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Full WFH Companies in Malaysia

TomRiderss — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 03:54:02 +0800

Hi everyone,

It has always been my dream to travel the world while working, but so far I have not been able to find the right opportunity.

I am currently on 3-4 days per week WFH arrangement with my current employer in banking industry and specializing in tech/data area. While I'm thankful for that, I am looking for full WFH arrangement to achieve my ultimate dream. I'm sort of having critical illness as well hence trying to achieve as many "wish-list" as I can (Don't worry I'm not gonna die anytime soon, I'm managing it). I am willing to put in the effort to get into the company.

I would really appreciate if anyone knows any company that still provide full WFH. (or required to be in office only once every 2 weeks or once a month)

Thank you in advance for your help.

Lexis hibiscus / Grand Lexis / any other Lexis

TomRiderss — Sat, 06 Apr 2024 02:46:29 +0800

Heya!

So lexis group has developed numerous project, notably like lexis hibiscus in the Port Dickson and they are expanding to have more developments soon.

If you are owning one right now or previous owner or perhaps u have connection that bought these property, can you share what are the the pros and cons... is it worth it... in term of rental yield for example, property appreciation etc2. Especially on rental yields, how much they able to get surplus after minus the loan and maintenance on monthly basis...

in mudah, people are selling hibiscus about 500-700k now... quite tempting....

thank you in advance peeps!

Any bank offer loan to build a house?

TomRiderss — Thu, 21 Sep 2023 02:37:07 +0800

Heya,

Asking for advice from all sifus here… i have a vacant land and plan to build my dream house there…

The problem is that i dont have cash money to build it… my 2nd account epf only can withdraw about 50k+… i have some saving but i dont want to use it…

I need about 300k…

Working in private sector with income range of T20… so government LPSSA is not an option…

What option left for me? 😔😔😔 it seems like no bank is offering for this kind of loan…

Sharing your financial freedom journey story

TomRiderss — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:21:40 +0800

Heya,

Is there really a thing where you can do what ever u want (travel, focus on your hobbies, life comfortably) while at the same time getting a fix income where you don't have to hassle hard anymore (considering the business you ventured has matured).

if anyone of you is anything like that or nearing that, do share your experience on how do you start and where it leads you now.

just for inspiration for myself and others.

Working in Grab or GxS (Grab+Singtel digital bank)

TomRiderss — Wed, 03 May 2023 23:57:48 +0800

Hye all!

I've seen a number of opening currently in Grab and GxS.

Anyone working or worked in Grab want to share your experience? Or perhaps you have heard your friend talked about it? Lets share it here hopefully can benefit those who wish to learn about their working environment.

Reviews in Glassdoor, Indeed, Jobstreet are hopeless because mostly the grab drivers gave the most review instead of those who actually work in back-office.

Cheers!

Should i take the offer?

TomRiderss — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 01:07:43 +0800

Hye All,

I just want to see from a different perspective from different person.

So recently one of the company called me and say Im good fit for what they looking for and asked me if i interested. I quickly say yes.

I dont really feeling like going actually from the beginning, so i asked for crazy amount of expected salary (40% increment from current salary) and to my surprise they actually said im selected for the post after 3 days of IV. i was so shocked because i thought they will reject my application due to the salary i requested.

Since i got the offer and they willing to pay me that much, now im indecisive.

My current job is considered good, i had agreement with my current boss to WFH 4 days in a week and he is always flexible. I really like WFH because i save time alot from commuting to office which can waste about 3 hours everyday. Now i really do feel i have work life balance and this is what i always look for a long time previously. Its not i hate to be in office but i hate the commuting which is just a waste of time plus tiring.

So in new company i have to be in the office every day but with with RM5k different in salary is really something to think about.

My end goal, i dont want to work in corporate forever and already starting my business now. By having this time flexibility is really helpful to me in aiming for that.

Corporate world is not for me, office politics and kiss assess + i hate when people telling me and force me what to do. But i can work better if given responsibility instead of instructions.

But if i decline this opportunity I'm afraid i will regret it because for my age and experience, really hard to get that amount of increment already, im still young at early 30 years old working in IT line.

That extra income also can help me contribute to my capital injection to the business, but I will lose my time.

Hope you can give your perspective.

Cheers! TQ

What it is like to work in IT Sales / Presales?

TomRiderss — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 02:25:53 +0800

Hye all!

I feel curious on how working is like to work as a sales or presales person?

Like, what do you do in your day to day job? Is it relax as compared to many other IT positions?

What do you hated the most and what you loved the most?

What about career progression? Salary good or no good haha... and anything else you wanna share...

I still remember i got offered a presales position in Oracle many years ago when i just graduated but i didn't take the offer at that time.

I've been in operation role, been in governance role, somewhat know about developer role... but not really sure for sales/presales... So just curious about it suddenly.

Thanks Peeps!

Need advice! (Buying property)

TomRiderss — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 03:25:24 +0800

Hi Guys,

Need some advice. Coz ive been thinking for so long and havent make any decision till now.

Perhaps i can get new perspective from you guys all the property gurus!

About me:
Age: 30
Status: Single
Race: Non-bumi
Working: at Bangsar (will i be working in same company for rest of my life? dont know)
Property budget range: up to 600K max that i willing to pay

So i've been searching to own a house soon since im currently renting and i want to have a better living space. I'm not willing to renovate people's house. So considering my age i think its about time.

