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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't do it.  It seems that the new company has problems with cash flow.  Is the new company a newly created company too?  Does it have a track record of success and stsbility?  If it does, then it seems stingy.

Either way it's a bad bad sign. Your husbands refusal to travel is totally reasonable.   Was your husband underpaid according to the market?  Or just your desires?  [/quote]

Definitely underpaid according to the market. People in his same position with less education made 40/50K more (wow). He's not former military, which many of the employees are, so he has always thought he's that much less experienced, even if that military experience for others was in a completely unrelated area. He's one of those people who will stay in the same place for years and years and never actively pursue promotions or raises because it would seem stingy and demanding or ungrateful - he believes hard work pays off and good companies reward you for diligence and loyalty. It's been a point of contention between us and while I hate to see this happening to him, I also see it as a huge reality check that has opened his eyes. I don't know of many companies that will hand you more money or promotions if you seem content where you are.

To the PP who suggested he look for jobs when the writing is own the wall, not after takeover, I couldn't agree more. I wish I could have been more convincing in that department.

And yes, it's a tiny new company. They offered an insanely low bid and it was accepted. I think now they're scrambling to staff the contract at the insanely low amount, which is why I'm with you and concerned they may not be able to reimburse (or will find a shady way around it).[/quote]

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