Received a larger job offer, now what?
Received a larger job offer, now what?
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I have been working at job 1 for a month now however I interviewed at a lot of places before starting job 1, and so I just received a call from a different firm. Job 2 is offering a 16% greater salary. My plan is the following: approach current employer and say " hey boss I recently received a large offer from a company I interviewed with a month ago before starting here, although I'm not greedy i could really use the extra money company 2 is offering, would you be able to match their offer?" Is this a good or bad idea? Do you recommend Another route?





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Just turn it around and ask how you would feel if they came up to you and said, look I know we offered you this job a month ago but the guy we really wanted has now changed their mind and is prepared to move here but for 16% less than we are paying you, would you mind taking a 16% pay cut as we could really do with cutting overheads in these difficult times.
Of course there is always an argument to get everything you can and screw everyone else and it can be argued that is the best business model, but I remain a firm believer that my word is actually worth something. That is how I treat employees and customers and that is how I expect them to treat me.
You can probably guess what my answer would be and what sort of reference you would get.
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You need to look out for yourself, because no one else will.
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Latexman
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Do not go to your present employer and ask for a pay increase after one month.
If you believe that job #2 is a better fit for you partly because there is a pay increase then make arrangements and switch jobs.
Unless you have signed a contract, do not beleive that you have made a "commitment". If the situation was reversed and company #1 lost a huge part of thier business for whatever reason, they will not keep you on board. They will let you go anytime the money dictates.
Good luck.
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Obviously you wont work at your current company ever again.
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I would not even mention this to the employer about your offer, just setting yourself up to be fired at worst. At the least as being a job hopper and not very committed to this job. Don't give your employer any reason to think your not committed to this job.
But if you want to move on arrange it with the other employer, turn in your notice, dont say where your going, then leave go to next employer. Look out for yourself.
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For instance, how will the new employer react when they found out you were only with a company for one month? Should they trust you? Is this really the first thing you want them to learn about you and your work ethic? Looking down the road, how will you ever convince a future employer you aren't a flight risk and you are worth them investing in you?
I get the whole argument about looking out for yourself. But there is a argument to be made to about opportunities opening up when you establish the type of employee you are. This just seems likea big risk to be throwing out there in the name of looking out for yourself.
If the company you are with currently is a bad situation...maybe. But given both jobs being equal with equal opportunites....I think you are wiser to stick it out with the current company than risk the alternative.
Just a thought...why would the new company wait over a month longer to make an offer to you anyway...seems to me like they made offers to other people and then got to you. I would be leery of that situation panning out.
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My word drives me...and I am not as financially well off as others whose remuneration drives them.
But what I *am* is smarter, better and more respected. It takes a while for that to catch up to you, but it does eventually, and its worth investing in the wait.
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Don't bother going to your boss asking for a raise. Instead decide whether you want to take the other offer.
If you do, then let your company know that you've received a better offer and that you'll be leaving in X number of weeks. They haven't invested a great deal of time in you yet, they'll get over you pretty quickly and you'll both move on.
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Do you LIKE your one-month job? I find it surprising that pay is the only criteria I'm reading from you. I've quit jobs paying 50% more than I make now because I don't give my skills to jerks. Job satisfaction is much more important, for me at least. If you don't really like your present boss and you're being treated badly then, for sure, quit.
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We used to have a tech that jumped ship for about 10% increase in salary; a while later, he was on the market again and we passed, even though he was actually a pretty good technician, but we couldn't afford the instability and associated drama.
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If you want the higher paying job, resign with proper notice. You don't need to tell anyone why, but it might be kind to explain to your boss (if he asks) that you are leaving for much higher pay. He may or may not try to match it, but I certainly wouldn't offer a match if a new fellow or lady came asking. I might raise the range for that position when looking for a new hire, though.
I guess I've been burned by corporations over the years, but never by a small company that was run by its founders. I've seen the corporate bosses lay good people off without even knowing their names. In that game, I look at it like this: On payday, they hand me some money for the previous two weeks or month or whatever. At that point, the company and I are even. They owe me nothing, I owe them nothing. All debts are paid. Loyalty to those who are not loyal in return is not something I can do.
Now I work for an absolutely superb boss who always seems to see things my way, and always agrees with me. I see him first thing each morning when I look in the mirror to have a shave. I hope you can get there someday.
