Job Title : Program Officer
Job Desciption : Administrative, Program Control + Support
Years spent in company : 2 years
Company : MNC (Get Outsourced there)
Location: Penang
Industry : Manufacturing
Tenure : Outsourced (not contract)
Employment Level : Junior Executive
Experience before joining : Fresh Grad
Salary : RM2500

I consider myself extremely underpaid lor. :S

Aiyoyo,

NT, if my situation continues, it will take me at least 2 more years to reach that.....I don't want to be "urban poor" at 28 years old

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Added on November 15, 2009, 1:18 pm
You are lucky to get 2500 as freshie in Penang.

Ha, I worked for 2 yrs before I got 2.5k. Before that its sadder. That is why I say i consider myself underpaid after 2 years of working.

Ok, here is my 3rd update in 2 and a half years.

Job Title: Program Administrator / Program Specialist
Age: 24+
Job Desciption: Taking care of a marketing department system and administration stuffs (non too technical), testing new features and literally misc.
Years spent in company: 2 and a half years
Company: Outsourced to US MNC
Industry: Manufacturing
Tenure: Permanent
Employment Level : Junior Executive (my place call Level 3 Executive)
Experience before joining: Fresh Grad, my first and only company
Salary : RM2740 (very sad right?)
Working hrs: 800am - 530pm=(Flexi hour)

Sad right?

This post has been edited by alex13: Feb 8 2010, 02:12 PM

I am there 2 and a half years d......I mean, it's not the worst, but it's among the lover average end.

Update from me Just got an annual review

Age : 25+
Job Title : Program Administrator
Job Desciption : Handling a program that catered for SME.
Years spent in company : 3+
Industry : MNC-Semicon
Tenure : Outsourced
Employment Level : "Senior" Executive
Experience before joining : Fresh Grad
Salary : RM 3.3k +
Benefits : Annual bonus, corporate insurance and panel doctor. Does flexible work hours count?
Location: Penang Island
Education Level: Bachelor's Degree

What do you think? Normal or under?

Just my opinion, I think the job market in Penang quite good - the daily report sent to me from Jobstreet got at least 20 jobs relevant to my skills.