Should i leave this company sooner?
So i’m from KL, recently graduated and been in this company for like 4 months now and i just can’t handle the daily HORRIBLE commute of 4 hours going between jb and my office.
Everyday i wake up at 4.30am and question myself why i’m living like this why it has to suck so much. i’m in IT tech support but can’t work from home cuz the company’s traditional mindset of “if i don’t see u it means u not working”.
i have already given resignation last day on 4th may but damn now it seems so long away and i feel like going earlier at april.
My offer letter states 1 months notice but i gave 2 because HR told me something about tax residents get lower tax rate and i need to be working at least 183 days as per IRA law.
So i wanna leave earlier but can’t before 183 days, which sucks and i feel like i’m wasting time with this company and feeling so stuck and trapped.
Any advice or anything?
Netizens’ comments
- 2 x 4 hours commute (both ways I assume) for 8 hours wasted per day is equal to another full-time job. Unless you are being paid double what you can get near your home, it’s not worth it.
I don’t think tech support earns that much, so honestly it isn’t even worth it. Might as well work 2 part time jobs in Msia in the same time and you’ll probably earn more.- (OP) its a 2 hour each way so 4 hours total per day but yea it’s tiring af really feel like crying lol
And i’m being paid 2300 basic + attendance bonus another 300 but company is taking my money (kickbacks) so i also reported them to MOM secretly haha
But what i fear is the tax thingy supposedly will be taxed at 15% flat rate if i leave before 183 days does anyone have any experience or heard anything like this? cuz i don’t trust HR.
This is the only thing making me hesitate from leaving. April i can go already actually because i would have already served my 1 months notice then.
- (OP) its a 2 hour each way so 4 hours total per day but yea it’s tiring af really feel like crying lol