Meantime, no matter what your sense of loyalty vs me-first is (and either is OK with me), my advice is the same as I just stuck in another thread. Leave all that job garbage in the parking lot when you go home after work. It'll still be there in the morning. The time in between is your gift to enjoy, so make the most of it.
Best to you,
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Say they don't play ball. The +16% offer might be taken off the table. Even if it stays on the table, will you put your tail between your legs and take the original offer? You start your relationship with the company by saying "I will ask for more, but I will take whatever you offer me first." That +16% offer may be followed by 0% raises for several years.
Good will can be worth more than a +/- 4% pay if you have career ambitions outside of a paycheck. Good will and growth potential at a smaller company could be worth more than 16% even.
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My advice is do the honorable thing, and tell company 2 no, that you've just started with company 1, and although you'd like the extra money you've made a committment. Then get the recruiter's name, and call him in a couple of years.
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In reality, 16% now is nothing compared to what your salary should be 5 to 10 years from now if you work hard and are promoted to higher levels of responsibility. Promotions, not annual raises that attempt to offset inflation are where you will get the larget part of your salary increases. Focus and work hard to get promotions and in the long run, 16% now is peanuts.
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My tedious point is, if you were to pull a stunt like that (work for me for one month and leave for more money), you'd go on the list. Nothing personal, best of luck, but even if you won the Nobel Prize for Engineering, you're not coming back. I know it's just business, and you've only put in a month, but it took time to interview you, hire you, have you go through the HR stuff, etc. I've had to find you tasks, start your training, show you where the bathroom was. And now I have to do without you and do it all over again.
I'm sure it's no great loss for either of us, but it's just a poor way to start out.
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My sincere hope is they all find themselves working with others who feel the same way as they do, be they employers or employees.
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Personally, I would have thanked company 2 for the offer and told them that it was a shame they didn't offer me the position previously, because I had already accepted a position elsewhere.
However, the few people who have advised the OP to go for the money don't have a completely invalid argument. Companies, despite centuries-old supreme court decisions to the contrary, are not people and do not have feelings or empathy. Most companies would not hesitate to lay you off given even a semblance of economic trouble. Not because they are evil, or "enjoy" it, but because the business of being in business is to make a profit. If carrying you for a few months extra will cut into that profit, they will let you go. Again, it's just business. So when other people are advising him to take the offer and look out for himself, I don't think it's an entirely one-sided argument, as you'd suggest. With few exceptions, companies look out for themselves and the workers look out for themselves. They are simply suggesting he take advantage of the opportunity when he gets them.
Having said all that, it is likely in the OP's best interest not to take the offer, lest he end up on a list somewhere. It is certainly true that engineering is quite a small community.
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Gaps are potential red flags for employers.
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How long must the OP stay at his current poistion to satisfy your sense of "right", six months, 1 year, 5 years?
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Sound very procedural? If Co. # 1 (or # 2) needs to lay you off, you'll get to see their procedure.
16% more money. Bigger company - probably better benefits, more opportunities. More risk? Maybe yes, maybe no. But, for sure you'll be able to weather the risk better with 16% more money!
Good luck,
Latexman
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In addition to that, if the other offer was 50% or 100% more would you still feel the same? What % is the breaking point?
CivilTom,
Is this your first job?
Are you under any kind of probationary period? If so, your current company could decide you are not a good fit at any time during that period, you will be let go without a tear in their eyes. And if there is a probationary period, remember that it works for both the company and you.
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If this is your first job then I would be careful. One month and then you jump ship because of money. You say you are not greedy but I think that is exactly what your employer will think that you are. Worst case, both of them, because I guess that no 2 knows about no 1.
You have made a commitment, what is your word worth to yourself?
Regarding how long, well one month is to short.
Good Luck
Thomas
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Nothing personal? You've got to be kidding me. Instead of making a blacklist, how about discussing with your HR how to provide better compensation to retain employees. If I found out that you were paying me 16% less than other local companies I would not want to work for you and could care less about your petty list.
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Now, after the number of times I have passed up decent opportunities out of loyalty to a sinking ship, the ways in which loyalty has been rewarded, the amount of money that hasn't come my way, the number of times I have been screwed over in countless ways, I'd have to think about it. I don't think sixteen percent is a big enough increment, but now, I think I could be bought.
