Is Cambodia a career killer?

[JackRoad]

if you came to Cambodia as a young electronics engineer doing analog microchip design, you would not be able to build a career.

I'm not disputing you but this has probably never happened, ever. So random.

Ninety percent (or more) of the chip design is done in the West. There would be no one to learn from in Cambodia. There are no facilities and no equipment. There are no companies in Cambodia which do such work.

Then you hit it out of the park. This applies to 90% of all jobs, the problem is Cambodia isn't a leader, so whereas it won't necessarily kill your career you will be seriously lacking current industry specific skills or knowledge when ou leave and the longer you stay the worse it gets.

[JackRoad]

Sure am glad I was smart enough to make my own way in the world when I hear about the kind of shit you wage slaves go through for the "privilege" of working. Do they look up your asshole at the job interview too?

Welcome back Air Stone.

Has been a while.... Been busy?

locked up perhaps

[air stone]

I have met some very intelligent people who I regularly meet with to discuss the kinds of things I have tried to bring up here in the past. As it turns out none of them post here. Coincidence?

[flanostu]

Having a career you're unsatisfied with is the killer. Left the 9-5 grind (the hrs were actually longer) 2yrs ago and so far no regrets. Become a digital nomad, get into the startup scene whether it's tech or something else, there's a few meet ups in Cambodia to regularly discuss projects and ideas.

If I fail and decide to go back into a banking, my old boss told me he'd hire someone like me as at least I tried something new. People still haven't recovered from the 2008 GFC and before I left banking we actually declined a well qualified former PHD lecturer in Finance as the role he was applying for was too low for him. That's how desperate people still are.

Both stigma and discrimination exists everywhere no matter where you've lived. Just the luck of the draw which employer is open minded or ignorant.

[scobienz]

I have met some very intelligent people who I regularly meet with to discuss the kinds of things I have tried to bring up here in the past. As it turns out none of them post here. Coincidence?

Please feel free to join them.

[Felgerkarb]

I have met some very intelligent people who I regularly meet with to discuss the kinds of things I have tried to bring up here in the past. As it turns out none of them post here. Coincidence?

Then not worth knowing because all the best expats post here....and some of the worst....and then there's me...

[Kachang]

I have met some very intelligent people who I regularly meet with to discuss the kinds of things I have tried to bring up here in the past. As it turns out none of them post here. Coincidence?

That doesn't include you - obviously - given your post. What does that tell you / me / us?

[prangbait]

tbh my 1 year in cambodia on the cv has been a great talking point in interviews, but i guess that's how i phrased it, and said i was under an NDA