Go for the position being offered?

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I got hired at this company 5 months ago and I've been doing good and I enjoy the work I do. Yesterday I overheard the 'BOSS' saying they needed someone to fill a position that pays double the amount I'm getting now, it's good money. I'm sure if I ask I will get the position as I qualify to perform the tasks needed. However, the work I'm asked to do is not as enjoyable as what I do now, yeah it's a big difference in $$ but I'm left with deciding whether I want to sacrifice what I do now for that extra cash. Should I take it and forget it or should I stick to what I have now and work myself up? Any advice? :confused:
 
do you have loans to pay back? are u looking to move/buy a new car/get married? i work in a mail room durring the summers and its boring at shit but it pays well and its full time, for me as a student thats great and id definitely take it over some job at a jetski rental for half the pay. besides i make the best of my work and im sure you can find some enjoyment in the new position, plus if you keep up the good work you may be out of that position and moving up in not too long.
 
theman7233 said:
do you have loans to pay back? are u looking to move/buy a new car/get married? i work in a mail room durring the summers and its boring at shit but it pays well and its full time, for me as a student thats great and id definitely take it over some job at a jetski rental for half the pay. besides i make the best of my work and im sure you can find some enjoyment in the new position, plus if you keep up the good work you may be out of that position and moving up in not too long.
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Not looking to move or marry anytime soon. I do have some student loans left from college but it's not that much. I guess the way I see it is that if I'm doing something I don't enjoy at the end of the day I'm probably going to feel like I don't want to get back to work the next day! :p
 
Which one would allow better growth and moving up the ladder down the road?
Which one might provide better job security?
 
YeOldeStonecat said:
Which one would allow better growth and moving up the ladder down the road?
Which one might provide better job security?
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Both of them allow better growth in the company. As far as job security, I think the other position is more secure as the company without them is nothing.
 
If it was a few thousand, I may stick. But double? What are the 2 positions?
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I was in a similar position about 3 years ago. The opportunity came up to move from server admin to a management position. The first couple years were really tough, and while there was extra money there were a lot more headaches too. There were many days I didn't want to go into work, and it takes a LOT of money to fix that. Eventually I hit my stride and it's hard to imagine being back doing what I was doing before.

The other thing worth considering is that you're probably in the IT field because you like/love technology. If both jobs are centered around technology, but one pays better, why not go for it? More job security, better pay, and, while you may not enjoy it right away, you may find that after a while you really enjoy the new direction your career has taken.

I've heard people say "don't chase the money, chase happiness" but happiness doesn't pay the bills, and no one wants to retire in debt.
 
The age old question, money or happiness. A few years ago I'd say stick with what you know you enjoy doing. No job is that secure anyway. But with the market as tight as it is now and so many searching for jobs that are highly qualified, you got to take what you can get. Double the cash is a no-brainer IMHO. Extremely rare to double up these days in salary so take it where you can get it. You may hate it but if the experience is a good one, that's more valuable than gold these days. Use it to get you the job you really want later. I'm sure most have done stuff we absolutely hate but since the pay is good we do it anyway. But the biggest thing I can say is take into consideration the burn-out factor. Are they going to run you into the ground in 6 months? Not really worth it if that's the case.
 
Give us some details! What are the jobs, what are the pay, what industry is your company in? What location? You are leaving us in the dark here. You could be going from Elephant-pooper-scooper to Lion-tamer. You gotta give us more details!
 
DarkOne_BW said:
I was in a similar position about 3 years ago. The opportunity came up to move from server admin to a management position. The first couple years were really tough, and while there was extra money there were a lot more headaches too. There were many days I didn't want to go into work, and it takes a LOT of money to fix that. Eventually I hit my stride and it's hard to imagine being back doing what I was doing before.

The other thing worth considering is that you're probably in the IT field because you like/love technology. If both jobs are centered around technology, but one pays better, why not go for it? More job security, better pay, and, while you may not enjoy it right away, you may find that after a while you really enjoy the new direction your career has taken.

I've heard people say "don't chase the money, chase happiness" but happiness doesn't pay the bills, and no one wants to retire in debt.
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I agree with you sir.
 
REDYOUCH said:
You could be going from Elephant-pooper-scooper to Lion-tamer.
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If the Elephant-pooper-scooper is the more enjoyable job........well, lets just say it makes for an amusing mind-picture.:D

Personally, I'd go for the new position.
 
If you have a lot of hobbies or activities that occupy your time outside of work and this new position will only be temporary leading you back to a position you enjoy, then go for it. Otherwise, stay. I cannot explain enough how important job satisfaction is. You won't realize it either until you're miserable and wake up regretting going to work every day.
 
DarkOne_BW said:
I was in a similar position about 3 years ago. The opportunity came up to move from server admin to a management position. The first couple years were really tough, and while there was extra money there were a lot more headaches too. There were many days I didn't want to go into work, and it takes a LOT of money to fix that. Eventually I hit my stride and it's hard to imagine being back doing what I was doing before.