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Huh? Since when is a resume supposed to be a precise accounting of the minutes you spent with each employer? If you only worked somewhere for a month, then there's nothing to advertise about that experience. The things you write down are the things that show you're qualified and worth more money than they'd been hoping to spend. I don't even list the months that I started/ended each job. So far nobody has ever asked, and to my knowledge nobody has even bothered to call my references before. (Some of them would have told me).
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It may be different for me, because of defense-related stuff, but my previous employer was VERY interested in the 1 month I took off between my first and second jobs.
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So many resumes are, uh, "punched up" by recruiters and other miscreants that HR personnel regard them as complete falsehoods, and will expend considerable effort to find omissions and misstatements.
One time I submitted a functional resume, in an effort to direct attention away from temporal gaps as recommended by 'resume experts'. I got to watch as an HR weenie who had no concept of what I do for a living, spent three hours interviewing me, basically as a hostile witness, and generating on my behalf a detailed chronological resume that was then submitted to the decision maker. I have seen more impressive resumes from ex-cons. I didn't get that job.
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1) Are you a good fit at your current employer? Is it a position where you will grow as an engineer? Are you enjoying it? Where do you see yourself in 5 years if you stay with that employer? Do you think the second job would be more rewarding/challenging?
2) Are you in a probationary period? IMNSHO, if you are - you do not have any obligation to stay with the current employer. A probationary period says they're not sure if they really want you, and a probationary period works both ways. The employer is on probation as well.
If you are not sure on #1, stick with the current employer. If you are not on probation, stick with the current employer.
If you are reasonably sure that #2 is a better position/career track, and you are still on probation (likely with no health insurance) - go with #2.
Any answers to future employers about a 1-month job will be explained along those lines. Something like: "I took the job, and during the probationary period I discovered there wasn't going to be much room for growth for me, so I took a more challenging position with ACME." It needs to be true, of course - figure out why you want to switch, and it shouldn't just be "mo money" when it's a 16% difference.
I'd still leave it off the resume. It's only a month. I also leave my high school library job off my resume, unless the employer asks for a full employment history.
Revisit the issue in 2-5 years.
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Personally, I think if you're in a probationary period, you should at least stick it out to the end of that period, but then again, what do I know. I know I make less money than I could get elsewhere, but I have the ability to take my kids to the things they need to get to, and I have a happy family life. That's more important to me than the ability to pay more taxes.
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I have a friend who was recently unemployed. He was luckily enough get another job about 2 month ago. Well after he started working again he received a call from another employer about an possible job. He interviewed and got the position. He switched jobs and started work literally today. Well I was talking to him today and now he received another call from another employer to go on another interview. His response to me saying that it was a small industry the word will get out was "show me the money". Kind of disappointing.
As far a Jed's list, you put people on your list who had a bad interview? Good luck with that. You do realize that sometimes people don't interview well. Like my friend above, he always has great interviews..... but when it comes down to it I wouldn't hire him to manage a lemonade stand.... but that was only after I had worked with him for a few months.
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When you hire someone, are they flat-out hired? Or do they have some kind of probationary period? Have you ever let someone go if things aren't working out in the first few months?
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I would not mind explaining a one month stint at a job if the reason was because I was really hoping for an offer from employer #2 but took offer #1 because I didn't know at the time if they would hire me at place #2. Also if it can be explained by geographical distance or career opportunity that better fits my profile, etc. It's good as long as those are good and honest decision from my part.
I've always worked in small business so If I'm the employer I'd rather have somebody jump shit after one month, than waiting six to quit! Yes it's though to have to start all over again the search for help but if the new hire is leaving it's probably because he would not have been a good fit anyway or I'm not offering enough for the position.
What I want to say is obviously don't ask for more money at job #1 either you want the job and you keep it or it's not good enough for you and you leave. After that if you are leaving only for a better pay then make sure you are ready to live with this decision. At the end of this you still have to live with your conscience.
My 2 cents
Patrick
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As far as my list, I'm doing it as a favor for the people I work for.
Them; "Jed, that new employee looks familiar."
Me: "Oh yeah. He worked here about five years ago, but left after a month for a 16% raise."
Them: "Well why did he hire the %$#^&*%@ back? Did you know about this?"
If someone left for personal reasons, or they didn't like the location or they just hated what we do, that's fine. Or if they felt that we didn't meet our committments.
