Take the risk for better pay or stay?
Good Day everyone, I just need some of your advice. Currently a Network Engineer for 2.5 years. Currently 2 months palang ako sa work. I'm a licensed ECE/ECT btw. And ngayon may opportunity na dumating na mag ETO (Electro Technical Officer) cadetship sonsored training. And mag start yong training next year January.
Its my dream back then after passing my board exam to practice yong natapos ko but ang baba ng sahod ng semicon dito sa pinas kaya nag IT ako since breadwinner din ako and mag cocollege na kapatid ko. And yong sahod ko now is may naiipon naman monthly (15k monthly yong savings ko (which is preparing for sister's college) - basic pay is 30k, since taga North ako and sa South ako ngayon nag wowork).
Nong dumating yong opportunity na yon. I really really want to enter the training and inisip ko kaagad yong malaking sahod. Nag compute pa ako kung mag wowork ako for 25-30 years as Network Engineer (which is andaming supply and mahirap din mag work abroad ngayon) compared sa 20-25 years ko sa pagbabarko. Yong ma iipon ko when i stay sa Network Engineer role sa loob ng 25-30 years is kaya kong iponin as ETO pribably 10 years.
Sorry, pero mukha po akong pera, yon po yong motivation ko and I want to learn sa job ko everyday. Since I'm a breadwinner and gusto kong biggan ng magandang buhay ang family ko and ang kapatid ko. Wala pa akong asawa or gf.
And I really love yong work ng ETO. Since hindi ka lang nakanupo maghapon sa harao ng computer.
If I have yhe chance to earn more while young na wala pang pamilya. Why not diba po. And I dont want to work until 50+ din. Kaya ayon po.
Wala rin akong problema kahit mahiwalay sa pamilya since ever nag work ako 5 beses palang akong umuwi samin.
Right now I'm overweight. I'm 170cm and 85 kg and gusto ko sana mag 3-4 months (around august) nalang dito sa current work ko and to prepare myself physically, at mag aral ulit ng mga topics na kailangan ko for the trainign since wala na ako maalala sa mga inaral ko nong college and board exam and also para maglakad ng documents like BT and Seaman's book and Passport needed for the training.
Ask ko sana if paabutin ko pa ba 6 months dito sa current work ko? or Goods na yong 4-5 months lang po ako dito and basically magkakaroon akonng career gap. I'm torn po kasi what If just in case it turn out to be not good. Considering yong 4-5 months stint ko and career gap (preparing for the training). May chance kaya makabalik pa sa corpo?. I'm just 24 po