u/scumbag6699

I currently work as a contractual employee for a US tech company. I survived a brutal 20% layoff last year, which told me I’m doing something right. But here is the catch: I haven't seen a single promotion or salary increase since I started 5 and a half years ago.

Another sad thing is, I have been recruited here by a BPO agency which acts as my employer on paper but is just basically the middleman between me and the company in US that I work for. I receive around Php 160,000 to 180,000 a month before taxes. Meanwhile, the US company pays the BPO agency around USD 6,880 a month. My contract includes “No Direct Client Employment" or "Non-Compete" clauses designed to protect the BPO agency and with possibly exploitative buyout fees. This is the same for my 19 other counterparts in the Philippines.

I have a full remote work setup and meets with my boss once or twice a week only. I love the work I do and I believe I’ve done alot of great work. I’ve been very efficient in my workload and allow me to finish my tasks in around 4-6 hours every workday. On a Friday, I usually just work less than 4 hours. This work setup allowed me to travel around the world for the past 5 years. I’ve been to US and Europe three time, probably countless times in Japan and to several other Asian countries as well as in the Middle East . I am able to go to the gym and swimming pool 3 times a week. When I’ve got no travels I play soccer/football ones or twice a week. Cycle on my road bike on weekends. And I’ve always been present in important occasions, celebrations with my family. I was also able to be present for my family during difficult times.

A month ago, one of my friends who is also in the same professional field sent me a LinkedIn link for a local company and is Not a competitor of my current company. The role is an on-site job and looks exciting and interesting considering all the new learnings. I just applied for fun. There were 36 other applicants and several internal applicants. Fast forward today, I got a positive result from my final interview. However, they could not offer an additional 30% increase from my current salary. Also, this role will require me to travel 1hr and 30mins from my house to the office. I am torn. because I feel like if I turn down the job offer I will regret it someday because I have not explored the career where I could grow and move outside of my comfort zone.

Please help me decide.

I currently work as a contractual employee for a US tech company. I survived a brutal 20% layoff last year, which told me I’m doing something right. But here is the catch: I haven't seen a single promotion or salary increase since I started 5 and a half years ago.

Another sad thing is, I have been recruited here by a BPO agency which acts as my employer on paper but is just basically the middleman between me and the company in US that I work for. I receive around Php 160,000 to 180,000 a month before taxes. Meanwhile, the US company pays the BPO agency around USD 6,880 a month. My contract includes “No Direct Client Employment" or "Non-Compete" clauses designed to protect the BPO agency and with possibly exploitative buyout fees. This is the same for my 19 other counterparts in the Philippines.

I have a full remote work setup and meets with my boss once or twice a week only. I love the work I do and I believe I’ve done alot of great work. I’ve been very efficient in my workload and allow me to finish my tasks in around 4-6 hours every workday. On a Friday, I usually just work less than 4 hours. This work setup allowed me to travel around the world for the past 5 years. I’ve been to US and Europe three time, probably countless times in Japan and to several other Asian countries as well as in the Middle East . I am able to go to the gym and swimming pool 3 times a week. When I’ve got no travels I play soccer/football ones or twice a week. Cycle on my road bike on weekends. And I’ve always been present in important occasions, celebrations with my family. I was also able to be present for my family during difficult times.

A month ago, one of my friends who is also in the same professional field sent me a LinkedIn link for a local company and is Not a competitor of my current company. The role is an on-site job and looks exciting and interesting considering all the new learnings. I just applied for fun. There were 36 other applicants and several internal applicants. Fast forward today, I got a positive result from my final interview. However, they could not offer an additional 30% increase from my current salary. Also, this role will require me to travel 1hr and 30mins from my house to the office. I am torn. because I feel like if I turn down the job offer I will regret it someday because I have not explored the career where I could grow and move outside of my comfort zone.

Please help me decide.

I currently work as a contractual employee for a US tech company. I survived a brutal 20% layoff last year, which told me I’m doing something right. But here is the catch: I haven't seen a single promotion or salary increase since I started 5 and a half years ago.

Another sad thing is, I have been recruited here by a BPO agency which acts as my employer on paper but is just basically the middleman between me and the company in US that I work for. I receive around Php 160,000 to 180,000 a month before taxes. Meanwhile, the US company pays the BPO agency around USD 6,880 a month. My contract includes “No Direct Client Employment" or "Non-Compete" clauses designed to protect the BPO agency and with possibly exploitative buyout fees. This is the same for my 19 other counterparts in the Philippines.

I have a full remote work setup and meets with my boss once or twice a week only. I love the work I do and I believe I’ve done alot of great work. I’ve been very efficient in my workload and allow me to finish my tasks in around 4-6 hours every workday. On a Friday, I usually just work less than 4 hours. This work setup allowed me to travel around the world for the past 5 years. I’ve been to US and Europe three time, probably countless times in Japan and to several other Asian countries as well as in the Middle East . I am able to go to the gym and swimming pool 3 times a week. When I’ve got no travels I play soccer/football ones or twice a week. Cycle on my road bike on weekends. And I’ve always been present in important occasions, celebrations with my family. I was also able to be present for my family during difficult times.

A month ago, one of my friends who is also in the same professional field sent me a LinkedIn link for a local company and is Not a competitor of my current company. The role is an on-site job and looks exciting and interesting considering all the new learnings. I just applied for fun. There were 36 other applicants and several internal applicants. Fast forward today, I got a positive result from my final interview. However, they could not offer an additional 30% increase from my current salary. Also, this role will require me to travel 1hr and 30mins from my house to the office. I am torn. because I feel like if I turn down the job offer I will regret it someday because I have not explored the career where I could grow and move outside of my comfort zone.

Please help me decide.

I currently work as a contractual employee for a software company. I’ve been with my current employer for 5 and a half years now and had not received any salary increase nor had been promoted. But I just consider myself lucky enough to have not been laid off after a massive 20% reduction in our manpower last year. The thing is, I have been recruited here by a BPO agency which acts as my employer on paper but is just basically the middleman between me and the company in US that I work for. I receive around Php 160,000 to 180,000 a month before taxes. Meanwhile, the US company pays the BPO agency around USD 6,880 a month.

I have a full remote work setup and meets with my boss once or twice a week only. I love the work I do and I believe I’ve done alot of great work. I’ve been very efficient in my workload and allow me to finish my tasks in around 4-6 hours every workday. On a Friday, I usually just work less than 4 hours. This work setup allowed me to travel around the world for the past 5 years. I’ve been to US and Europe three time, and probably countless times in Japan. I am able to go to the gym and swimming pool 3 times a week. When I’ve got no travels I play soccer/football ones or twice a week. Cycle on my road bike on weekends. And I’ve always been present in important occasions, celebrations with my family. I was also able to be present for my family during difficult times.

A month ago, one of my friends who is also in the same professional field sent me a LinkedIn link for a local company and is Not a competitor of my current company. The role is an on-site job and looks exciting and interesting considering all the new learnings. I just applied for fun. There were 36 other applicants and several internal applicants. Fast forward today, I got a positive result from my final interview. However, they could not offer an additional 30% increase from my current salary. Also, this role will require me to travel 1hr and 30mins from my house to the office. I am torn. because I feel like if I turn down the job offer I will regret it someday because I have not explored the career where I could grow and move outside of my comfort zone.

Please help me decide.