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 Msian Feels Undervalued Getting RM2.4k Salary, Even with Engineering Degree & 2 Yrs Exp

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post Jun 16 2025, 06:16 PM, updated 6 months ago

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M’sian Feels Undervalued After Getting RM2.4k Offer Despite Engineering Degree & 2 Years’ Experience
https://weirdkaya.com/msian-feels-undervalu...ars-experience/

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You don’t expect riches. Just something fair.

But when a chemical engineering grad gets offered RM2.4k, even ‘reasonable’ starts to feel insulting.

A Malaysian recently took to Threads to vent their frustration after receiving a job offer that didn’t match their expectations or qualifications.

I feel so sad. They offered me RM2.4k??? I have a degree, you know,” the user wrote, expressing disbelief over the offer.

According to Vocket, they revealed that they had studied chemical engineering, a field often regarded as critical and demanding, and believed this should have warranted better pay.

To make matters worse, they had worked on a two-year contract that wasn’t renewed. They have now been unemployed for six months, with their parents covering all their expenses.



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post Jun 16 2025, 06:20 PM

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Engineer=kuli.
Engineer=kuli.
Engineer=kuli.
Engineer=kuli.
Engineer=kuli.
Engineer=kuli.


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post Jun 16 2025, 06:26 PM

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depends lah which field of engineering
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:27 PM

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top kekk...

you finish school, go college, get degree or masters... and becoz you've done this ... you are entitled to get higher pay that makes you live better than the rest of those who doesnt have any qualifications of such?...

if the formula is just so simple, and brings you everytime to a wonderful life...there wont be beggers on the street ler...

there is no sure win formula in life... because we're living in a shared global consciousness where you alone do not dictate the outcome of your life itself but other has a hand in it.
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:28 PM

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Jump to software engineering. It is the best engineering rn.
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QUOTE(potatolala @ Jun 16 2025, 06:28 PM)
Jump to software engineering. It is the best engineering rn.
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software/AI/IC design/firmware engineer
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:35 PM

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Please do research first before taking university courses la.

Don’t take liao graduate then kbkp.
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:36 PM

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"I have a degree you know"
"They have now been unemployed for six months, with their parents covering all their expenses."

Huh. I understand the problem better now.

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post Jun 16 2025, 06:37 PM

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Cgpa 2.5 one ? Or 4.0?

2.5 one nothing much can do lo

4.0 can have many head start

This post has been edited by Boomwick: Jun 16 2025, 06:38 PM
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degrees are worthless for the most part
MR_alien
post Jun 16 2025, 06:38 PM

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more brain drain
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:40 PM

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QUOTE(potatolala @ Jun 16 2025, 06:28 PM)
Jump to software engineering. It is the best engineering rn.
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Good luck competing with the hordes of zergs from both India and China alone.

Unless you're so special you're in the top 1% of your field or with strong cable connections with family owned businesses/cabal tribes.
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Degree means nothing in today market
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QUOTE(MR_alien @ Jun 16 2025, 06:38 PM)
more brain drain
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Nah brain drain is not just from Malaysia.

If you're an engineer from Malaysia going abroad to find work, you'll meet even more foreigners who has same aim at you in first world countries. They have the same herd mentality as you.

End up all the sheeps walking in line to the slaughter house for meat.


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post Jun 16 2025, 06:43 PM

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Wait what industry first …chemical engineering graduate but if work in saturated / wrong industry won’t get high pay you know
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QUOTE(petpenyubobo @ Jun 16 2025, 06:42 PM)
Nah brain drain is not just from Malaysia.

If you're an engineer from Malaysia going abroad to find work, you'll meet even more foreigners who has same aim at you in first world countries. They have the same herd mentality as you.

End up all the sheeps walking in line to the slaughter house for meat.
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it's only call a brain drain when we all wanna go search opportunities elsewhere but nobody wanna come here laugh.gif
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QUOTE(Slowpokeking @ Jun 16 2025, 06:35 PM)
Please do research first before taking university courses la.

Don’t take liao graduate then kbkp.
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Chemical Engineering no demand?

If like that other engineering such as Electrical Electronics, Aviation, Civil all useless already.

Those liberal arts can go die.
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:47 PM

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QUOTE(petpenyubobo @ Jun 16 2025, 06:44 PM)
Chemical Engineering no demand?

If like that other engineering such as Electrical Electronics, Aviation, Civil all useless already.

Those liberal arts can go die.
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Which part of the post I claimed no demand?

My point if it could be in demand, but pointless if the employer is only willing to pay 2.4K. There are chances that the supply is more than demand too which drive down the wages.
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post Jun 16 2025, 06:50 PM

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still work there

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post Jun 16 2025, 06:53 PM

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QUOTE(Phoenix_KL @ Jun 16 2025, 06:50 PM)
still work there

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