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[deleted] OP t1_iycc8wv wrote

As others have said that’s a great 401k match

On the other hand, as someone who jumped at ridiculously paying offers only to leave a few months later because of toxic work environments, poor leadership, etc and wished he had stayed at his previous job where he liked his coworkers and enjoyed the work environment and work itself… there are other variables to consider

Are you happy where you are now? Do you like your coworkers/supervisors?

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Zoso03 t1_iyd6bqn wrote

This is what keeps me where i am.

i can be honest with my manager and when i feel like i didn't do a good job or can be better I can express it and get help doing better. I can also go drinking with him and shoot the shit after work. I know my current job is all in for Work from Anywhere, I also have extreme flexibility in my schedule so I can drop and pick up my fiance from work, do my grocery shopping on my lunch, adjust my hours to go to appointments.

We have been given extra money for health and wellness since COVID which has helped a lot, ergonomic furniture for home, guaranteed pension that I don't need to pay extra into. They have also been generous in schooling, i have taken several courses on company dime and even know they have provided me with 2nd language classes which is done during my work hours. Can't argue with them paying for the classes then paying me to take them.

There is also the fact that they have taken interest in letting me get experience that others places won't allow since most places want experience but won't give it.

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Deckard_Didnt_Die t1_iydovzz wrote

Sounds like a pretty awesome company. Have you considered taking the higher salary offer to them? Maybe they'll give you a raise to match and keep you around

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Zoso03 t1_iyellfd wrote

Debated it for sure. the problem is i don't want them to call my bluff and then they know they own me by the balls.

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thelastmarblerye t1_iydbhtr wrote

I boomeranged for same reason. I didn't enjoy the work or the environment at new company. Good news is I got a bump going out and got a bump coming back in.

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Yo_2T t1_iydihkf wrote

Samsie. I'm planning my boomerang. My new job ruined my mental health. Sometimes that pay raise really is too good to be true.

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bravo_whiskey_hotel t1_iydt2qv wrote

Meanwhile I’m re-boomeranging. Came back to my old place with some very tinted rose colored glasses and it’s been misery since about 3 months in. On my way out after they pay out holiday bonuses here in a few weeks.

Not even getting a significant pay bump. Just want to not hate going into work every day.

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Yo_2T t1_iydzofi wrote

Yeah, it entirely depends on why you left in the first place I suppose. For me I only left because of the compensation, and the new company has more prestige, so good for the resume. Then 9 months later I realized me having a panic attack every time I get paged for production issues isn't worth the brand name and the money they pay me haha.

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Yo_2T t1_iydi7ot wrote

As someone who left a job for a new one with an insane pay bump, then it destroyed my mental health, yeahhhh. Sometimes the comp shouldn't be the deciding factor.

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[deleted] OP t1_iydjnjd wrote

Yep… and now I have very strange resume gaps because I don’t want to tell future employers I joined and left a company within 8 weeks

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Snarktoberfest t1_iydoxsz wrote

Nah. You be honest about that shit. Nobody cares about that anymore. "I went to the new company, the culture was not what I was expecting, I made a difficult decision and returned to my previous employer who welcomed me back with open arms." or just don't put it in. If they call your current employer that you returned to, all they can ask is if you are rehireable. Any place that won't hire you based on an 8 week job, isn't a place that you want to work anyway.

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[deleted] OP t1_iydp4qi wrote

Think so? If I had two applicants, one with a clean resume another with a job hopper blaming others for why it didn’t work out at their last job I’d go with the former, hands-down. Fewer risks

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Snarktoberfest t1_iydqbep wrote

If you had 2 or more 8 week jobs I'd ask a lot of questions. If you worked for company A for 5 years, then company B for 8 weeks, then company A or C for 2 years you're not a job hopper. I work for a very large company that promotes job hopping within.

Also you didn't blame the job in that scenario, you said the culture wasn't what you were expecting. That is an adult answer. Any HR/hiring manager in these times knows what you mean. I worked for a place for 15 years, left for what I thought was a better place, and left there 6 weeks later. I was hired by a well known company where I have worked for 5 years. They know it's not you if you sandwich 6 weeks between 20 years.

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[deleted] OP t1_iydqgln wrote

That makes sense, thanks for the perspective and taking the time to provide it

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Snarktoberfest t1_iydrewa wrote

You are most certainly welcome. I worried about it a lot, but the initial HR connection told me "things happen" and subsequent interviewers didn't even ask. "So you worked here for 15 years, tell us about it." The companies that you would want to work for know that things happen. As long as you don't come off like a raving lunatic about how everyone was out to get you, they are looking for the best candidate.

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ready-for-the-end t1_iydydvj wrote

I don't even know if they're allowed to say if you're re-hireable. I think they're only allowed to confirm the dates you worked there, now. It used to be different than it is today.

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kaygmo t1_iye5fro wrote

I had a guy apply for a position on my team, receive offers from my company and another, take the other job, work it for 6 weeks, decide he hated it, and apply for another position on my team. He answered very honestly when pressed about why he took the other offer and why he decided to leave that company. Hired him. He's been great. No regerts.

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zwygb t1_iydqd9g wrote

Honestly you can gloss over that after enough time has passed. If you’re working at a company for 5 years, you leaving and coming back after 8 weeks is not significant enough to mention or put on the resume. People take longer vacations/sabbaticals and don’t mention them.

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ramonacoaster t1_iydqw0h wrote

This keeps me where I am too. I could go elsewhere in my field and probably make 10-20% more but I have a LOT of flexibility in my current job and with 2 young kids I fear a switch wouldn’t be worth it.

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Euler007 t1_iydr7es wrote

One of the firm in my domain and area that pays the most is the worst place to work at. They don't pay high out of the goodness of their heart, they have to because that's the only way they manage to get the manpower they need with their reputation in the crapper in the local job market.

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Yo_2T t1_iye02wy wrote

Oooh, I wonder if we're talking about the same employer. My current one (that I'm running away from) has the worst reputation in my field. Pay is nice though, for those sleepless nights when you're on call.

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ElectricOne55 t1_iye1qhy wrote

Good point. I'm currently working at a university for 54k. And got an offer for an oil company that pays 90k in Atlanta. I was stoked at first because most of the jobs only pay 40 to 60k here. However in the interview they mentioned they preferred someone who is younger and doesn't have a family so they can travel for the job, which came across as a red flag for me.

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stratology87 t1_iydthkv wrote

This happened to me just recently. Uprooted my whole life, partners life, and the work culture is so virulently toxic, they lied about burn rate and growth rate in my interview, and I can’t wait to GTFO and wish I stayed where I was. I asked all the right questions but nothing prevents a private company from lying. Good luck if you choose to go for it, I hope it works out, but know that there’s always this risk.

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penguinblanket t1_iyebvlm wrote

To add, I recently left a job for slightly LESS money. I hated my boss, the work was a struggle and my coworkers were very conservative in their work (I like to use modern strategies). I love my new job — leadership, team and work. And they like me.

Money is important, but just one of the factors. Be where you’re happy. For OP, either pay is fine…they’re close. So don’t decide on money.

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