Got a Job Offer, Work From Home Or Migrate?

[deltree]

Will you care to share those experiences?

Boss 1: Canadian passport, two children. Worked as a marketing manager in a company, owned a house there, came back in his mid thirties because growth was very difficult there managed to come on head positions wherever he went here even as a CEO once.

Boss 2: Worked in IBM, returned in a totally different role here found the financial freedom significantly higher here.

HR guy: Had a US citizenship returned here and now working in Dubai. This was a cool guy, had personality looks and youth going for him. I asked him why did you come back? he said life there isn't a bed of roses, you gotta wake up at 4-5am to make the commute because you are in the suburbs. You spend the day at work often going into long sittings and return home to nothing but the bed. Only on the weekend you get to party like no tomorrow. But theres a constant working for the cash machine feeling. His biggest qualm was the 4 hours of commute everyday, he said that's lost time that I am never getting back that one could have spent with their loved ones.

Guy who returned from Germany: 2 daughters, earned 100k euro a year and said most of it went down in tax leaving him with little to nothing. He returned because he believed he could not raise his daughters there properly anymore and there was more money to be made here in real estate than his real estate work in Germany.

Phupa with US citizenship: My phupho had passed away, so his young daughter was about to hit high school I believe and he came back with her leaving two of his sons who are dependent on him back there because he realized there was too much at stake and since young minds are impressionable and no wife to look out for the daughter he has thus returned. Has a government job here so he can manage.


If you want to understand how and why life in the US is not a bed of roses, I suggest you watch Michael Moore's 'Who to invade next' documentary and then you will know how so many other countries are way better.

 

[Pleasant]

Moving is better right now you have one opportunity in your hand after working experience over there you can switch to any other place and the options are open for you
which is good for portfolio and your personal grooming so i would highly recommend moving and availing this opportunity starting year might be tough but you will go past that and over come

 

[Shyber]

Boss 1: Canadian passport, two children. Worked as a marketing manager in a company, owned a house there, came back in his mid thirties because growth was very difficult there managed to come on head positions wherever he went here even as a CEO once.

Boss 2: Worked in IBM, returned in a totally different role here found the financial freedom significantly higher here.

HR guy: Had a US citizenship returned here and now working in Dubai. This was a cool guy, had personality looks and youth going for him. I asked him why did you come back? he said life there isn't a bed of roses, you gotta wake up at 4-5am to make the commute because you are in the suburbs. You spend the day at work often going into long sittings and return home to nothing but the bed. Only on the weekend you get to party like no tomorrow. But theres a constant working for the cash machine feeling. His biggest qualm was the 4 hours of commute everyday, he said that's lost time that I am never getting back that one could have spent with their loved ones.

Guy who returned from Germany: 2 daughters, earned 100k euro a year and said most of it went down in tax leaving him with little to nothing. He returned because he believed he could not raise his daughters there properly anymore and there was more money to be made here in real estate than his real estate work in Germany.

Phupa with US citizenship: My phupho had passed away, so his young daughter was about to hit high school I believe and he came back with her leaving two of his sons who are dependent on him back there because he realized there was too much at stake and since young minds are impressionable and no wife to look out for the daughter he has thus returned. Has a government job here so he can manage.


If you want to understand how and why life in the US is not a bed of roses, I suggest you watch Michael Moore's 'Who to invade next' documentary and then you will know how so many other countries are way better.

So they returned here and found better opportunities because they had foreign exposure? Doesn't that mean he should give it 4-5 years and if it works for him, then well and good, if not then he can always come back with the passport/green card/exposure and may be cash it in locally or in the middle east?

What do you think? I too have met people with stories who miss Pakistan and our culture. But my own brother tried to resettle in Pakistan twice (from Australia) and eventually gave up.

There are all kinds of examples, but I guess one needs to take a leap to truly realize what life has to offer.

 

[cobby]

On pakistani passport no one gives u high post salary jobs , so its better to get foreign nationality and then return back to pakistan or go to middle east .

A uncle of mine in Canada when he was reaching 60's and his daughters were about to come age of where mind can be swing away , he moved to Middle east and been working there and earning more money , even he has hit age of 68 now way above retirement , he enjoys benefit of being canadian national he can go for medicals etc back to Canada and move back n forth from middle east to Pakistan easily .

