Need Advice: Keep Stable but Toxic Full-Time Job or Risk It for 55k Permanent WFH Opportunity?
Currently juggling 2 jobs right now:
- Full-time job — 31k salary
- Contractual job — around 40k monthly
So total take-home is around 71k/month.
The problem is my full-time job has been getting increasingly difficult and stressful while the salary growth is almost nonexistent. Workload keeps increasing but compensation and career progression barely move. Honestly, burnout is starting to kick in.
That’s why I started applying elsewhere.
Recently, I passed the initial interviews with EMAPTA for a permanent WFH role offering 55k/month. Right now, I’m just waiting for the client interview request.
Here’s the complication:
In my resume, I made it appear that I was already unemployed by putting an end date instead of “Present” on my current full-time role. But during the interviews, EMAPTA somehow seems to think I’m still employed instead of unemployed.
Now I’m unsure what the smartest move is.
On one hand:
- I don’t want to resign from my current full-time job too early because I know outsourced/client-based hiring can be unpredictable.
- I’ve read stories where client interviews take weeks or even months.
- Nothing is guaranteed until the final offer is signed.
On the other hand:
- My current full-time workload is becoming mentally exhausting.
- The compensation no longer feels proportional to the stress.
- I mainly stayed because of stability and HMO benefits.
What would you do in my situation?
Some questions I genuinely want insight on:
- Would you keep the current full-time job until the EMAPTA offer is completely finalized and signed?
- Is it risky to clarify the employment status issue now, or better to wait unless they directly ask?
- How strict is EMAPTA with background checks and employment dates?
- Has anyone here experienced long waiting times for client matching/interviews with EMAPTA?
- How do you assess job stability for outsourced/client-based companies?
- Would you prioritize higher pay + permanent WFH over HMO/job security?
- At what point would you consider it “safe” to resign from a current job?
- For people doing OE, which is more sustainable long-term:
- 2 medium-stress jobs
- or 1 very high-stress full-time + side contract?
- If ever I keep the contractual role and replace the full-time job with the EMAPTA role, does that sound more sustainable financially and mentally?
- How do you professionally explain overlapping jobs or employment date discrepancies during background checks?
Would really appreciate advice from people who’ve been through similar setups or outsourced hiring processes. Trying to make the smartest long-term move without making a reckless decision.