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Take a 10k pay cut?
I usually post on TB but a few years back when I was job hunting this board was quite helpful. Hoping for some advice again.
Here's the deal. Less than six months ago I took a job at a new company, slightly different field for a 30k pay increase. Job is about an hour from my house and I work from home 2-3 days per week. While I like the work, the office environment is awful. Took the point where I dread going to the office but have to because I was hired contingent on just that. There are also a few other aspects of the job I could do without. Problem is I work for an old boss and he is very flexible and really pulled some strings to get me the job. Also it's VP level.
Today I was offered a job at my old company in a similar line of work. It would be 10k less than I make now but 20k more than I was making six months ago. This job would be work at home 3-4 days per week and only a 20 minute commute.
I'm fairly confinement I want to take the job I was offered but feel so awful about telling my current boss that its swaying my decision. What would you all do? Stay or leave?
Re: Take a 10k pay cut?
Forgot to add; new job is not VP level so I would be back to the level I was at prior to leaving.
Just considering how you dread going into your current office, the difference in commute and the ability to work from home more days a week, I would be tempted to take the pay cut. Also since you would still be making $20k more than 6 months ago, I would make the switch. I really value being able to work from home and a short commute if I do need to go into the office though so take my advice with a grain of salt.
I understnad the feelings of not wanting to let your current boss down.
I presume he would understand that you have a 1 hour commute time, though. That's a pretty big deal.
I would state that as your reason for leaving...
I would take the paycut, but that is just me. I'm in a similar situation, except I spend 5 days a week in an office environment that makes me misserable. But I keep holding on - maybe it's guilt of leaving the co-workers I like or fear that I won't find anything better, who knows. It has lead to daily issues with stress, anxiety and digestive issues. It's just not worth it. If you have the opportunity to avoid this, I seriously recommend you always side with what will make you happier.
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Depending on where you are in your career would be the biggest factor for me.
I'm just starting out, so I would feel pretty comfortable taking a step back down the foodchain with the knowledge that more opportunity would likely present itself over time...however, if you've been working in your field for a while then stepping down from a VP position to go back to what you were doing before isn't going to look very impressive on your work history. Not to mention short bouts of employment and moving around makes you look flaky.
Again, just based on work environment and commute I would probably take the pay cut, but that is just because I'm still new with what I'm doing and don't think it would be overly detrimental.
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Since you are still 20K higher than you were, I would say that the biggest factor is whether you would be happy going back to the old environment. Why did you leave in the first place? Was it to get a higher salary?
Don't let the fear of talking with your new supervisor be the reason to stay in a poor work environment. But do think about what you'd be going back to and whether it's worth it to keep looking.