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1 day ago
BorderBetter2649

Does anyone here work for Baykar Technologies?
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I was recently offered a job there and I'm thinking of accepting it. However the working hours are extremely high (10 hours a day with Saturday on).

I don't mind working for long hours but does anyone has any experience working there? How is the work environment and is the extra effort and time worth it or not?


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ManyCalavera
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That's slavery bro.


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Kamachio
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10hrs a day? with saturday that is 60hrs per week. only 50klira? 225+(15 extra hours a weekx4)hrs per month. I don't really think that is even legal. maximum working hours is 225 hours per month. anything beyond that is extra. your hourly wage should be 222tl for 225 hours and 444tl per hour for that extra 15 hours you put. and your wage should be like 65k Turkish liras. but I don't think that money will save your will to live after working there for a few months. because that is slavery



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Baykar is owned by the Damat of Erdoğan so something being illegal is not a problem for them. Fuck that company.


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banbantekno
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What is the money they offer? That’s quite important as well



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BorderBetter2649
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50k lira



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banbantekno
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That means it’s 1344 Eur, cca 25days work in average a month, so 250 hours…that’s 5,37eur or 200try/hour

I suppose we are talking in netto figures, 50k which comes in your hands right?

…I’ll say it’s not enough for living a life you deserve for working 10hours 6days a week. Considering if you are lucky your rent will be 7-800 eur, it leaves you with 5-600 eur a month from to spend from which the half of it is food, minus internet+phone+public transport, you are left with 200 eur in you pocket what should be your hobbies, night-outs, bringing a girl/boy on a date, and god help you not to need some dental emergency… that’s 7500 liras for 30,5 days, so cca 250 liras for a day.

I don’t want to be pessimistic, don’t misunderstand me, but the 10 hours workday with a little commuting is leaving you no free time to try to spend your 250liras on something which makes you feel like a human, and for sometime it can be alright but not for long..and on a workspace they will always expect more and more from you.

Just think about it



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they'll probably live in bahcesehir, where quite decent flats can be rented for $500

but 5eur/h is a massive job regardless of anything else haha. I would NEVER work 60h/week if its not my job



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banbantekno
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Yea but if in Bahçeşehir and he needs to go to center or like 4. Levent, he will be travelling daily 3 hours on the top of the 10…that’s not ok.


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Bluereveryday
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Mecidiyeköy Convert
Not worth it for 50k imo.



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hgkaya
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….maybe he’s gonna serve tea?


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Do not accept that job. They're looking for someone to take advantage of. For reference, my husband also works 10 hours a day but makes over quadruple of that amount.


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yanech
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That is an extremely low salary for the working hours they require.


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ferevon
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that's very low for that kind of job. And honestly from what I heard from a friend who worked there, he earned welll and he got to live 'engineer's dream' in terms of actual work but he had to work very very hard.


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gladyxxx
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Accept it if you want to put something valuable to your CV. If your resume is good enough dont. Its not worth it


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dude are you out of your mind? 50k TL for 50 hours per week + Saturday is a workday? Tell them to quadruple their offer and ask for 200k TL net monthly and list a laundry list of other benefits, including a signing on fee. They can go fuck themselves. I don’t know if you are in an urgency, but you absolutely can and should be able to find the same offer with much better working hours.

i also sincerely hope that you’re not constrained to companies in Turkiye. it’s a gargantuan shitshow over there

not even $1500 monthly for 50 hours + Saturdays…and they have the gall to make such an offer. fucking hell


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Not worth it, I know someone who works there and apparently there is mobbing as well.


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ShahenZ
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Not worth it..


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acakulker
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if you got an offer from baykar, you can get an offer from otokar, ford or renault.

be a smart man, go for the others.


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What is the position? No need to tell exact position but engineer, IT or a janitor?


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People give advice here without knowing your situation, thats nonsense IMO. First of all, whats the job? Are you junior or senior or something in between?

I think you should definetely take if you are junior. Not just for the paycheck. You will work great technology and build up a good CV. You will gain a lot of experience in a short time due the working hours, which is a worth a lot as a junior.

However, if you are experienced (sofware) engineer, don't take it. You can get better momey for less hours.


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Secret_Structure_355
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I’m a Ukrainian student who won possibility to go on internship to baykar for 3 months. Supposed to leave Ukraine at october 7 but turkish side delays with documents processing(((



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dalekxen
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3 month internship at baykar is gonna be great experience working there can be a little tricky tho


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someone from my uni worked there for 2 years, he is younger than me by 2 years I suppose. He looks 6 years older than me now. That's all I need to say. If you think that is okay for 50k lira you should take the offer


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That is outright slavery compared to others in Turkey. If it is software engineering job, the starting rightful salaries are around 80k monthly net in Turkey. Most companies in Turkey have lost very many high quality software engineers in the recent 5-10 years. So you might have some bargain power. I think around 900000 IT professionals have left the country only in the last 1 to 2 years. If they still do not give the rightful 200k salary for this job, they will continue to lose a lot of engineers in the coming years. Btw I was one of them, currently relocated in Netherlands, happy to have made it.


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koteklidkapi
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I've been working there and now I'm going home from there even it's saturday :(. But before I tell you anything, you should give some information about your situation. Which department etc.


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neosinan
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I had a friend who worked there, Afaik he was happy. And Military industry will pay you good money but it will be hard work. If they see you as hard working employee they will compensate your work but You should be ready for long hours of work. Especially if you are early in your career, I would recommend it. You will work with cutting edge technology. And just the thrill of some of the stuff you will see, that will be worth it. But if you have kids and you wanna spend time with them, then it isn't good idea.


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