My current job
- job scope: software engineering
- company C (MNC company)
- employment type: permanent and already confirmed
- fully WFH
- basic Monthly Salary: RM 9,300 per month
- Annual leave: 14 days per year
- Sick leave: 14 days per year
- Medical Coverage: Cover myself and family (50k hospitalization for each person in the family)
- Contribution to EPF and SOCSO
- duration in the company: 6 months


Job offered
- job scope: software engineering
- salary is under Company A but work for Company B (Oil & Gas)
- employment type: Contract 1 year (renewable) - the guy said if I perform, I can become permanent for Company B. Not sure how true though.
- fully WFO (travelling time is ~45min x 2 = 1.5h)
- basic Monthly Salary: RM 16,000 per month
- Annual leave: 12 days per year
- Sick leave: 10 days per year
- Medical Coverage : Cover only myself (RM45k hospitalization)
- Contribution to EPF and SOCSO

I am 40+ already. So far I am happy with my current job and my manager is good and understanding. I quite enjoy my job scope and have the chance to use modern tech. My boss also encourages Work-Life balance (I am married with 8 month old daughter) and time flexibility because I am fully WFH.

Now that, I have this offer. Although the salary jump is huge, it is a contract (lower job security) and fully WFH also means I won't have the time flexibility and freedom.

What is your advice?

Thanks, guys for all the advice and your thoughts . I kind of know what I should do.

Yeah, my health at this age.

yeah, there is a period of my career when I am in the comfort zone and that explains my salary remained stagnant in those years.

only after I upskill myself in recent years, my salary started to up back.

If the position is under Company B, very likely I will take the offer