Anonymous wrote:Take the job. Companies have no loyalty to you, you shouldn't worry about it. Give them notice, as much as possible, and that's that.

+1. If you had medical emergency they would have to cope, and they would figure it out. They will figure this out too.

Take the job. As I relearn every time I take annual leave, the office is just fine without me.

Op you have to ask for more money. Don’t just take what they offer. Women undercut themselves all the time by failing to negotiate their pay.

One more thing, OP - I'll bet you got the added responsibility without any added pay. That was a standard move at my last (sucky) company.

Anonymous wrote:Absolutely agree that you shouldn't move for the same amount of money. There are many unknowns when moving to a new job, make the salary work for you.

I disagree. Her commute will improve and there's better opportunity for advancement.

OP - take the job. If you're a valuable team member (which sounds like you are), there is never a good time to leave.

Anonymous wrote:Take the job. Companies have no loyalty to you, you shouldn't worry about it. Give them notice, as much as possible, and that's that.

Yep take the job. If you died tomorrow someone will fill your job.

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Anonymous wrote:I think you acn still ask whether there's wiggle room on the salary. Just ask, in a nice and polite and concise way. See what they say.

This, you need to ask. Are you female? Just asking because females are much less likely to ask for these things- just ask.

Agreed. A guy would ask with no question. This is your best shot at a raise, not later. They wont rescind a job offer just for asking if there's wiggle room in the salary.

Anonymous wrote:I think you acn still ask whether there's wiggle room on the salary. Just ask, in a nice and polite and concise way. See what they say.

This, you need to ask. Are you female? Just asking because females are much less likely to ask for these things- just ask.

Take the job and it does pay more because you can put a value on vacation days and benefit enhancements.

I think you acn still ask whether there's wiggle room on the salary. Just ask, in a nice and polite and concise way. See what they say.

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Anonymous wrote:They'll manage. Look out for number one. Seriously. These companies don't hesitate when it comes time to let staff go. It's not a marriage,
it's a job.

Anonymous wrote:Last week two things happened: I agreed to take on some major new responsibilities at my current place of work, and literally hours later a former coworker reached out to me with a job opp that perfectly aligned with my skills/experience/etc. So, I applied, was interviewed two days later, and today (6 days after the interview) I was offered the position. I would like to take it because it's a great opportunity, equal pay to what I'm currently getting but more room for advancement and better commute. But I feel bad quitting my current job because of all these projects I'm supposed to be doing before the holiday season and I worry they'll be left scrambling trying to find someone if I leave to start at this new job.

+1

+2 My company prides itself on how many people have worked here for DECADES (which also means these people aren't paid anywhere near as much as external hires and room for advancement is nil). They don't bat an eye when they decide to layoff these resources because profit didn't increase by the 5% they wanted it to year over year.

Corporations are not people, you don't owe them anything because they won't bat an eye about stomping you if they want to.

This makes me feel better, thanks. I'm going to talk to the person who hired me and ask if I can start at the new year. If they say no, I think I'll probably just end up giving my two weeks notice and not feel bad about it.

Salary-wise: what you all are saying makes sense. BUT I have been looking for a way out of my current job for the past year or so. There's been some major changes at the top (we've gone through two CEOs in the past year if that tells you anything) and I really don't like the direction in which we're heading. The company from which I have an offer is actually a competitor and as of late has beaten us out for a lot of major projects. So, to have a job offer at the same salary but better in pretty much every aspect - more vacation time, better benefits, company who's better positioned for success, better commute, more room for advancement, some other stuff - makes it pretty appealing to me.

Absolutely agree that you shouldn't move for the same amount of money. There are many unknowns when moving to a new job, make the salary work for you.