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Would you drop everything to earn twice as much overseas?

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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Some projects in certain countries pay a crazy amount for expat project managers. Would you leave family and friends to work overseas on a 2-year project if it meant earning twice as much?
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Al Taylor I.T. Contractor| Independent Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
I would send my wife
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Theresa Gilmore PMP Certified - Credit Risk Manager - Sr. Credit Analyst| Smurfit WestRock
Yes, I would be open to the opportunity. I would evaluate the risks, options and potential outcome before making final decision.
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Vincent Guerard Coach - Trainer - Speaker - Advisor| Freelance Mont-Royal, Quebec, Canada
Jun 25, 2018 6:15 AM
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That's generally true Vincent due to globalization and distributed working solutions. But still some of the middle eastern countries pay insane amounts for many roles.
Sorry, but it was in a rich middle East country!
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1 reply by Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
Jun 25, 2018 9:19 PM
Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD
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Yes, that's why I said "some". Dubai, Qatar and Saudi still have very high rates. But I haven't worked there to date. Some of the regular contributors here have though, and they would be better placed to comment further :-)
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Sante Delle-Vergini, PhD Senior Project Manager| Infosys Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Jun 25, 2018 8:46 PM
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Sorry, but it was in a rich middle East country!
Yes, that's why I said "some". Dubai, Qatar and Saudi still have very high rates. But I haven't worked there to date. Some of the regular contributors here have though, and they would be better placed to comment further :-)
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1 reply by Vincent Guerard
Jul 07, 2018 7:13 AM
Vincent Guerard
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Yes one of the three!
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Arvind Kumar Delivery Manager| IT Organization Chicago, Il, United States
If it is adding a great value to your career then surely Yes else No
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Mayte Mata Sivera PMO Leader | Speaker | Author Ut, United States
I work for a purpose not for a paycheck #MillenialFact ;)
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Dexter Daniel San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago
All posts are both pertinent and honest! Opportunities to move from Caribbean Island states to the developed country status are generally embraced with both arms due to better work opportunities and standards of living, even if the tenure can be only two years.
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Patricia Newland Oakville, Ontario, Canada
I think it would have to be a project that I'm really interested in. The rest could be considered a great adventure for my family.
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Ali Raza Planning Engineer| Redco International Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan
It depends... different for everyone. For me m not married :D gonna explore the world anyway
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LEKSHMI V NAIR Engineering Program Manager| Honeywell Technology Solutions Lab Pvt. Ltd Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Only for money, I would not go :-)
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