Posted on: 27-05-05 11:34:44
I understand because my wife lived in Toronto alone for a while. although she was glad when we left GTA . She was depressed looking at the poverty among Asians and new immigrants in Toronto.
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Orginally posted by Wham
s_s,
Thanks for your concern but psycologically i feel more comfortable when i am in a crowd. Hamilton is full of creepy labourers and i donot feel safe there at all. That is one of the reasons that i am planning to find a good job in Toronto.
Hope you can understand
S_S,
I am sorry that i donot agree with you. I live on Jane street and even though it is considered a run down area, i did not see any depressed desi's . On the contrary at all indian restaurants that i have been too , i have seen very happy and rich family come and spend to eat well ( most of them donot tip the waiter though- a typ. desi attitude). of course, many desi's (except IT) do labour jobs for a living but they seem cheerful on the outside. even refugees working in gas stations/tim hortons/Mac are very very happy. while money may be tight for them none of them look as if they were in poverty. in fact , after coming from a country like india with all its pan handlers/ psycho's people here (esp. the asians/ immigrants that you are talking abt.) seem law abiding and courteous.
Can other members of this forum join this discussions pls.
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Wham!
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Getting 120 -130 even is a exception , You will get it in Big cities if you have a Green Card, and some rare skill like sap ,
Most of the times all desis end up 60 -70k bracket while on H1 , some even less !
It is good to know that you got a opening in less than 6 + months, if you read through this fourm it appears as if there are no jobs in canada ,
so may be you better to stick to what you are doing , and move when you have a good opportunity !
Getting 120 -130 even is a exception , You will get it in Big cities if you have a Green Card, and some rare skill like sap ,
Most of the times all desis end up 60 -70k bracket while on H1 , some even less !
It is good to know that you got a opening in less than 6 + months, if you read through this fourm it appears as if there are no jobs in canada ,
so may be you better to stick to what you are doing , and move when you have a good opportunity !
Thanks for your advise.
in fact i am aware that many IT people in Canada donot get job but i also see some people (chandresh,BL,Dio,Ottawa Nerd) in good software job and i think they are all in the 80K to 100K (pls. correct me if i am wrong) and so i was thinking that my present salary might be too low. Anyway, after i got my present job, i was really not keen in moving to another job until the sae the postings in this forum in which some members were in the salary bracket of 80K to 100 K (hey! who is not interested in more money and a good office) and i was really interested to change my job.
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Wham!
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Wham, Although you initiated this thread, I'd suggest both you and S-S don't go off track and start discussing about where to live. You point was about moving into another job which is better paying, am I correct ? Offcourse at the same time you wanted to move out of Hamilton
DIO has some very valid points. The Provincial Govt. too is a Oracle shop. try them. Go thru some head-hunters. A lot of jobs go unadvertised, exclusive thru them.
Finally, don't compare Canadian pay scales to those of US. Simply 'cause it's not a comparsion of apples n apples.
Good Luck in your job hunt.
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Reiki Grand Master
I agree with sudesingh's point of not comparing US and canadian salaries or hourly rates.
Wham, I understand, if u r in permanent job, then 45k in the starting is fine. If in consulting, probably 1.5 or 1.75 times is fine (Experienced people may correct this figure). Honesty, If I wud hv been given that job when I landed, I wud hv taken it immdtly. However, I see that you mentioned about the steel industry and your manager's current salary. Looking at the growth aspects from your seniors and industry you are in, you may like to look at better avenues. This leads to a change in company/industry after getting sufficient Canadian experience - about 1 year consistently in one place looks good to me.
DIO raised valid points, some people just boast around, due to reasons best known to them and us too.
