I've been graduated for two years and started to work for this IT company for two years.....My bosses treat me quite ok and the working environment is not bad either...However I feel myself didn't progress and improve much compare to the days where i came in....Furthermore, my salary hasn't reach 2k also and i have quite some commitments like house loan and insurance, i'm feeling very stressful.....

Anyone can give me suggestion what should i do....Should i start finding a new job or continue anyway? FYI, I am a programmer and i did feel that i'm underpaid...

2 years liao? salary not even up to 2k? time to look for a job 1st. once the new job is confirmed, throw letter to your boss n ciao the scene.

Work as what?

If u think u have nothing to learn and u want more, then feel free to move on.

I did said i'm a programmer..

Don't be too suprised...I'm not working in KL though..but I think if i find job i'll find job in KL....

you need to pay a house and insurance.. yet ur salary < 2K?
wow.. i guess you better look for another job as you had 2 years experiences up to date.

yeah.. move on... don stay where you are after 2 years. time to change.

Hi, from my point of view, you should get a new job eventually. So why not start now? Working environment is good, but that would not make up to the commitment that you have engaged on.

With your 2 years experienc, i believe you would get a better pay job outside, but cant say much about the working environment.

Good luck and all the best...

I co-owned the house with my sister...Of course, not bt myself

I want to know if it is easy to find a job as java programmer...

Last time when i tried to find job on java...all applied but no response back from those companies....Many of them need knowledge like J2EE stuff and web stuff which i not yet learnt...Some companies even stated that u need how many years of experience in order to apply...Wonder the two years experience counts if i change from one language to another...

Even a clerk or secretary can easily beat me with their salary in KL...

sure the 2 years exp counts no matter what language you change.
its more to working experiences, unless they want particular 2 years on certain language, which i dont think so.

a person was hired not only for his soft skills, but also the hard skills. try repackage urself and go for the interview

you keep on mentioning KL, dun forget the expenses is high as well. you tend to spend more compare to other smaller city.

ur company wont teach u new stuff...unless it is related to ur work. be initiative.

It is actually, turn over for IT staff is very high. Lots of job openings now in Klang Valley for programmers, although a warning though, most of these are in local companies and more often then not the working hours for a programmer is on average 10-12 hours a day.

Those 2 years doesnt really count if you switched language from one to another, i.e. if you were trained in .Net over the past 2 years, most companies will most likely wont consider that when hiring a J2EE developer, but it should at least show you have experience in the fundamentals like OO and such.

Another thing, dont always expect to learn only from your job, this is especially true for a programmer. You have to take the initiative to train up by yourself. So even if in your current or future company there's not much new things to learn you shouldnt let that stop your progress, learn by yourself.

I'm thinking of enrolling myself for the SCJP 1.5 Examination...Would it help me in landing job in the future?

One thing I am so curious about, you have been graduated for two years, so I assumed you are still between the age of 25-27. Anyway, that means you have purchased a house but yet your salary has not reach 2k. If you said that it was your own house, then I will be wondering why the bank granted you the mortgage loan. If it was your family members house, then I will have to say your money will be really insufficient if the condition persists.

Perhaps you could outline your financial condition so that others can help.


Jinyee

IMHO, you should talk to your boss if you still have the intention to continue work with him since you mention your boss treat you quite good, otherwise start looking for others job. BTW i really respect you, with under 2k you still can survive and afford to having some commitments for past 2 years

This post has been edited by wos: Sep 17 2006, 11:49 AM

true, talk to ur boss first if possible. salary will always be a top factor, but guess what, top resign reason from a survey: lousy boss!!

Go get a new job, you earn less than 2k working for 2 years. That's under paid, try to move on, go get a new job and improve your skills. If you still remain in the same company, u have no value to sell to others to hire you. If you think that u have not much to learn, jump to others, job hopping isnt bad but is about adding value.

Worked for 2 years and still under 2K salary for a Java programmer. This is consider under paid. Even a fresh graduate at KL if lucky enough can get 2K. You can try to find job at KL. As i know lot of company is looking for Java programmer.

try to search for a new job, 2k really difficult for you if you plan to buy house in the future.