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Considering Secondment to Hong Kong from Singapore

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  1. #31

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    Quote Originally Posted by SinCWB:
    If you are in the early stages of your career it is always good to show you are eager and up for challenges. The opportunities to do this are often limited, so take them when you can. This sounds like on opportunity to profile yourself at regional HQ. The value of such an opportunity is easily worth more than a few thousand dollars.

    Companies run their businesses where they can make money. It is good to show you are prepared to work wherever you are needed.
    Old thinking. It is good to show that you have value to the employer and that you would like that value to be appreciated.

    Don't be like the corporate lemmings and sell yourself short for a company that ultimately would bin you in a heartbeat. Know your worth and fight for it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FrancisX:
    Old thinking. It is good to show that you have value to the employer and that you would like that value to be appreciated.

    Don't be like the corporate lemmings and sell yourself short for a company that ultimately would bin you in a heartbeat. Know your worth and fight for it.
    or maybe he needs to take that lesson in person, that your company is not your fairy godmother, and will leave you hanging to dry in a foreign land. judging from the activity on this board, a lot of people are experiencing that lesson

  3. #33

    Is it the OP is being seconded by the company i.e. asked for OP to move to HK ? If that is the case, then they see value in the employee and should pay for all costs of relocation.

    However, if it is the OP who is asking to move on his / her own initiative, then I don't see why the company should pay for quarantine and living conditions, if they have to carve out a role for OP in the HK office.
    Maybe OP is sick of being locked down in Singapore and just wants a change of scenery. If OP is single, it's fine and not having to worry about schooling. Come to HK for the experience, you'll love it, you'll hate it, but you would have done it.

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  4. #34

    Haven't read the whole thread but I really wouldn't come unless the company is organizing and paying for your quarantine.

    And remember if you test positive, wow, you're really in for an adventure.

    Good luck though!

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