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Anonymous

18 Apr 2019

Career

Should i quit my job which i love but the pay is low?

I'm 26yrs old, currently working in a big company with okay benefits for 2 years. I've learnt alot and i iove my job. My boss and colleagues are great too. My pay is $2.1k after cpf. I'm in events/designer line, have a bachelor in architecture. Is the pay low as compared to other companies? Should i quit? I don't think it will increase anytime soon. My colleague has asked for a pay raise before but my boss said it's more about the passion and not the money. This made me afraid to ask for myself.

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It's great that you love your job and have learnt alot! And to boot, your boss and colleagues are great! It's not often that so many positive factors come together.

  1. Look for other jobs so that you have options. When you have options, you might be in a better position to weigh it more objectively.
  2. If you are doing a great job, it is likely that the company will value and ask you to stay. This is especially since it is a big company, and HR probably is able to look at cases of increasing pay for exemplary performers.
  3. Is it the industry you want to progress in? What are the opportunities to learn more in the firm, or have you exhausted that already?

All the best, and treasure the job in any case since there are several plus points!

Look around first before quitting. Go for interviews, and ask the interviewers questions. Then decide if you want to make a switch. It's hard to make decisions without first having information!

Nicholes Wong

21 Jan 2019

Diploma in Business Management at Nanyang Polytechnic

Maybe just try to look for other jobs first and see if you like those jobs that also pay well before...

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