The other thing worth considering is that you're probably in the IT field because you like/love technology. If both jobs are centered around technology, but one pays better, why not go for it? More job security, better pay, and, while you may not enjoy it right away, you may find that after a while you really enjoy the new direction your career has taken.

I've heard people say "don't chase the money, chase happiness" but happiness doesn't pay the bills, and no one wants to retire in debt.
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Funny, I'm going through that right now. Went from Systems Administration for a software development/hosting company to managing the Internal systems administrations department. sucks not being hands on doing some of the network admin and VMware stuff I was into, but hard to argue that there isn't more room to grow where I've recently moved into. I'm definitely at the "smashing my head against a brick wall" stage right now though.

overseeing AD, exchange, SAAS integration projects etc. just don't hold my attention like ESX host Config and Cisco IOS
 
Madnes5 said:
If you have a lot of hobbies or activities that occupy your time outside of work and this new position will only be temporary leading you back to a position you enjoy, then go for it. Otherwise, stay. I cannot explain enough how important job satisfaction is. You won't realize it either until you're miserable and wake up regretting going to work every day.
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The type of position being offered is the best you can do at this company, there's nothing more above. Meaning that if I take it I cannot keep growing so I'll be stuck there. Meanwhile, If I stick to the IT position I have now, the chances of growth within the company are much greater($$$) it just might take me a bit longer to get there, in which I don't have a problem with. :cool:
 
I was in a similar situation a few years ago. I was working a job I really enjoyed and looked forward to going in to work each day. After 2 years in this position I was offered a better paying job doing something else I knew I wouldn't enjoy as much.

I took the new job thinking the better pay and experience I would gain would be worth it.

Well I was wrong, in a years time I was miserable and hatted going to work. I had to work a full year in this new position before I could bid on other job openings in this company and after I had my year in I didn't hesitate to try and bid out. After spending nearly another year at this position and being passed up while lesser qualified and newer people to the company got the positions I was biding on I asked for a meeting with my boss.

My boss came right out and said he was sorry that I am not happy with what I do but that in 10 years prior no one had done the job as well as me. He then offered me an extra week vacation and a 20% bump in pay to stop trying to bid out.

Long story short I told him I would take that week he just offered me and the other week I had saved starting Monday to “think about it”. Then came in on Monday and gave him my 2 weeks notice.

When I took the job I never through I would get stuck with it as a carrier. So I don't know what the company you work for is like or what your boss is like. You have also been given some great advice from others in this thread and I wish you luck in whatever you decide to do.
 
REDYOUCH said:
Give us some details! What are the jobs, what are the pay, what industry is your company in? What location? You are leaving us in the dark here. You could be going from Elephant-pooper-scooper to Lion-tamer. You gotta give us more details!
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I keep thinking what I make, doubled :eek: ... I would take it in a heart beat. Then again, taking a job for that kind of money is seriously risky... could even land you getting sued for loss of revenues if you hosed something up.

What do you do? Salary range(20 - 30K kinda thing). Also, keep in mind what I said above... once you get in making big money it comes with even bigger responsibility. Only a few select people on these forums can relate to this.
 
dude, go for the money

wait what? 20-30k? how do you even live on that? they aren't going to sue you for "loss of revenue" if they are only paying u 40-60k, lmao. believe me that's still very close to entry level. you'd have to be on the executive level to run into issues like that, and even at that I doubt they could sue you successfully. they might fire you if you screwed up big but if you didn't deliberately sabotage something, that's about as far as it goes
 
Mizugori said:
dude, go for the money

wait what? 20-30k? how do you even live on that? they aren't going to sue you for "loss of revenue" if they are only paying u 40-60k, lmao. believe me that's still very close to entry level. you'd have to be on the executive level to run into issues like that, and even at that I doubt they could sue you successfully. they might fire you if you screwed up big but if you didn't deliberately sabotage something, that's about as far as it goes
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Re-read what I wrote, it was part of my statement talking about my salary. Anyone making over 200K a year can be fired and brought to court for hosing up a network that causes a loss of millions of dollars. True story.
 
Happiness is more important than money IMO, but it depends on your needs, requirements, and what you need to live comfortably. If you are struggling, then take the money, not having money and its associated stress can lead to more unhappy times.

It also depends on double and how it actually translates into more money, more money is typically taxed higher and you may lose other benefits which sometimes can make that "double" after tax seem very small.

Do your math and use your best judgement.
 
200k = way above 20-30k level... like i said... 200k is definitely management level...

you would pretty much have to go out of your way to neglect things or intentionally screw them up to cause that though.
 
Ockie said:
It also depends on double and how it actually translates into more money, more money is typically taxed higher and you may lose other benefits which sometimes can make that "double" after tax seem very small.
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20-30k to 40-60k = no change in tax bracket... unless he's married and his wife makes way more than he does, which i doubt in this case..
 
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