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Should I take the new job or stay where I'm at?
2016-01-26 22:41:58 Post No. 1062186
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Should I take the new job or stay where I'm at?
Anonymous
2016-01-26 22:41:58
Post No. 1062186
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I get a better job offer. Current boss wants to keep me and offers huge raise.
So here's a little background: I'm 22 and I've been at my current job for over 5 years. (I work as a DME tech at a locally owned pharmacy) in those 5 years I went from part time to full time, the store went under new ownership, and my pay went from $8/hr to $10/hr.
Obviously, I've been looking for a new job since it's hard to live on these wages. Well, I got a job offer at a medical supply company doing what I do now for $14/hr. They're a bit bigger and have 3 locations, where my store only has the one. I accepted the offer and put my 2 week notice in on Saturday.
Well, today, my boss comes to me and says he'd hate to see me go and I'm an asset to business and customers love me. I told him why I was leaving and he immediate offered me $14.75 to stay.
I'm very conflicted as to what I should do. I've always enjoyed my job and everyone I work with are really good people. But if I turn down the job I already accepted, I would burn that bridge with the new company. I made a list of the pros and cons of staying and leaving. I would like some opinions/advice.
New job pros:
>$14/hr
>24/7 on-call every 5th week
>Don't have to work Saturday
>Little overtime opportunity for on-call weeks
New job cons:
>35 min drive each way every day
>Have to train for new job
>They're always really busy
>On call weekends are gonna be very busy
>Have to pay some out of pocket for insurance
Old job pros:
>$14.75/hr new wage if I stay
>Insurance paid for
>5 min drive
>Secure job
>I have quite a bit of down time
>Hardly get called out when on-call
>Already know everything about the job
Old job cons:
>On-call every other week
>Have to work most Saturdays
>Have to put up with some day to day BS
If I stay, I doubt he would try to find someone cheaper to replace me. I know everything there is to know about my department and it would be extremely hard for him to find a good replacement.