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coolguy99
post May 25 2021, 08:23 PM

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QUOTE(Je Ping @ May 25 2021, 12:58 PM)
Does anyone knows what would be a reasonable salary range for a fresh grad software engineer with first class honor and 6 months intern experience?

Skill set: MERN stack, some experience with core java and c#
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My ex company is paying in the range of 3.5k for a candidate with similar qualifications
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post Jul 3 2021, 10:13 AM

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QUOTE(Black Sofa @ Jul 3 2021, 02:33 AM)
earning 30k/month but begging forummers to help get rm50 on Lazada.  doh.gif  doh.gif a lot of ppl think this is kopitiam with nonsense salary.
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One of a kind there. Haha tongue.gif
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post Aug 15 2021, 08:22 AM

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QUOTE(pinksapphire @ Aug 14 2021, 01:03 PM)
Lol, too funny cuz it's true. I dropped by here after so many years, and I felt more pathetic than before, haha
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Haha just take everything you see here with a pinch of salt.
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post Sep 3 2021, 05:27 PM

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QUOTE(flying_manatee @ Sep 3 2021, 01:41 PM)
Just changed jobs so update:

Job Title : Consulting Manager
Job Description : Make Powerpoint slides
Age : 34
Years spent in company : 1st year
Company : MNC
Industry : Consulting
Employment Level : Manager
Experience before joining (years) : 11 Yrs
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): estimate 50-60 hours

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM 19k
Contractual Bonus (months): -
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : No idea yet

Benefits (where relevant) : Medical, Optical, Dental, etc.
Health Benefits : Medical card
Transport Benefits :
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits :
Flexi Working Hours :
Other Benefits : Got but can't remember
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I like how you describe your job as 'make powerpoint slides' LOL
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post Sep 18 2021, 07:47 AM

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QUOTE(Moshpit94 @ Sep 18 2021, 02:02 AM)
Hey y'all, I managed to get an offer today and below is the updated salary:

Upcoming Job

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer
Job Desciption:
# .Net/Angular/React development web based to manage Fleet Management System for Network and Workforce tracker
# Participate in daily scrum meeting and contribute to the team
# Participant in Enterprise Architecture meeting to give advice, decision, and direction
# Supervise, train, and set goals for Junior Devs

Age: 27
Years spent in company: 0
Company: MNCs
Industry: Network Monitoring Tools / Telecommunication
Employment Level: Permanent
Experience before joining (years): 4 Years 9 Months
Highest paper qualification/ education background: Degree in ICT | Major: Software Engineering | Minor: Corporate Management
Location: TTDI Office, Home at Damansara but maybe will move to Rawang in 2022
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40 (8 Hours/day) but flexible and no need to attend full 8 hours (as long work finish)

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance: MYR6,500.00 + MYR 300 Fixed Allowance + 13th Month Salary Bonus

Benefits (where relevant) :
Health Benefits: AIA Medical Coverage (Didn't get the details yet.
Transport Benefits: Null
Mobile / Internet / Gadget Benefits: Null
Flexi Working Hours: Yes (Hybrid WFO WFH)
Other Benefits: Unlimited AL, MYR 1,200 Flexible Allowance Claim (Gym, Spa, Hotel, Travel, etc), Parking provided, 16% EPF Contribution
Also updated previous company Bonuses for references.
What do you guys think on my career journey so far? Underpaid, Average, or Good?

I got almost 71% increment jump (calculated from basic salary) and I'm sooooooooo happy.

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You are on the right track. Cheers biggrin.gif It's nice to have 13th month salary, and unlimited AL? confused.gif
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post Nov 8 2021, 08:10 AM

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QUOTE(gundamsp01 @ Nov 8 2021, 12:51 AM)
In terms of salary, i think I reached the limit for my rank after promotion for any significant increase, yearly increment is what I can see for now (next level will be my manager's rank, which most only get this in their 40s and being extremely high profile and high visibility in the bank)

i have been looking out since 1 year+ ago. Several reasons to be frank,
- messy management issue. (major factor)
- more of an executor (PMO) which is what i dislike.
- things became mundane, only repeated redundant documentation and typical people issue in projects.
- leaving the country (personal reason, though for now, i think switching job in the country is what i can aim for short term).
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Why not try internal job posting? You mentioned that you currently work in a bank doing projects, if you have done projects for other countries before, I am sure it will be easier to look for a job in another country internally as you have the network rather than looking externally.
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post Jan 27 2022, 05:12 PM

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QUOTE(Dembeee @ Jan 27 2022, 04:33 PM)
I just got a job offer RM7500.
Working on pretty much the same thing. But I am considering to decline the offer due to I am comfortable working with current co, and there is a lot more to learn. What do you guys think? Should i take the risk and jump?
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That is a pretty good offer considering that it is more than 30% jump from your current salary.
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post Jan 28 2022, 07:56 AM

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QUOTE(diaboli @ Jan 28 2022, 04:27 AM)
I currently have a job offer but having some dilemma. Current company is paying around 7k+ and new company is offering 9.5k.
In my current company I'm doing configuration stuff and little coding but new company is purely java dev.
TBH, I'm just an average programmer. Should I accept the offer?
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If there is a significant pay rise to account for the risk that you are taking for making the jump, why not?
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post Feb 7 2022, 11:35 AM