As far as our company's compensation, we didn't have the problem. But it would certainly be reasonable that within the bell shaped curve that represents starting salaries, one company might be on the high end and another be 16% below that.
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So I say to the posters here, who somehow think that the OP wouild be breaking his word. How would your principles hold up if you where in the same situation and the better offer was 100% better?
I say, if 16% salary increase is going to make a positive difference to you and your family, then go for it.
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Oddly, some of those posting about the money are probably PEs, so they don't see an ethical problem with dumping an existing customer for another one offering more money?
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Ethics has to work both ways otherwise one party ends up getting screwed.
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The same either case.
The argument still deals with the consequences of it. You could potentially damage your reputation, potentially have to explain/defend the action down the road, or could burn a bridge with future colleagues at your current company. The question is whether you feel the benefit is enough to outweigh these potential consquences.
If the OP's trade off line is below 16%, then go for it. If not, then don't.
Knowing what I know now, 16% is not enough to outweigh these consquences for me knowing the local market I do business in. 100% definately would be.
It still comes down to an argument of benefits vs consequences and that's not something anyone else can figure out.
PE, SE
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I then went to a larger company making a lot more right off the bat. Stress stress stress and not the same family environment. Believe it or not that larger company is what made me realize I needed to start my own company.
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However, because the small company was quicker about interviewing me and getting me an offer I took it. I cancelled my interview with the big company even though based on their typical pay scales etc. I may have made a bit more there.
I suspect it worked out OK for me, within a couple of years at the small company I got some bit raises which probably made up for anything I lost the first year or two.
Sorry, but I'm not sure I can decide which side to come down on this one. I strongly empathize with what ajack has said, but then I have the same question as mechengdude. Being the guy I am I'd probably stick with the company that already gave me a chance,
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We don't know what they spent or invested. If this had been through a headhunter, they would have given the headhunter a commission. Or, the OP might have gotten moving expenses. As a minimum, the company invested time and money to recruit the OP, which is now wasted, in addition to the lost time to be invested in a new hire that has to be brought up to speed on whatever the OP was doing at the company.
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If something like this became a problem just out of the first month, something is clearly some unresolved matters on the job assingment.
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That said, better for the company for the OP to bail now, rather than later, when there's more investment in him, and more perturbation in projects he's touched that have to transitioned to someone else.
With interviewees, my first gate is to figure out the average years/job. Too low a value will definitely result in a lower score. What the OP is contemplating may be a recurrent habit with him.
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Another bit of advice I will give you is that not being paid enough or not being able to pay your bills are NOT vaild reasons to ask for a raise. If you want more money you need to be able to justify your value to your employer. After only one month at a job, it would take a big set of brass balls to threaten your employer to leave if they don't counter your other offer. I can almost guarantee that in one month on the job you haven't done anything to justify to your new employer giving you a raise of over 17%. At this point their investment in you is minimal so you have absolutely no bargaining power.
If job #2 is what you want, accept the offer, give your current employer two weeks notice, and leave on the best terms possible.
Finally, money isn't everything and a well paying job you hate isn't worth it. I learned this lesson the hard way. At my last job I was about 20K a year under paid based on research I had done. I liked the work and it was a pretty relaxed environment where working over 40 hours a week was rare and on occasions I was able to duck out early on Friday afternoon to go fishing. I make quite a bit more now but I have to earn every penny of it and then some. I really no longer have any concept of what an 8 hour day is. I am routinely working 50+ hours a week, sometimes for months at a clip. I have even put in a few 16 hour days. Working 7 days a week is also not out of the question, especially since I am tethered to my company laptop. I have even had to work from home on vacation days. Speaking of vacation, if I need to take time off I usually have to work 12+ hours a day to wrap things up before I go, or work 12+ hours a day to catch up when I get back. I spent the majority of this past summer traveling for work. Let me tell you, this stuff gets old quick and some days I seriously think I would take a job offer for $20K less than I am making now if the potential employer could guarantee that I would never have to work more than 40 hours a week. So if you feel that company #2 is better work with more opportunities for career advancement or more stability, go for it. The 16% raise should just be gravy.
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I have really enjoyed reading this post. Best I can tell, you are somewhere between being the scum of the earth and you will never ever work in this town again to a normal guy that wants to get paid what you are worth.
