Hi all taikos and sifus,

It's good to see a lot of discussions here in this forum. I still remember my last post here asking whether to jump ship from construction industry (permanent post) to O&G (contract post), and finally I did.

However, currently I am in dilemma, I am fairly new to this industry, about 2 years of experiences and on contract basis. My contract has been renewed in April this year without salary revision, reason is that industry is in very bad situation (also the reason why I am not absorbed into permanent position although my bosses had recommended my name to the HR). And since it is just 1 year extension, it is more or less about 3 months plus until the expiry of my current contract.

I have discussed with my boss and he cannot guarantee that I will be absorbed into permanent position at current situation, or getting any salary revision next year (if HR approves to extend my contract for another year).
Fyi, my year end appraisal has been quite well, and I think I have progressed quite significantly in my current job. But, the insecurity is always there, and I am really really afraid as I just married early this year and also blessed with a beautiful baby just a month ago.

To shorten the story, I was offered another job, in another industry, as a permanent staff, slightly higher pay (current 3.5k, they offer 3.9k) but NOT as an engineer. So I am dilemma, should I pursue my dream to become a professional engineer in O&G industry, or change course for job security?
If I was a single man, this would be much easier decision to make, but now, having a wife and a baby, permanent position at a new company seems to be a better choice, at least in current O&G situation. I couldn't imagine if somehow my company (local fabricator) decided to not renew my contract. Currently, I am the breadwinner for the family.

Hope to get advice from all sifus here.

Thank you.

Firstly, thank you for the advice. I really appreciate the effort that u made to response to my post.

However, regarding to the absorption to permanent, apologies if this sounds different as compared to what u said, did happened to my friends, within the same company, at around the same level of experience, just different timing. They got the offer just a little earlier before the oil industry turned into what it is today.

Thanks sir for the advice. But if u were in my shoes, will u take the risks of stagnant salary / losing job when u are about to start a family? And with a contract post, the medical benefit does not cover my family as well, not to mention some other benefits that are reduced currently.

Thanks for the advice. I guess I didn't make myself really clear just now. I did act actually, and that's why now the other company offered me the job, I applied, attended two stages of interviews sessions, and thank God I was offered the job. If I am just dreaming, how could I possibly got the new job offer? Or even scored good kpi (exceed expectation ) at current company for that matter?

However, thanks a lot for the advices guys.