I got few choices here:
1. Subsale condo in KL (500k+) - for example the Leafz near kuchai there or sunway belfield infront of PNB tower
2. Subsale double story terrace house in Old klang road (500k+)
3. Condo in Cyberjaya (400k) - not yet know which unit interested
3. Buy land (350K for 5000+ sqrt feet) and build own bungalow house (additional 250k?) in Kajang

Looking at short term and long term. Which one would i benefit more?

What would you choose? and why?

Thank you!

Buying BMW 328i VS Audi A5 Sportback(Need Advice)

TomRiderss — Sun, 19 Jul 2020 00:27:26 +0800

I plan to buy either one of these model soon. Both year 2012. I'm looking at 80-90k price range with <100k mileage

I know Audi year 2012 and below has alot of issue (drink oil, gearbox problem etc etc). Hence, i was told to opt for year 2012 above for the A5 model.

Need expert opinion on this before i make my final decision.

Would really appreciate your input as below:

1. Maintenance Cost (Minor and Major)
2. List of common problem and issues (with estimate price if possible)
3. Considering this is an old model, which one would depreciate much faster?
3. Which one is better and why?

P/s: Izit common for 328i to sound so noisy around the engine area....

Thanks sifus.... appreciate much!

How Does Banks Organizational Structure Like?

TomRiderss — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 10:27:39 +0800

Hello peeps!

I actually very confuse with banking org chart for IT position.

In my company the flow is like below:
Executive
Senior Executive
Manager (Managing unit, for example managing/lead Database team, Network team, etc)
Senior Manager (same like manager but new payscale)
Head of Department / General Manager (managing department)
VP/C level (managing division/subsidiary)
CEO

What is the flow in bank? Is it like below?

Assistance manager
Manager
AVP
VP
...
...?

In which level does one manage a unit? for example network team? or database team?

I was offered AVP few years ago but i turned down the offer.

I heard people said AVP/VP in banking is just a glorified title? and then my friend said all bank is not the same.

Hopefully somebody in banking industry can help out!

Thanks guys!

HSBC Bank (Kuala Lumpur) Work Environment

TomRiderss — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 23:05:52 +0800

Hi All,

I would really2 appreciate if any of you can help me understand the working culture in HSBC Bank Malaysia (Not HSBC Data Processing in Cyberjaya) in their IT department.

Its very important for me...

Thank you in advance!

IT Officer in HSBC Bank Malaysia (Need help)

TomRiderss — Fri, 11 Jan 2019 15:08:53 +0800

Dear All,

Anyone here knows the working environment in HSBC Bank Malaysia as IT project officer?

I got to know from friend that environment in their subsidiary, HSBC Data Processing was quite bad and i saw the review from the net also saying something similar.

I'm really worry about the working culture there. Hopefully it is different than its subsidiary.

Thanks in advance.

What was your Salary when you was 30

TomRiderss — Mon, 07 Jan 2019 16:12:14 +0800

Hi All,

I just want to know what is the average salary at the age of 30. Am i above average? average? or below average?

Hopefully this info can be helpful for others too.

Kindly fill using below format:

Salary: RMXXXX
Industry: Banking/Finance/Insurance/Audit/IT/Manufacturing/Oil and Gas/Utility/Retail/Aviation/Sales/Healthcare/Telco/Agriculture/Education/Marketing or any other
Year: XXXX

Thank you in advance guys!

Manager+Low Salary VS Junior+High Salary job offer

TomRiderss — Wed, 26 Dec 2018 01:50:24 +0800

Hye Guys,

If you are given with above 2 offers, which one would u pick...

junior role
- twice the manager's salary...

manager role
- u can bring new technology into ur company and do alot of tech scanning which would be awesome

Please share your thought on this...

Thanks!

Can a company check if we were fired before?

TomRiderss — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 09:28:51 +0800

Please share everyone... i would like to know how they gonna detect it...

this question is very important to me... hopefully u guys can help me out...

thanks in advance...

p/s: Having dilemma.
1. Want the company to fired me = i dont need to pay penalty = bad reputation for my name if future employer able to know

2. I leave the company myself = need to pay rm6k+- for penalty

The best career path in IT?

TomRiderss — Wed, 02 Jul 2014 01:50:42 +0800

let discuss!!!

let us focus in terms of future market, workload and salary...

Oracle Graduate Trainee VS BP e-Star

TomRiderss — Sat, 24 May 2014 23:21:44 +0800

hi all!

Can anyone please give me some insight about this 2 programs.

I know that both of them are among the best trainee program.

let me sum up some details about these 2 that i know so far.

Oracle
Pros
- Employee seems friendly
- I have experience a little bit in oracle apps
- This program is ran globally (same month for whole world for it intake)
- Interviewer said 50% to 70% chances for me to travel overseas for projects
- No contract
Cons
- The travel duration might take up to few years

BP
Pros
- Higher salary (rm200)
- Working in Oil and Gas company
- Wish to learn SAP
- SAP is widely usable so more option for me in the future
Cons
- Contract 1 year, breach contract have to pay rm28k
- Have to take some exam for SAP certificate, if fail have to pay rm22k (this what i read in internet only not sure if true)

So basically, its like SAP VS Oracle
Im in dilemma right now hopefully some seniorita can help me to give me some suggestion on this.
For example, what would u choose if it is you. and the reason.
and if possible, the working environment for these 2 companies are.

Thank you in advance!!!

Oracle Graduate Trainee Program

TomRiderss — Mon, 12 May 2014 14:24:43 +0800

Hi all!

Can I know, if there is any1 who attended or attending the interview?
mind to share how the interview would be? Salary or benefit wise?

Thank you so much for ur help!!!

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