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Minana1004 P
post Jul 25 2022, 11:06 AM

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Hey guys, would like some advice here please smile.gif

I am job hunting for better job scope and salary. Currently working as a DBA with a very bad startup company. I entered the company experienced but paid fresh grad salary, no WFH or hybrid at all, probation until 6 months and during probation cannot apply AL, if want to AL then pay cut. Work OT every weekend and when chasing deadlines, until late at night + weekends but no OT payment. Boss also like to micromanage, when I ignored his messages and calls during weekends because I was exhausted from working, the next Monday I go to office he will talk to me without looking at my face as if he's mad because I ignored him confused.gif

Honestly I'm trying to change career path to a Data Engineer or something related to ETL, as somehow I really like the process of extracting data from DB or websites and all that stuff but it's REALLY difficult to get a junior/entry level DE job now as every job posts saying they require 5-7 YOE. I accepted my current job offer during Covid because I was scared of being unemployed, before that I was a Data Analyst for an O&G company (contract).

So a few weeks ago a recruiter approached me on LinkedIn for a job opportunity with the same O&G company I worked with before, as a DBA. But it will be a renewable contract job, if there are projects that still need me to work for them, they'll renew my contract. And my payroll, benefits, bonus, etc will be managed by the recruiter's company. So it's an indirect hire. Here's the catch. The salary that they offered me is more than double my current salary, 108% salary increment, hybrid work and better work culture (I've worked there before so I'm familiar with the work culture). I also attended one interview with local bank for Junior DE position but they are VEERYY slow with the hiring process that I have given up already.

So here I am torn between going with the O&G contract job with great salary but staying on the same career path OR continue job hunting for the new career path that I desire.
What is the best course of action here guys? Would really appreciate your 2 cents, I'll try to consider all opinions biggrin.gif
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post Jul 26 2022, 10:04 AM

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QUOTE(AhBoy~~ @ Jul 25 2022, 01:05 PM)
primary objective of work is $

sh*t boss, how fast next interview come << out of your control

DBA, Data engineer just a tittle, do some training your if you really interested with certain topic << this is under your control

even if the bank offer/better permanent offer come after you join back contract job, nothing stop you from moving again, it is valid reason to move from temp job to permanent one. Some more is IT, no one bother if you hop really because everyone is doing it, it is just the way market and the industry works.
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yep that's what i'm still doing now.. self-learning and personal projects. I'm just worried about the fact that I'm gonna be stuck with that job for one year once I signed all the documents, so gonna have to wait for a while to pursue my dreams.

But job hopping every year, I'm afraid of what it will look like on my resume sweat.gif don't have much experience job hopping but I guess if people with a lot of experience and skills can get away with it easily

 

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