Pakistan could be utopia for you , if you have foreign experience plus foreign nationality

 

[fpga123]

Thanks guys. I signed the contract so they have started the process of getting me there. They say it will take 3 months or so.

Just my previous boss is jealous and threatening that I must not work for them etc because he introduced them to me so he has the right to stop me... I was like (wtf)... says he knows that its unreasonable but still he insists, like a genuine ***. And says he will make my life hell otherwise... He has a brother in MI, a Major, who does his dirty work. He has actually lost the contract with the US company because of the very threatening behavior and various other lies he concocted.

He is one of those Pathans who never mature even after learning everything the world has to offer (He has been in great places in the USA)... Well I am trying to press him to quit his child's play through my connections, lets hope he retreats, he doesn't know who he has threatened :geralt:

For now I have left this to my family... If they can not do it then well it will be up to my less reasonable friends in the police, fia, ghq and spd... I have sent his details to them still though... But that will end up in a war so that's why family first.

 

[deltree]

So they returned here and found better opportunities because they had foreign exposure? Doesn't that mean he should give it 4-5 years and if it works for him, then well and good, if not then he can always come back with the passport/green card/exposure and may be cash it in locally or in the middle east?

What do you think? I too have met people with stories who miss Pakistan and our culture. But my own brother tried to resettle in Pakistan twice (from Australia) and eventually gave up.

There are all kinds of examples, but I guess one needs to take a leap to truly realize what life has to offer.

Oh the leap is a must no doubt in that, my perspective was looking into the future and to keep an open mind to make choices. At his age which I assume he is young I believe being single and without major responsibilities is one of the best things going for him. He can even end up saving money and probably save enough to even buy a decent sized plot or home here by the end of 5 years if he remains single and without responsibilities now that's a good fall back strategy and even if he decides to stay back rent it out for additional rental income. But experiencing the outside world to me is very important and such an opportunity even if it seems like he is underpaid should not hinder him, its still better than what a lot of other Pakistani's earn there.

 

[deltree]

Thanks guys. I signed the contract so they have started the process of getting me there. They say it will take 3 months or so.

Just my previous boss is jealous and threatening that I must not work for them etc because he introduced them to me so he has the right to stop me... I was like (wtf)... says he knows that its unreasonable but still he insists, like a genuine ***. And says he will make my life hell otherwise... He has a brother in MI, a Major, who does his dirty work. He has actually lost the contract with the US company because of the very threatening behavior and various other lies he concocted.

He is one of those Pathans who never mature even after learning everything the world has to offer (He has been in great places in the USA)... Well I am trying to press him to quit his child's play through my connections, lets hope he retreats, he doesn't know who he has threatened :geralt:

For now I have left this to my family... If they can not do it then well it will be up to my less reasonable friends in the police, fia, ghq and spd... I have sent his details to them still though... But that will end up in a war so that's why family first.

I am going to tell you to take the first step and file multiple count fir's the very first being that should anything happen to you that guy will be responsible. Take up a lawyer a good one and get these FIR's filed and do not inform anyone about it not even your sources till the shit hits the fan, preferably you want this is as a safety measure lying with you. Remember in the eyes of the law the first movers advantage counts so do it! Do not be threatened by him, he has no right to stop you. Do not tell him about any progress of your case you should have said in plain sight I quit with no explanation that you are going to the USA. Second I hope that he has threatened you in any written form email, sms if he calls you make sure the calls are recorded.

 

[Shyber]

Thanks guys. I signed the contract so they have started the process of getting me there. They say it will take 3 months or so.

Just my previous boss is jealous and threatening that I must not work for them etc because he introduced them to me so he has the right to stop me... I was like (wtf)... says he knows that its unreasonable but still he insists, like a genuine ***. And says he will make my life hell otherwise... He has a brother in MI, a Major, who does his dirty work. He has actually lost the contract with the US company because of the very threatening behavior and various other lies he concocted.

He is one of those Pathans who never mature even after learning everything the world has to offer (He has been in great places in the USA)... Well I am trying to press him to quit his child's play through my connections, lets hope he retreats, he doesn't know who he has threatened :geralt:

For now I have left this to my family... If they can not do it then well it will be up to my less reasonable friends in the police, fia, ghq and spd... I have sent his details to them still though... But that will end up in a war so that's why family first.

If anything, that'll probably strengthen your resolve to leave Pakistan