[Rosemary]

Originally Posted by Sand

I have an interview for a new post later this week.

US company making garments, has a small HK office of 7-10 ppl and are looking for an office manager.

They are looking for somebody already here so they do not have the cost of relocating somebody, therfore, I doubt the package will be a full expat one. Need to know what sort of salary I can ask for. Any suggestions welcome.

Judging by the setup in Hong Kong, I'd say somewhere around HK$20K - 30K. You should also find out whether the Office Manager just needs to looking after the HK office or will this person have to take care of the HR/Admin issues in the China factory - if they have one up there, that is.

[HKFella]

Originally Posted by saltwater

The Chinese barter system works well for salaries as well. Start high, say 500k / month, and work your way down until you get to a level you're both happy with.

Lesson number one, we've just begun*: 'bargain', not 'barter'.


*(apologies, Ry Cooder and John Hiatt)