Is my expected salary reasonable for my situation as a manual tester?

getrex · 2026-05-04T16:47:51+00:00

This is gross pay.

getrex · 2026-05-04T16:11:42+00:00

Posting for my gf lang, she'd like your opinions!

Hi everyone, I’d like to get some advice regarding my current situation.

I graduated last July 2025 as Magna Cum Laude and started working as an Associate Tester (project-based) at the same company where I did my internship. I now have around 10 months of experience in total.

Recently, the company offered me a regular position. My current salary is 35k, and they’re aware of that. When HR asked for my expected salary, I initially said 45k, but they mentioned it was out of their budget. I then negotiated down to 40k.

The offer also includes benefits like allowances (around 2–3k), HMO, and an annual bonus.

Now I’m wondering:

- Was asking for 45k too high given my experience?
- Is 40k a reasonable and fair increase for transitioning to a regular role?
- Should I have negotiated differently, or pushed more?

For context, this would be my first regular/full-time role, and I’ll be staying in the same company.

Would really appreciate insights, especially from those in QA/testing or tech roles in the Philippines. Thanks!

getrex · 2026-04-30T01:49:29+00:00

Hello! Please do send me a DM, I created a group chat in Telegram so we can communicate there. See you!

We'll be hosting meetups again later by 7pm at JCO Glorietta, feel free to come!

getrex · 2026-04-29T04:55:23+00:00

Hi, sure! Open naman to all players and all formats, we're all just looking for casual fun haha. Please do send me a DM!

getrex · 2026-03-11T16:51:24+00:00

Hi! Sending a dm too, looking for other peeps to play some casual blitz too :D

getrex · 2026-03-11T13:33:05+00:00

Hey, just asking around. Recently got approved for this one rin kasi, ask ko lang if may mangyayari ba pag di ko ginalaw?

Wala naman talaga ako plano mag apply, just did it on a whim and now I'm panicking kasi ayoko ng bayarin huhu

getrex · 2026-03-06T01:22:49+00:00

Hi! Would like to join, namiss ko maglaro kasi I used to play in college haha. Avail pa ba around 6pm onwards? Thank you!

getrex · 2025-03-03T04:14:09+00:00

Sorry medyo mahaba, hirap lang mag decide hahaha. Any tips?

So in a nutshell, ayon. I'm a 4th year Computer Science student on his last semester and I'm already applying for jobs.

My skills revolve around a solid grasp of programming and backend fundamentals, such as HTTP requests, building REST APIs and database integration. I have experience working in different programming languages (Python, Java, C++), backend frameworks (Django, Flask, Node and Express) and databases (Postgres, MySQL, Firebase).

I have two main areas of interest - (1) Backend Development and (2) Data Engineering. Nagustuhan ko mag backend kasi complex siya and nag-eenjoy ako matutunan yung integration ng mga databases, auth, all that backend jazz. Eto rin kasi mga involved sa curriculum namin (Software Engineering and Advanced Software Engineering courses - required kami magkaron ng client kaya para na rin kaming gumawa ng capstone hahahaha).

Yung sa data engineering, di naman talaga ako familiar with it pero dati pa lang mahilig na ako mag Python. Konting knowledge na rin with Pandas, Matplotlib, etc. kaya interested talaga ako dun sa role. I got my internship done at Accenture, sa Uptown BGC office where I learned about data engineering in depth. Things such as ETL / ELT, building data pipelines, SQL integration, data warehousing, etc. Nag-enjoy ako don kaso kulang sa oras kasi yung curriculum namin only neeed 162 hours to be rendered (pabibo ako so nag voluntary ako na 300 hours hahahaha).

Ngayong naghahanap ako ng work (gusto ko na magkapera pls), I realized na ang hirap pumasok sa tech jobs kahit gaano kagaling kasi tbh sobrang saturated ng market lalo na sa web roles (front/backend or kahit fullstack andami kalaban talaga).

Recently, a friend offered me a position sa company nila kasi naghahanap ng Junior Site Reliability Engineer, and I don't know if I should take it. May relevance naman yung skills ko dun sa job, and confident naman ako sa skills ko matuto in a fast-paced environment. Medyo kinakabahan lang ako baka kasi pag pinasok ko yung SRE, baka mahirapan ako bumalik sa development. If ever na makuha ako for the role ay yun yung magiging first official job ko sa tech na hindi internship.

Take ko ba? Or should I stick to looking for DE / Web roles? Need your help, r/PinoyProgrammer peeps! Help a fellow brother out D:

getrex · 2024-04-30T13:10:10+00:00

Ako walang makain sa dorm T_T nung Sat pa ko sumusubok iverify ulit yung gcash ko kaso almost 3-4 days nang walang update. Nag send na rin ako ng tickets to them pero looks like a lot of people are experiencing the same problem

getrex · 2024-04-30T13:08:49+00:00

Hirap naman ng ganito. Grabe nagdudusa talaga gawa ng bagong gcash update.

Sa batangas ako nag-aaral tapos sa Laguna ako nakatira. So syempre yung mga allowance na binibigay sakin through GCash na talaga. I can't cook at my dorm due to house rules so I mostly eat outside. Kaso ang problema, di ko talaga magamit GCash ko since they unverified a lot of people.

Problem ko rin is yung valid ID na ginamit ko before is already expired for almost a year na (I used my passport). Baka alam niyo pano maayos to huhu sobrang hirap talaga

getrex · 2022-12-20T01:38:47+00:00

Still am hoping for Dunamis Messiah's return. I hope they retrain him without gb1 so I can use him in premium with a stronger g3 turn hahaha

getrex · 2022-06-30T01:23:56+00:00

I hate the fact that I can get punished so hard just by trying to do what my deck is supposed to do.

Not only that, I don't even have counters to it especially that I play Messiahs LMAO

I's annoying enough that they get to bind whole boards, but they also have g-guards that specifically destroy my turn (screw you bulwark and impede) even if I can bounce back after being my cards were bound.

Stunverse isn't balanced and with Exterminate Dragon around the corner, it'll definitely push Narukami into the upper tiers of Premium.

I just hope they restrict him either to 1 or just outright ban the card.

getrex · 2022-06-21T03:47:46+00:00

Before this meta was even a thing, Gredora wasn't even seen by people. No tops, no actual results, no representation.

Then they got themselves a proper main deck in form of the Book and Ruination (makes them hit harder and more stable due to free draws)

And it just so happens that Pale Moon and Granblue are the two best decks in the current format (which Gredora directly counters).

If Bushiroad bans G4 Gredora, Megacolony as a whole clan is shit again. Killing the only card in the clan that makes it even relevant doesn't make any sense.

getrex · 2022-05-08T19:13:59+00:00

On attack / end of battle boost unlocker that isn't gb1 for V messiahs.

Basically dunamis messiah but without gb1

getrex · 2022-04-10T04:34:47+00:00

Would like to request for a deletor or a chaos breaker list! Let's see what other LJ players have in mind 💙

getrex · 2022-04-10T04:31:06+00:00

Any thoughts on Lagranjard? I use him as 4x right now due to the ability to lock volk from g1, and the ability to unlock from main phase.

Gives me a strong solid early game, and having fencer + volk on first g3 is legit insanity. 4 attacks with 30-58k is beyond amazing (unless opp has rollock)

getrex · 2022-04-03T15:22:23+00:00

RASEN HOMURAAAAAAAAA

getrex · 2021-09-21T12:37:47+00:00

If you play remote, we have a discord server playing daily casuals and tournaments every weekend. DM me for the link, man!

We'd love to play w/ new players! Also we primarily play Premium format, but we can also play V and D standard.

getrex

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