I have entertained the thought of working in Singapore. It appeals living somewhere with bette climate, cheap to go out eating, big city etc. I live in Oslo, Norway and have a certain fascination for Singapore, it coincidentally having almost the same GDP and population as Norway, but a completely different society.<p>I am not sure if anyone here could comment on some of concerns with working in Singapore.<p>1) What is work-life balance like? From Norway I am used to employees respecting that people have a life outside of work, needs of children and family, 5 week vacation etc.<p>2) What is management and company organizations like, are they very hierarchical or flat in a software company? Do they micromanage or give you a lot of trust to solve problems the best way you see fit?<p>3) How does health care work for expats. You get that yourself or does the company pay?<p>How easy is it to live there without a car? Like how well does public transport work, or how cheap&#x2F;hard&#x2F;easy is it to get transport services for moving, installing furniture etc.<p>In Norway it always cost a lot to pay somebody to help you with anything, so you are always forced to do a lot of stuff yourself. It is not without reason that IKEA originates from Scandinavia. I had the impression that in Singapore it might be much cheaper and easier to pay people for various services.