"Life Is Better Overseas" – S'porean Says He Earns 8 Times More Money As An Aussie Plumber
The anonymous man recommended all blue-collar workers to leave Singapore for a better life.
By Jasmine Chea — 02 Feb 2023, 05:18 PM
A Singaporean Institute of Technical Education (ITE) graduate recently took to Facebook to talk about how much better his life has been since he moved to Australia to work
According to his confession post uploaded on Facebook page, SGWhispers, the man who is currently in his 30s, shared that all his life, people have looked down on him as an ITE graduate.
He said this preconception of his education led him to earn an income that was less than satisfactory for him.
"When I was working as an ITE graduate, I was only paid SGD1,600 (RM5,200) and was told I 'deserve' that pay as I am from ITE," wrote the anonymous user.
Having had enough of his situation, the man said that he packed his bags and migrated to Australia to find better-paying work
Since leaving Singapore, he revealed that he currently works as a "simple" plumber and earns a yearly salary of between SGD80,000 (RM260,100) and SGD100,000 (RM325,115).
The Singaporean added that blue-collar workers in Singapore should look for more lucrative job opportunities in other countries, as Singapore only pays peanuts for occupations like his.
"People like us (blue-collar workers), in nursing, construction, plumbing, all should leave Singapore. Other places are better. At the end of the day, the poor plumber's pay will only increase from SGD1,600 (RM5,200) to SGD1,800 (RM5,800), maximum."
He added that Singapore would never raise its blue-collar workers' salaries as the country could always afford cheaper labour from Malaysia.
Some netizens congratulated the plumber for being able to find a job that paid him well
However, some others also disagreed with the plumber, saying that the grass is always greener on the other side and each country always has its pros and cons
"Whenever people ask me if I would convert to [become an] Australian, my answer is and will always be no. This is home, truly," said a Singaporean who has become an Australian permanent resident (PR) in a separate confession post.
Before migrating, he said that he would constantly gripe about his home country and find faults in it. However, it wasn't until he moved to Australia did he realise how lucky he was to be from Singapore.
Some also explained that the cost of living in Australia may be more expensive than Singapore and the plumber will end up earning less in the process.
