Malaysian higher education lecturer becomes cleaner in Singapore, says pay eased financial burdens
A Malaysian man has gone viral after sharing that he now earns five times more working as a cleaner in Singapore than he did as a university lecturer in Malaysia.
According to SAYS, the man recounted how he struggled financially despite spending five years teaching at a private higher education institution in Malaysia.
Salary remained stagnant despite years of teaching
According to the now-deleted Facebook post, his last drawn salary as a lecturer was RM1,900 (S$600).
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“During those five years of working, there were some months I did not have enough money,” he wrote, as quoted by SAYS.
“Sometimes, I couldn’t even make it through the middle of the month,” he added.
My salary remained stagnant while the cost of living kept rising. It was hard to survive.
He added that the financial stress eventually became overwhelming.
“I was so stressed that I couldn’t even work because even after receiving my salary, I was still busy thinking about how to pay for various expenses and household needs.”
