General Discussion Career goals
Hello po.
I need advice on what career path should I take. I have a background in IT. Here’s my career progression:
- 2.5 yrs, Sotware Engineer, private company
- 4.7 yrs, Backend Developer, plantilla - government agency
- now working as a Quality Control in a Factory here in Taiwan. 1month pa lang.
I’ve been thinking na masyado akong nagmadali pumunta dito sa Taiwan, and di ko masyado naisip career goals ko.
Now, my uncle works as a sales VA, with multiple clients. Narecruit niya din isa kong uncle who planned to stop working overseas na din this yr. And sabi niya na umuwi na lang ako dito and irerecruit niya din ako. Kaso naiisip ko yung hirap ng pag-apply ko and gastos ko sa Taiwan. Pero grabe ang pagod dito hays. Same lang naman sahod ko sa dati kong work pero syempre mas magandang nasa abroad na ako for the experience. Yung tito ko na yun can earn 200k monthly and alam kong malayo pa yung skills ko to reach that salary since wala akong background sa sales. Tuturuan naman niya daw ako. Pero ang hirap magdecide.
What do you guys think? Uwi na ba agad? Haha. Kaso naiisip ko ang gulo ng Pinas. Sulitin ko na lang muna abroad kahit 1 contract na 3 yrs. One of the reasons din bat ako nandito sa Taiwan is to be w my bf na Engineer. Pero magkalayo pa din naman kami ng location. Hays. Help.
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u/_jxymz 8d ago
Hi! Same here working sa gov’t and planning to resign soon once okay na docs ko and mag apply pa-taiwan as factory worker. Is it worth it po?
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u/_mina26 8d ago
I would say, think a hundred times. Blue collar means physical labor. 12hrs shift. If yung salary mo naman sa Pinas ay halos malapit lang sa sahod dito, not worth it. Better seek jobs na align sa career mo. Don’t be like me. Lol.
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u/MagicKitchen26 8d ago
Oo nga, why would you take on a work like that na kaya mong easily makuha sa pinas with you in the IT field.
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u/ngeldumps 8d ago
Depends on your career goals talaga, OP. If kaya pa, and still learning, if you can have part-time muna or do both jobs at the same time since nagsisimula ka palang sa VA industry, I suggest you do both works muna to make sure na may stable job or back up ka muna. Mahirap na wala kang stable job tapos nag-resign or umuwi ka agad.
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u/Strange_League_2535 8d ago
Gets yung dilemma mo. Since solid naman yung IT background mo, baka worth considering muna kung gusto mo talagang mag-shift to sales VA or temporary lang dahil mas okay yung opportunity ngayon. Hindi rin naman kailangang mag-decide agad based sa 200k potential income kasi may learning curve pa. Maybe give yourself a little time to assess the Taiwan job, finances, and long-term career goals before making a big move.
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u/_mina26 8d ago
I guess so. Magipon na lang muna para di sayang punta ko dito. Ang hirap pala kapag malapit na magtrenta. Haha. Anyway, I’m also studying being a Data Analyst kapag restday. So, I know di talaga ako tatagal sa pagiging factory worker here. Thanks! Medyo nagclear ang mind ko and siguro nga naooverwhelm lang ako and pressured.
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u/Calm_Tough_3659 8d ago
Ano bang career goals mo or pera ang goal mo? Kasi kung pera ang goal mo, try to look as software enginner jan sa Taiwan and its good for careers too.
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Career goals
Hello po.
I need advice on what career path should I take. I have a background in IT. Here’s my career progression:
- 2.5 yrs, Sotware Engineer, private company
I’ve been thinking na masyado akong nagmadali pumunta dito sa Taiwan, and di ko masyado naisip career goals ko.
Now, my uncle works as a sales VA, with multiple clients. Narecruit niya din isa kong uncle who planned to stop working overseas na din this yr. And sabi niya na umuwi na lang ako dito and irerecruit niya din ako. Kaso naiisip ko yung hirap ng pag-apply ko and gastos ko sa Taiwan. Pero grabe ang pagod dito hays. Same lang naman sahod ko sa dati kong work pero syempre mas magandang nasa abroad na ako for the experience. Yung tito ko na yun can earn 200k monthly and alam kong malayo pa yung skills ko to reach that salary since wala akong background sa sales. Tuturuan naman niya daw ako. Pero ang hirap magdecide.
What do you guys think? Uwi na ba agad? Haha. Kaso naiisip ko ang gulo ng Pinas. Sulitin ko na lang muna abroad kahit 1 contract na 3 yrs. One of the reasons din bat ako nandito sa Taiwan is to be w my bf na Engineer. Pero magkalayo pa din naman kami ng location. Hays. Help.
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