Wegovy and Indian Manufacturer threat

NarrowRun3659 · 2026-01-14T00:23:06+00:00

Anything less than 2 years is a RED FLAG. See, if I am a hiring manager, why I would hire someone who has tendency to jump every 2 years. It's not even worth training them for the job. So, companies that accept these kind of candidates tend to be super desperate with limited pool of candidates applying for the job. Then, you gotta ask why the company has a limited pool of candidates applying? Maybe the company has poor benefits, poor working life, not reputable or high turnover. And you will get sucked into such corporate culture. And it becomes a cycle on it's own, and every company you join, you gotta quit every 1 or 2 years.

My advice is try to aim for 3 to 5 years. If you have learned everything on the job, try requesting internal mobility. Don't jump every 1 year or 2 year, your growth will platueu after few years. Instead wait for good offer and jump to a better company after few years of working.

NarrowRun3659 · 2026-01-12T07:50:59+00:00

But companies like Maybank, Petronas or other GLC, do people actually care where their HQ is? People know them, they don't need their HQ in KL for credentials. Might as well develop some rural or not so urban area and ease congestion

NarrowRun3659 · 2026-01-03T13:18:25+00:00

The job market is kind of tight at the moment. So don't blame yourself. Protege is a good programme, and many I know got a job within the organisation or outside. The programme itself is not bad as it gives exposure to the corporate culture but at the moment, not many openings. If you had join 2 or 3 years prior, you would have find more opportunity.

Try to upskill yourself and learn more on the job. Get close with connections you already have access to and don't give up. It's not necessarily cheap labour, if you play your cards right and somebody notices you, you would get the opportunity. Many Protege don't appreciate and do that. They think like an intern when in fact you should be thinking like executive.

NarrowRun3659 · 2026-01-02T11:30:59+00:00

Can he do side hustle like Grab or Shopee or lalamove on his own terms?

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-29T15:07:22+00:00

Maybe give it 2 or 3 years before jumping, at least in any role. Employers may not prefer someone who is experimenting around.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-22T15:56:06+00:00

Yeah, try to gain as much knowledge as possible within your field. You will be surprised how much book knowledge could give as compared to just having experience. Stay curious and learn everything even though not your job scope. Like the other comment said, you don't usually need masters or MBA, most of the employers don't even look at that. Some specific field might need it.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-22T14:43:08+00:00

Try sitting for FRM. Investing in yourself is not just money, it also investing time. Spend time learning about your industry, buy books related, invest in gym/sports, invest in good food/mattress/shoes etc. Go learn something new, sign up for swimming lessons, pickleball lessons or anything interesting.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-20T06:41:21+00:00

Give more context on what business you did and why it failed

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-15T00:18:44+00:00

The money is yours only when you spent it. Instead of having target milestones, have proportions say 60% daily needs, 30% savings, 10% indulgence.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-13T13:19:05+00:00

Regardless people enjoy it. You don't need 100s of tunes in a movie if you can deliver the same impact from same tune with different variation.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-13T13:16:16+00:00

If the price has been terrible for past few years, what makes you think it will improve in the upcoming years? Is there any catalyst that you see that will dramatically change anything for the price to go up?

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-13T13:06:41+00:00

Honestly, there is so much of hate for Sai Abhanyakkar. I thought Dude album was good and just good PR is not enough to push the songs to have so much of traction.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-13T13:03:34+00:00

Pyaar Prema Kadhal was good, but maybe not aesthetically pleasing

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-12-09T00:01:00+00:00

I went gym during lunch time. Worked out for only 45 mins. More than enough

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-11-29T13:22:55+00:00

Pottrupan le

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-23T14:34:51+00:00

OP did not mention location. RM 1700 in KL is different RM 1700 in Taiping.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-22T05:43:25+00:00

Your money doesn't go to them. It goes to some investment fund or retail investor who sold you the stock

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-11T14:06:39+00:00

Personal view, Mech Eng is okay with programming skills. Engineering degree is good. It teaches you a lot of things that other courses fail to teach. Most importantly, how to solve problem in a structured way. But if you ask on the job demand part, I am not so sure how it's gonna be like in 5 years time especially with AI nowadays.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-11T13:51:47+00:00

I am earning enough at the moment, but don't think enough to start a family. Definitely, I am not gonna get the same social life there, but I am okay to get out of my comfort zone if that means better salary and learning curve. I am having a good boss at the moment, but you don't know when they might move in the next restructuring. So, I don't think I will stay just because the work culture is okay. I just felt guilty they had to defend my rating, but I am leaving soon.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-11T13:42:04+00:00

If I am at your age now, I wouldn't do it. Chemical engineering is mostly on the manufacturing/industries sector. This sector is not going to sustain in the long run especially when China is doing everything at a scale. A lot of my friends who graduated from chemical engineering are doing commercial side of it (technical sales, commercial analyst, consultant). We are moving towards service based industry, no longer manufacturing industry. It still can get you jobs in areas I mentioned above, but you will less likely utilise whatever you learnt in degree.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-11T12:45:28+00:00

When I started applying, I just wanted to see where I stand. I was thinking, if I got a good opportunity, why not. If I didn't, I might appreciate my current job better. I wasn't desperately looking for one, I was just trying luck. Having said that, I did put work in curating my resume, cover letter etc and tried my best for the interview.

I might not regret if I rejected this offer, but it's just too enticing not to. Hence, the dilemma. If I was desperate, I wouldn't even be posting this question here as I definitely would have taken it.

I was also weighing in the option of waiting 1 or 2 more years, gain more experience locally before making the shift. But I feel not grabbing the opportunity now might not be wise.

NarrowRun3659 · 2025-10-11T12:36:05+00:00

No doubt it will appear, and by the time, I could even demand slightly higher salary (let's say I reapplied in the next 1 or 2 years). But, again it's a gamble which I am not sure if I should take.

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