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If America keeps going to shit u plan on moving back to Vietnam in 10 years to raise my kids.
For “comfortable living” in Vietnam, I’d say you should have a net-worth of around $1M and above. The cost in Vietnam is actually not that cheap! A good sized house is around $800K-$2M in the city (compared to $400-600K in the US tier 2 cities); food is cheaper compared to the US (like $1.5 bowl of pho versus $11); cars are 3x the US price for the same brand; entertainment like golfing is also much more expensive in Vietnam ($100-200/session versus a few dozen bucks in the US) 🤪 What’s much cheaper in Vietnam is medical cost.
And you most likely need to pay all of that at once. Since the system of down payment and then monthly payment is not that popular in Vietnam yet.
The US is my heaven - it’s cheaper here and I make way more LOL.
If your firm supports inter-office transfers that will probably be the (relatively) easiest route. For Big 4 companies this isn’t necessarily the case as the different countries have different member firms so it’s basically like applying for a different company (although with the benefit of being much more easy to cold contact people from your target office for info/networking).
For a while, I was looking to move to HK to put an end to the long-distance part of a long-term relationship. I used a combination of online applications, networking with then-SO’s friends when I visited to connect me to other opportunities at their companies, and even a staffing agency. In the end, I got a couple offers from other Big 4 firms (my own firm at the time wasn’t able to come through with headcount) but the 50% pay cut wasn’t really tenable coming from a point of already being underpaid so I didn’t go in the end. The relationship ended amicably but HK isn’t a particular priority of mine anymore.
Currently, part of me thinks my window for working short-term in Asia has passed if I want to raise a family in the US at a reasonable age, but I’d still like to give it a try. Now that my base is higher and I can aim for M level positions the pay gap is probably somewhat smaller (although still not insignificant as a factor). I’m fairly comfortable at my current company so I’d probably try an office transfer to Tokyo post-COVID + working friend referrals to FANG. Not so desperate that I’d work for a visa sweatshop like Rakuten.
@OP I am not Japanese. I hadn’t considered Japan as a destination for that reason earlier in my career (only non-Asian-presenting folks get away with the gaijin smash) but lately I’m hearing more and more cases (including several non-Japanese Asian friends of mine who spent time working there) where Japanese language ability is starting to matter less (especially as you develop more expertise in your career). That being said, I’m still learning the language out of personal interest.
Cultural differences are going to depend heavily on the company you work for and potentially your clients. For example, facial hair is typically a no-go at traditional Japanese companies and hierarchy is a big deal, but I’ve noticed that our JP offices are open to (cleanly shaven) facial hair and still reasonably flat in behavior, reflecting influence from our overall global company culture. They do work pretty long hours, though. I have no doubt there are still cultural differences I don’t know about that can become an issue, but I’ll figure it out when the time comes.
Know someone that was on a project in China and made connections with a PPMD there that wanted to bring her in. It's not the easiest thing to get staffed on global projects but you can try to network with PPMDs that do to find a way to get on them?