Let us know how it works out for you.
Best of luck.
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Good luck,
Latexman
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I mean where does it stop? What if, after another month, one of the other interviewers offers you a 10% more salary than employer 2? Would you have 3 employers in two months?
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IRstuff, I think that this may be the first time I have ever disagreed with one of your posts. I enjoy the heck out of my work. However, its underlying purpose is to earn some money for the enjoyment of my personal life. Family first is my primary directive, and I hope that does not hurt or offend those who do not have family or are estranged from them.
If I ever catch myself working 80 or even 41 hours and still wanting to do more, I'll be looking for a good psychiatrist, post haste.
Best to you,
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Are you saying that if you interview at a company and reject the offer in favour of staying with your current employer that you'll be black listed by the company that you rejected? That's crazy. If the offer isn't better than your current situation, what do they expect you to do? How would the potential employer even know that you would use the offer as leverage to get a raise?
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For some of us, we occasionally get a job that we love; I thank my lucky stars for a job where I do what I really enjoy, it's like someone's paying me to pursue my hobby
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1. Yourself for not taking the better job or
2. Your current employer.
Your call.
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Back on topic: Even though I'm on my own, I remain on the loyalty-begets-loyalty side. Companies will punt you out the door with two weeks' pay at any moment, without warning, to make the profit hit the goal. The decision is made in private, without consulting you or even letting you know that your livelihood is being discussed. If the company is large enough, the people in that meeting don't even know your name.
Look at the employer the same way. You don't owe them anything for hiring you. You work, they pay, all is square. Nobody owes anything. If they hired you at a below-market salary, you have already felt their stinger. Don't hang around for more.
I would expect my company's employees to treat me the same way. As the mafia used to put it in the movies, "Nothing personal, just bizness. (Bang!)"
Nota bene: I did work for one company over the years that was the polar opposite. The owner was a wealthy man, and he let everyone know up front that if sales tanked, zero profit fine with him. Even a pretty good loss would not lead to layoffs. "If the doors are still open and you're doing good work, you have a job." That was the loyalty that begat loyalty from those who worked there. Rest in peace, Bob.
The ones that chap my backside are those who try to budget for a really huge increase in profit for the coming calendar year. We'll call the goal $XXX million more than the prior year.
If the sales projections in January say that the growth will only be $XXX * 0.98, headcounts roll out the door at the year's start to make the budget fit the projections. Keeping that bottom line number the same is the number one goal. Six months into the year, when it starts to appear that the profit will only be $XXX x 0.97, headcounts again parade to HR for their bye-bye paperwork and pay. I have heard that some companies are extra nice and give their evictees roller skates so they can get around when their cars get repossessed.
I'll stop now. I better not read this thread again, it's bad for my blood pressure.
Best to you,
Goober Dave
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The senior management at the utility was not disappointed, offended, embarrassed etc in the least.
They admired the fellow for telling them to their face!
Go figure?
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My opinions are formed from MY experience. Yours may be different. I very much respect the opinions of all eng-tippers, and I'm glad you feel good posting them frankly and honestly.
Now I'm really gone from this thread. It's disturbing my karma. I'll have to counter that with some new feng shui in my office, and I hate to move furniture.
Pax vobiscum.
Best to you,
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I took the new job. Here is why:
-I plan to start my masters in the spring, the new company offers tuition reimbursment.
-The field of work the new company does is geared more toward engineering, therefore I feel I am more of an engineer.
-The new job is downtown. I would like the change of scenery.
-The benefits look much better, including a annual 5% raise + incentives.
-The salary came out to be 26% greater.
I failed to mention one thing and this may actaully change many minds. When I started at company A I only needed about 1 days worth of training. The work was simple for me and therefore I was able to complete tasks without asking any questions. Not much time was invested in me. I beleive I made the company double my pay so far. No benefits have taken into effect yet and I didnt take any pto.
After making a pro and con list and considering the adivce here. I think I made the right choice.
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Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
How did your current employer react when you told him?
Patrick
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
Dan - Owner
http://www.Hi-TecDesigns.com
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
Good luck,
Latexman
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
Business is business! You will be the one to live with your decision.
RE: Received a larger job offer, now what?
That's a good ending to a quandary.
In spite of my double rants above, this thread was very thought-provoking. Good stuff.
Best to you,
Goober Dave
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