2.6 years in compliance work, 18k salary — is it time to leave my first job?
Hi everyone, I just want to ask for honest career advice kasi feeling ko stuck na ako and I don’t know if I should stay or start looking for another job.
I’ve been working for almost 2.6 years in my first job after graduating. My role is quite broad and mostly involves:
- Tax compliance (including financial statements)
- SEC compliance (GIS, AFS submission, eFAST, eSECURE)
- BIR and other government reportorial requirements
- End-to-end company registration (from scratch)
- BOC compliance
- Client coordination and answering tax-related questions
- Other general compliance and admin tasks
Basically, mix siya ng accounting, tax, and compliance work. I’ve learned a lot since this is my first job, especially sa SEC processes and government filings. Pero lately, I feel like I’m stuck in a cycle.
My current salary is 18,000 pesos (including 2 hrs OT). I only have around 2.6 years of experience, pero honestly, I feel like the workload and responsibilities I handle are quite heavy compared sa compensation.
Lately, I also feel like I’m not growing anymore. Repetitive na yung tasks and parang wala na masyadong new learning. Since first job ko ito after graduation, I’m not sure if normal lang ba to.
Also di ko alam yung exact reason, pero recently wala na akong gana. Unlike before na gustong gusto ko yung nonstop work kasi mabilis lang oras, ngayon parang drained na ako kahit same workload lang naman.
Gusto rin ng boss ko kumuha ako ng drivers license para makapagdrive ako and makipagmeeting to convince yung mga kameeting ko na maging client namin. Hindi sagot ng company yung payment ng license. Madadagdagan job responsibilities ko hehe
I’m torn between:
- Staying because familiar na ako sa work and processes
- Leaving because I feel underpaid and stagnant
- Or baka mindset shift lang talaga kailangan ko?
Gusto ko lang sana ng honest advice from people who’ve been in the same situation:
- Should I stay longer to gain more experience?
- Or is it already time to look for better opportunities?
Thank you in advance sa mag-aadvice 🙏