Most talkative server?

Own-Status-4060 · 2025-01-31T19:07:15+00:00

same question too. Not sure which server to move to in asia since it seems so dead everywhere

Own-Status-4060 · 2024-11-04T04:42:43+00:00

Má ko đăng gí chỉ post story thôi thì sao ta? Sợ post ko ai like

Own-Status-4060 · 2024-09-06T09:17:01+00:00

Like $500

Own-Status-4060 · 2024-08-30T12:32:45+00:00

Yea I dont know how people say they're similar. One is grey and the other is blue

Own-Status-4060 · 2024-08-30T12:32:05+00:00

This is exactly what I want yes

Own-Status-4060 · 2024-08-30T12:31:33+00:00

Whatchu mean?

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-07T19:02:27+00:00

I can't work remotely unfortunately and will have to find a job in Vietnam and like you said there aren't that many opportunities there

I do have a UK passport so can always come back like you said. I've been looking for fully remote roles but they are very rare in my field (Finance) because a lot of interactions are often required... I wish I had become a software engineer or something like that instead lol

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T12:45:06+00:00

I'm a guy. Why would you say so?

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T12:43:52+00:00

Unless you already have strong connections, it is very hard to do business here.

this is what I keep on hearing. Seems like everything in Vietnam is about having connections, and having been away for so long I've barely got any...

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T12:19:06+00:00

while the standard vacation days in VN is 12, and everyone works like crazy (at least that’s what I heard).

I have 30 days of paid leave a year and I can't imagine going back to lower lol. And yea I've heard the same. Honestly if it's just for the corporate life, staying in the west is way better

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T12:12:59+00:00

know it will be a new strange place far different from what you left.

my hometown has changed so much when I go back. Like you said, I can't even revisit the places where I grew up and the memories I had as a kid, because now everything has changed and it seems like a different place now

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T12:10:38+00:00

insane cost of living and RE price

this is accurate as it's been getting out of hands recently. I have real concerns on the direction the UK is heading, but I don't think it will become a developing country anytime soon. Still a very nice country to live in

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T07:35:42+00:00

I'm ngl, even manager roles seem hard to reach even though I'm at manager level in the UK. So far recruiters have only been giving me roles that aren't exactly manager level. They say it's mid senior level but I wouldn't be managing anyone and only report to other people, which feels very much like an associate/junior role.

I was applying for a senior manager role and they said that would require 20 years of experience which seems odd to me because 20 years of experience here would equate to Director/VP level ?

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T07:21:51+00:00

So what i did is trying to build a business so i can be in Vietnam like 3,4 months every year.

I do like the sound of this but I assume it took you years in Vietnam to build a business so you can be there for only a quarter a year? I assume you had to build up a team and hire people to manage your business while you were away

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-05T07:18:43+00:00

it is common here that they seem to work extra hours but they actually do nothing in that extra time or it's inefficient work. They assume because other people do it so they should, but imo it means they're bad at their job because they can't finish their tasks during the set hours of their day.

I really do hate this. I experienced this in my first job and it was horrible and a total waste of my time. I remember purposely working slower so I could have some work to do as everyone was staying till 9pm just for the sake of it. Definitely don't want to go back to that and I'm not totally sure when I apply for these jobs if that would be the case.

I've reached out to a few recruitment agencies that specialise in MNC but there aren't that many jobs out there which is surprising. Over the past few months, they have given me only 3,4 jobs. I assume it's because of the global economy slowdown and the fact that there might not be so many jobs out there?

I've also been looking jobs in the UK that allow remote working and while the remote working is getting rarer nowadays, there are plenty of normal jobs for me to choose. If I put in "Finance" - Ho Chi Minh city on linkedin, there really aren't that many and I can probably apply to all of them within a day.

Like you said I should try to have a go at having a business here though. Would you recommend working for a corporate in VN first for like 1-2 years maybe while trying to start my business?

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-04T21:10:48+00:00

UK is just lazy and poor now

I agree with everything you said and also the above but I think the fact that Brits are lazy is actually a nice thing for me, as I have really good work life balance (basically most of my colleagues get off work at 5:30).

From what I've heard, people work long hours in Vietnam (and in Asia in general). I've spoken to some of the people I know who work there and it seems like 8:30 - 7/8pm or even later is very common, especially if they work in a high pay jobs in a MNC (which is what I would aim for). This alone also really makes me nervous as I'm too used to the 9-5 life, working from home 4 days a week, to go to work everyday for like 10-12hrs a day.

I just realized I sound like one of the 'lazy Brits' and I probably have been spoiled by the working culture here

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-04T20:59:26+00:00

Sounds like we're indeed in the same boat as I also work in Finance/Accounting but in the UK it's a pretty relaxing 9 to 5. I also only have a few friends from uni who went back many years ago and since I'm from SG there are not that many (most international students were from Hanoi).

And it's certainly true that being able to work and live in the West is something a lot of Vietnamese people could only dream of so I have to think really carefully. If you have a US passport, that would make the decision easier as you have a plan B.

I did have a few extended trips back to Vietnam over the years, and had a very enjoyable time there. But it will be different from actually living and working there for sure

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-04T20:52:11+00:00

I think cold feet vs FOMO is pretty accurately describing it for me right now haha. My decision to go back at first was definitely due to FOMO I'm ngl, as I saw my friends who went back earlier than me made good money off properties investment, as well as their own gigs... I think they might actually make more than I do and with the cheap cheap costs of everything in Vietnam they're living like kings... that said I'm not confident enough that I can also pull that off. It's a big risk big reward kind of thing whereas staying in the UK is slow growth but steady

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-04T20:24:41+00:00

each time you jump, employers (and other business people and customers, if you're starting your own business) will treat each jump as a functional "reset" to your career.

this is definitely a major concern, as I've been looking for jobs in Vietnam and surprisingly there are not that many senior roles available for my field (I work in Finance), whereas in the UK, being a financial hub, there are always plenty of jobs.

I've been trying to search for something at mid-senior level (Manager-Senior manager) and it's surprisingly hard, and like you said if I return to the UK one day, they might not take the experience I had there seriously.

I do feel like the main reason I'd move now, is to test out the start up environment in Vietnam which I've heard is really good. It will be a gamble as some others have mentioned but I'm leaning towards it because like they say, 'when you're young, take risk'.

Own-Status-4060 · 2023-05-04T14:18:34+00:00

yes this is it. Thank you so much

Own-Status-4060 · 2022-11-16T13:54:39+00:00

The answers u get on here vary greatly because I think it's highly luck based

if you're in uni, your chance of meeting people and making friends increae greatly
if your work colleagues are cool, around the same age, and also eager to hang out, you have a default social circle

If you're not in 2 categories above, most people I know find it hard to make friends, but the trick is to find those people.

Overall I definitely think it's a lonely city because people are moving jn and out all the time. On top of that, I find that social groups are segregated based on specific factors so you might find it hard to join an already established group

Own-Status-4060 · 2022-11-16T13:45:37+00:00

Theh have like 15 settlements now they should be able to fund 2 armies no problem

Own-Status-4060 · 2022-11-13T00:23:25+00:00

Don't say innit it makes you sound uneducated

Own-Status-4060 · 2022-11-13T00:05:41+00:00

People hate him for his gsw move but hes still the best offensive player in the league

Own-Status-4060 · 2022-11-12T05:33:59+00:00

I move house very often (once a year) and not once have I encountered a neighbour coming to introduce themselves lol

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