Chai, and I actually do not mind living further away in a quiet location, but taking into account that I may finish working late at night - I may need to consider a flat near the venue.
Thinking of getting a bike later on, as I do have a license already. But not sure how is parking painful there for bikes. I did read a very helpful topic on motorcycles, but it did not seem to cover that issue.
Kind regards