Should I change jobs?
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I have a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering, and I currently work at a large company specializing in the design and manufacturing of non-ferrous metals, where I am involved in project management as well as quality assurance and certification tasks related to overseas operations. My salary is around 3,000, with a bonus at the end of the year. Yesterday I went for an interview at a private company that deals in design and manufacturing; their offer was an annual salary of 50,000 (after taxes), with an additional bonus at the end of the year. I’m not sure whether I should change jobs or not. Please give me some advice! ! This private company does a lot of exporting, and my spoken English was of great help during the interviews! ! English must also be used in the work of this unit! !
By the way, it has been exactly two years since I graduated, up to this June. I would appreciate everyone’s advice! ! Thank you
State-owned enterprises have guarantees, while private enterprises rely on their strength. Judge for yourself.
The current salary is around 3,000, with an annual income of nearly 40,000; it’s better to work here for a longer period of time. Changing jobs comes with risks. The above are just my personal opinions
Jumping like this is pointless; in first-tier cities, such a small change in salary doesn’t help improve one’s living standards at all. Instead, it will create difficulties when looking for a job in the future – after all, who would want to hire someone who leaves after just two years? No perseverance! ! ! Unless the private company is yours and you can work there for life, you’ll need to give a good explanation when you switch jobs!
For a large-scale non-ferrous metal design project, it would likely be a large state-owned enterprise or perhaps a central state-owned enterprise. If I were to do the calculations, if your salary is around 3,000 after taxes, then including bonuses, your total annual income should be no less than 50,000. If social insurance and other benefits are added, it might go back to around 70,000 ； If you go to a private company, your salary after taxes will be 50,000. Although there is a year-end bonus, it’s usually not very large; let’s add 10,000 to that, so the total annual salary would be 60,000. It probably won’t exceed 70,000. Then add your five social insurances and one housing fund (this amount is usually much lower than that in state-owned enterprises), and 85,000 is still an amount that cannot be avoided. As calculated above, the amount of money you end up with isn’t much higher than what you would have received at your previous employer. I haven’t taken into account the salary increase you might get at your previous employer next year, nor the benefits available at both employers, nor the opportunities for training and development at each of them, or your future personal growth prospects. In summary, there is no point at all in switching from a state-owned company with a salary of 3k to a private company with a salary of 4k. If you are earning 3k in a large state-owned enterprise, then switching to a private company where your salary is less than 6k means that the move doesn’t really make much sense.
Thank you all for the analyses above! !
For things like this, other people’s opinions are just for reference; what really matters is that you make your own judgment.
From a long-term perspective, that one has potential for development...
The analysis on floor 6 is quite thorough; the original poster is cautious