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#3 (**permalink**) 23-11-2015, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ynjuan99

I'm an IT folk with 8-year experience, bachelor with NTU and master with NUS.
Recently got an offer from a local Polytechic:
1. non-academic technical role, contract basis, renewable but no guarantee
2. basic pay 6400, PAX 5 (capped at 6740)
3. chance to teach for part-time diploma course possibly

Now hesitating whether to accept or not, as got pay cut of 5~7% basic pay, and even worse would cap the ceiling soon if joining. Also not sure the probability to upgrade to PAX 4.

The hiring manager and HR are too tough to compromise even for a small amount of increment as appreciation of my experience and degree, although they indicated I'm the first candidate they offered. (super frustrated)

Personally I'm fancy over the job scope (at least literally by the job description, but no confident in terms of holistic suitability) and the academic environment as my dream is to teach or research in campus (for some reason I was unable to pursue PhD after university).

So in your opinion, is it worth to go in terms of pay fairness as per basic (as for annual package, HR mentioned average 3 to 4 months, but trustworthy?)? By the way I have family with 2 young kids. Headachy!!!

well from the above mentioned, i felt that you are short-changed in some form. if they couldnt increase your pay they should at least maintain it unless they felt that your previous company experience is not as large-scale as of a polytechnic. and can see that they dont intend to give you a promotion in a year or so, after 1 year increment you should be at the capped value. hence on your 2nd year, they will have to promote you to the next grade but the pay increment might be still at the lower end of the new grade.if you see it as an experience and chance to get into civil sector, i suggest you take it. with your current pay, it aint difficult to feed a family of 4, to be very honest unless your own expenses is damn high.