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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Well that's pretty much unanimous. Would anyone be swayed by the $400k offer being with a "hot" company and/or the prospects for advancement at current firm being "okay" but not stellar?

I'm guessing no, but I'll ask since I'm getting firm responses here. [/quote]

No. There is no such thing as an 80 hour work week, particularly at a "hot" company. That $400k is buying you - all the time. Some weeks that might be 65 hours and most weeks it might be 80, but make no mistake, you are at their beck and call.

The only way I would consider doing it is if I had no/grown kids, a non-working spouse who could accompany me on business travel and was happy to handle everything at home/deal with my schedule, and if my career aspirations were to get to the C level at a big corporation. In that case, you have to put in those hours anyway, might as well make bank for them.

But, I don't think this is the case for you. You said: "I've always said that being rich means having lots of time more than lots of money." Stick to your values and beliefs that you came up with when you weren't being dazzled with an extra 200k. That belief doesn't change, you just are willing to sacrifice it because of temptation. [/quote]

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