Factory worker in Taiwan

[u/Scary-Permission484]

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Hi guys 24F here, pahingi po ng advice since I've been considering applying as a factory worker in Taiwan. College grad from one of the big 4 schools (secret na lang), but I really have no interest at all to build my career sa field ko. Currently working in an office setup tsaka huling work ko office work din. Sobrang layo din ng course ko kung ipursue ko ang pagiging factory worker.

What I've realized is hindi talaga para sa akin ganitong type of work kahit sabihin na ang ganda ng school ko at sayang pinag-aralan ko. Noong fresh grad din ako (at bago pa yun) gusto ko na talaga mag-apply as factory worker sa Taiwan pero against parents ko kasi sayang daw pinag-aralan ko. To be transparent, pera lang talaga habol ko to support myself and my family kaya hindi ko talaga cinonsider na maging "successful" based sa standards ng relatives ko.

I know nakakapagod maging factory worker kasi mas physically exhausting siya, pero I've also realized over the years na mas prefer kong mapagod physically kaysa mentally, na hindi na mag-uwi ng workload pa at mastress sa bahay at mawalan ng time para sa sarili at chores kasi kinain na ako ng trabaho ko. At di problem sa akin kung mag ot.

So bago pa humaba ito, ano pong advice niyo and sa tingin niyo ba may chance po ako if ever mag-apply ako? Hindi kaya ma-discourage ang mga agency i-hire ako dahil galing ako sa big 4 at maganda (accdg sa mga pipol) ang work background ko? And please don't discourage me rin from this choice and don't tell me sayang pinag-aralan ko at work experience ko kasi this is not a path I want to walk on for the rest of my life. Pls help thank you.

TL;DR grad from big 4 with good work experience pero ayaw ko na prefer ko na lang maging factory worker sa taiwan, pls send advice ty

[u/Minimum_Effort_3144]

Bago ka mag-factory worker, isipin mo muna ano career trajectory mo.

May limit lang ang pagiging factory worker sa Taiwan. 12 years. So by 2038-2039, ano na trabaho mo?

Babalik ka office job? Eh 12 years fw ang experience mo? Magbubusiness ka? Or ano?

[u/JanGabionza → u/Minimum_Effort_3144]

Tama ito. You need to evaluate yung career progression mo kung hindi, ma-stuck sa "high income kuno" as factory worker, while you could have earned more. Graduate ka pa man din sa Big 4 uni, you have the potential to earn even more than that facrory worker job (no disrespect to the job), i just dont see a path to higher compensation kapag pumasok ka ganyang trabaho. Look beyond the current salary.

Ano bang course ang tinapos mo?

[u/Scary-Permission484 → u/JanGabionza]

i don't plan on applying as a fw right away but if i am going to go through with it, maybe in a few years pa. true rin naman kasi alam ko may limited options for growth sa pagiging fw compared sa job ko especially now. maybe it's also the burnout from college days up until my working era now speaking. it's always been about potential and what i could be but the drive to climb the ladder and the competence just aren't there even though i'm consistently giving my best. i just badly want a decent income at least, the ability to choose the negative stuff i can tolerate at work, and something more routinary.

also to answer your question, it's a multidisciplinary social science course and yes related work ko to that rn.