Salary - is this good or bad

Bliksem
By Bliksem

Hi all

I have been offered the following package and wanted to know if I should accept or not:

Basic QRS 25000-00
Housing ORS 11000-00
Car Company car

Is this good and what can of lifestyle can I expect to have off this.

Thanks

By Bliksem• 5 Aug 2008 18:32
Bliksem

Had to chuckle to myself when I read your profile. Definitely a South African attitude about "dont talk to people I don't know".

Brazilian by birth and South African by attitude ...

Not to worry, I won't bug you

By Bliksem• 5 Aug 2008 18:27
Bliksem

Thank you guys and girls. I am divorced so I will be here alone (darn). The company will provide healthcare and two flights home a year. We are currently in negotiation for what happens if my son does join me. Schooling will have to be subsidised.

Other than that, I think housing will be an issue based on the amount allocated.

By Xena• 5 Aug 2008 18:03
Rating: 5/5
Xena

to look at if you are earning at least 10grand more than you were at home.

QR11000 is enough for a 2 bedroomed apartment, if you can find one, but a villa will cost you more, and will come out of your salary.

If your wife and child join you, the salary will probably be too low considering you will have to pay school fees, which are damn expensive.

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By Fatcat• 5 Aug 2008 17:12
Fatcat

Bliksen, totally depends on the position and your experience. And it also depends on how much money you need to send back home on a monthly basis. The plus is there's no tax to be paid to SARS (provided you stay out of the country for 183 days - do check with your accountant, though).

By anonymous• 5 Aug 2008 17:05
anonymous

You do not tell us for what position it is.

By snowyowl• 5 Aug 2008 17:04
Rating: 2/5
snowyowl

Seems good....housing may be an issue, some say its best for your employer to provide (with your standards CLEARLY made) others take an allowance then find cheaper or even shared accomodation. Check also on health insurance as that usually is provided with some companies

 

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By Bliksem• 5 Aug 2008 16:47
Bliksem

Lol... now dont tell me that with all that sun you can't make your own biltong?

How many packs of Peter Stuyvesant do u need...

By janeyjaney• 5 Aug 2008 16:18
janeyjaney

Lekke lekke!! Bring some biltong with you! Oh and a box of Peter Stuyvesants!! LOL On a serious note though... hehe

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By Bliksem• 5 Aug 2008 16:13
Bliksem

Thanks dragonfly212... I do have a kid, unfortunately he will stay with his Mom in SA till I can convince her otherwise. Not seeing him regularly is really going to cut me up, but... life goes on.

By dragonfly212• 5 Aug 2008 16:09
Rating: 4/5
dragonfly212

take it is good lifestyle u will enjoy. just make sure if you have children the company pay their schooling.

Everybody is right everybody is wrong, it depend where you stand

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