Designer's life is sad. I have 5 years experience and my salary now is less than yours now. I was thinking of jumping out of the circle too. Designer is a job that doesn't get acknowledgement and appreciation.

Hanna_B ~ your situation very similar like i face bfo....all boss like that de ....money masuk pocket, then family trip here trip there.....but when company got little finance problem r...sure the worker kena one...

BTW..u still can tahan 6 years....geng Lo...

Honest...some boss eat u, cos they think u weak....some time u need to show the face kasi dia tengok...if can't Tahan...sure paling surat Kasi dia kao kao...

BTW....i also figure another way out of this field..as designer hard survive for long term...

Good Luck for all the designer....

ya lor.. trip sana sini.. then got finance problem, late pay lor..
must tahan .. need money to survive

now i thinking to change my scope, married women ,
how long can u tahan all the presured being a designer? how's your family, your cute kids?
life only one time, so better move one to things that make u happier in your life..

seems like designer is a very stressfull job huh?

i also have interesting,pls give me some more infromation

Interested in? Information about? Unfortunately, I dun really get your point from the reply

design more bro im sure 1 day u ll be famous

possible to get RM2.5k for 1st job as designer?I'm fresh graduate

is like tht one, dunno why designers pay so low. Im a business student, cincai diploma come out also 1.8-2k in penang.
Designer vr much lower.

Maybe can do website freelance lor, good pay.

but it still depends right..

I don't think so.. fresh grad if u can earn RM2K also is consider very good edi

owh..really?

i think graphic designer salary depends on experience n skill la.

btw, im not graphic designer. i am web designer

some receptionist salary better than designer

+ 5 days work only..........

+ company trip......

Wow is graphic design is really sad job here?
Here my chronology of my life as a graphic designer

2008 -- graduate in Degree in Multimedia
2009 -- work at a magazine publishing - salary rm 1500 - contract 1 year (this company is SOB, the boss rather hired intern rather than me)
2010 -- work at a event company - salary rm1600 - but resign in mid 2010 cause the company gonna bankruptcy (can you believe my worth 2 month salary given a Burberrry/prada bag buy in China)
2010 mid to present - working at the design advertising company, start salary RM1500 - after 3 month work here, my increment is, RM50. Yes people, RM50. SO my salary now is RM1550.

3 years experience, with a Degree in Multimedia, you salary is RM1550. FML.

In short, its up to the company and your experiences and skills. Make sure you got a nice portfolio.

This post has been edited by Ryto: Apr 29 2011, 05:35 PM

outstanding skill and portfolio = good pay salary

Agreed

degree in multimedia go bcome graphic designer? why? how to complete with those who graduated from g design? you need to find 'a correct job'.. if u simply go find 'so called graphic design' job, a coffee shop also need g designer.. one of my friend fresh graduate SDG2.8k in media corp.. in Malaysia, if u r talented and got specified skill, 2+ plus no prob, almost 3k is possible..

Most company/ad agency won't be paying much for a graphic designer. So if you stay as a graphic designer, your salary will surely be capped at a certain level. Best is you get into a bigger ad agency, brush up you skill and try to climb up to be an art director or even creative director or else you will forever stay as an underpaid graphic designer.

haha.... Few months ago, my elder sis gave me a link on Top 10 High Paid Job, and one of the Top 10 is Designer. And I told my sis that, this is not true in M'sia, unless you are an Art Director or Creative Director.

I'm considering lucky after I read all of your posts here, coz, I'm a Communication Degree holder, but loves designing, so start my job as graphic designer at RM1k + RM200 petrol allowance and I work for only 1 month....hahhaha...

Then continue study in IT as I see the future have high possibility in moving to IT world which maybe related to design and here we called it UI/animation/interactive stuffs. So after grad from IT, I try to change my job to IT field but fail as the manager (Marketing HOD) loves me very much as I can communicate well in 3 languages spontaneously (dunno why and this is the reason she gave me???) but I work for 2 months only and get paid at RM1.6k as management trainee.

Then move to another entertainment company as graphic designer for 1 year at the paid of RM1.8k....ya la...GD cum Web designing....haiz...no mention has involve in alittle bit of IT (WTF??? ..... ask me to wait for IT guy to check server?? I'm a designer ler!!) Cakap oni probation 6 mths but then drag till 1 year!!! WTH!!!... When I want to resign, then only they said wanna confirm me!! shit them!! But, no bother, just resign and move to a software company until now.

So, as usual, workload byk, stress byk till you dun really know what is STRESS ... but can train up ur speed...can finish a design in few minutes or few seconds ..... had chances to go oversea to help in UI development, have chance to learn new technology and the salary gurantee increase every year and of course based on ur performance...

*this company not so bad la...coz..when I 1st join, they pay ard RM2.xk, within a year increase about RM1k...then every year increase lagi ler....plus bonus and now, consider as senior staff although the title is not, but enjoying good good benefits .....

This post has been edited by snail_yin: May 5 2011, 09:13 PM