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QUOTE(MKCL @ Feb 7 2022, 11:22 AM)
i wonder how many people actually managed to achieve 10k by 30

I am 26 this Oct and my basic + fix + mandatory 13 month salary only averaged out at 4.8k gross monthly.

even with including 2 months annual performance bonus, it still average out at 5.6k gross monthly. A far cry from 10k, hell, its still a far cry from my goal of 8k by 30. Considering 5% annual increment, and 10 - 15% increment on promotion
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You are just 26, long way to go before you reach 30. I think most people here, at least from my experience, achieve that by job hopping. Nowadays you can’t rely on getting high salary by company loyalty (except when you get an internal promotion when the increment is higher than the normal increment cycle).
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QUOTE(rzl.j @ Feb 25 2022, 07:14 PM)
Another year, another company  icon_rolleyes.gif

Job Title : Software Engineer
Job Desciption : Automate most manual processes and typical programmer stuff
Age : 28 years old
Years spent in company : Just started
Industry : Fintech
Tenure : Permanent
Experience before joining (years) : 6 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Diploma
Location : Remote
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): Flexible

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM10,000
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) :
- Performance Bonus 1-3 months
- Stock Option SGD4,000

Benefits (where relevant) :
- Medical & Dental
- Transport / Internet allowance RM100
- AL 21 days
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Company is based in SG?
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post Mar 1 2022, 03:50 PM

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QUOTE(gundamsp01 @ Mar 1 2022, 10:44 AM)
Finally got a new job offer, hopefully a good working culture and environment

Job Title : IT Project Manager
Job Description : Manage internal projects
Age : 35
Years spent in company : 0
Company : Bank
Industry : Financial
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : -
Experience before joining (years) : 11 years
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Degree
Location : KL
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 40

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM17,000
Contractual Bonus (months): NA
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : unkown

Benefits (where relevant) :
Typical bank benefits
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Wow that is a very nice offer you got there. Mind to share if it is a local bank?
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post Mar 30 2022, 08:50 AM

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QUOTE(DAPMPBAMCAuto @ Mar 29 2022, 11:48 AM)
Hi all... Wanna seek feedback whether I'm underpaid or undervalued by the managers & higher up.
Been thinking long if should jump or not.

Current department have high growth potential, just seems like they don't really value fresh talent with without many years of experience stacked up. Prefer to keep increase the department size by hiring mid level hire.

Job Title : Perfrmance Mngmt/Reporting & Analytics
Job Description : digital asset/products/channels daily, weekly, mthly MIS/reporting; web trffic analytics, inter-department project management, project/initiatives ROI projections & monitoring, acquisition prformnce
Age : 28
Years spent in company : 2 years
(1 year SLIM/GEES/Protégé program, then 8 mth contract due to hiring freeze during Covid lockdown, then convert to permanent for 6 mth now)
Company : Bank
Industry : Financial
Tenure : Permanent
Employment Level : Entry-level/Junior
Experience before joining (years) : 0
Highest paper qualification/ education background : Bachelor Degree (one of STEM, highly technical)
Location : Klang Valley
Average Working Hours Per Week (incl lunch hours): 45 (but almost every day overtime till night)

Monetary Payout
Basic Salary + Fixed Allowance : RM2.9k
Contractual Bonus (months): NA
Performance, Variable Bonus & Commissions (months) : standard 3 months

Benefits (where relevant) :
Typical bank benefits

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Since I'm from a technical & math background, i did outperform  other colleagues in term of analytical skills (got several feedback from other colleagues & stakeholder),
guiding others (more senior than me) on how to use some of the Business Intelligence tools, what kind of insights should be given etc.
Heck, i even did several reporting process/task automation to expedite others BAU working time.

Disappointed to hear they didn't count the experience & contribution during i'm in the contract position. Had i known earlier, I would've jump elsewhere to make my working time counted.
Is this standard evaluation practiced at others comp, to not count contract position experience?
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I think you are underpaid. Maybe get some professional certification to upscale yourself while looking out for better opportunity.

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QUOTE(renmejustin @ Mar 31 2022, 07:50 PM)
Any project managers like you who are from non software engineering background, or even non IT backgrounds?
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I think PMs from non technical background are quite common in the market right now as it is really skill based rather than knowledge based.
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post Apr 5 2022, 05:14 PM

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QUOTE(Xitox @ Apr 5 2022, 05:13 PM)
Usually if got 3 month notice, when do you actually do the job hunting? send resign letter first then go for job hunting?
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I don't resign without a job, that is just too risky. You can find an employee that is willing to wait 3 months for you or they can buy you out.
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QUOTE(Darkcloudz @ Apr 12 2022, 02:24 PM)
Hi guys, im 34 this year and my title is senior role.

But i felt it's very hard for me to move to next level. (looking for director or AVP on next jump)

Did u guys face the same dilemma?
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Yes me on the same boat. The next level for me is towards management role which is not really my thing. So I am not sure how to move to the next level too.

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