u/Beneficial-Gain373

Pag ba may job offer discussion, does that mean ikaw na yung pinili or hindi pa? Sorry if this is a stupid question. Fresh grad here and this is my first job offer.

Is it offensive to ask directly kung ano yung mga benefits? For example, if I ask kung may overtime pay ba, kung may performance or annual bonus, kung may 14th+ month pay, etc., possible bang ma-turn off sila and they'll withdraw the offer after the meeting?

Thank you!

Registered myself as a freelancer just last month. However, I recently received a job offer from a company that I’m planning to take.

- How do I go about changing my status and tax records? - - How long is the process going to take, kase start ko na sa September?
- Also, paano rin yung pag-file ko ng annual tax? Magiging mixed income earner ba ako this year since 2 months akong freelancer + 4 months employed?

Thank you to anyone who can help

I need some genuine advice. I’m a fresh graduate with 1 year of experience in freelancing.

Currently, I earn around 80k/month from my 2 clients (around 65k net after taxes and mandatory contributions). Buong 65k naiipon ko since I still live with my parents.

Recently, I received an offer to work for one of the top fintech companies here in the Philippines, but they’re only paying 60k base salary tapos onsite pa. My net will probably be around 50k (not including other benefits and allowances). I estimate my expenses to be around 25-30k, kaya sobrang laki ng difference sa reality ko right now.

I’m honestly considering it, for the learning experience and career growth. It’s also a very generous offer for a fresh grad, and I don’t think I’m getting a better offer elsewhere. Mas aligned din kase siya sa career path na gusto ko. On the other hand, I know my worth. I recently turned down another freelance gig offering 90k/month kase gusto screenshare 24/7 and halatang micromanager si client from the interview lol.

I’m getting mixed opinions when I read posts and replies similar to this, since some people regret na di sila agad nagswitch to freelancing early-on, while others advised to prioritize aligning your job to your career goals instead of focusing on the salary.

Currently earning 25k net as a remote full stack web dev, boss and coworkers are nice, work-life balance is great since it’s output based.

This is my first job and I’ve been working here for less than a year, but I want to leave already because I’m not learning anything and it’s not challenging. Team lead is incompetent. He doesn’t have standards, basta gumana, di man lang iniisip scalability, so nakakairita lagi pag nakakakita akong PR with spaghetti code na iaapprove niya. Just recently we had redo a feature kase inapprove nya yung PR kahit mali yung code, which he only realized after I pointed it out weeks later. As a somewhat perfectionist, I would try to optimize other people’s code since shared naman responsibilities namin, but at the same time I don’t want to overstep and micromanage lalo nat di naman ako team lead.

I want to learn and work with competent people, and I definitely can’t get that working for this company. The team lead knows just as much, if not less, than I do.

Context:

Mom works in BSP and hoping to get me in the same government agency. She wants me to take a Master’s degree agad after I graduate this year, since required siya for promotion for government workers. She wants me to do it early while I still have the energy and time to do so, kase nahirapan siyang isabay sa work when she was taking hers.

I am currently employed, online and output-based sya so it’s really the perfect job to have while taking Master’s. If I continue with her plan, I’m looking into doing full-time 1 year Master’s degree. By the time I complete it, 2 years na akong nagwowork for the same company, which is the perfect time to switch jobs anyway.

While I understand her sentiments and the pros of it, I am hesitant due to the disadvantage it will bring as well:
- Experience matters more, it will do nothing for my early career.
- A job offer in BSP is not guaranteed, even if I have my mom as my backer
- Since I’m in the tech field, Master’s degree has little to no value sa private (kahit senior roles). I’m sure they’d value my experience more.
- Personally, I think its better to upskill with certificates and licenses instead (AWS, Azure, CompTIA, etc.)

What are your thoughts?

Edit: added more sa disadvantages