Job offer what should I do?

[Banzai_Joe]

2 years ago i was in a position where when my review came round i basically said i felt 'undervalued'. i was given £6k rise
Point is, you may like your job but if you can be headhunted for £6k more then your current employer is either not valuing you correctly or taking the mick out of you (both of which are unfair to you and your skillsets), in which case you shouldn't be afraid/ashamed to take the higher offer. Surely there's progression available in the new company? I doubt you'd be headhunted for such a hike in pay only to be stagnated in your role.
Get the offer confirmed, then approach your current manager stating you've been offered a new role maybe say its 'out of the blue' otherwise he'll be questioning why you've been wanting to leave, when in actuality you don't want to leave. Let them know that you want to feel valued (and salary shows that).
Good luck.

 

[Brozart]

18k, wow, that is a life changing difference.

I went from the Council to my current job and got a pay rise that was half what you've been offered and that was massive for me. You don't have miss the freedom and perks of local government mind!

An £18k increase is a huge difference. I'd be on that like a fat kid on cake. An extra hour a day total isn't a lot if it's not all sitting in bumper to bumper traffic. You could easily get something wafty for the journey (Saab and Volvo always have great seats) and could do an exotic holiday or really ramp up the mortgage payments. Losing the pension is a smaller issue as you could easily match the return with an extra £1.5k in the bank a month.

That's true,

I'm just enjoying the freedom with my current role and although there's a lot of pressure, its still far less stressful than working for a msp in a business to business role I am very tempted to accept it but I'm also wary that it might be a lot of stress whilst I'm renovating my property in the evenings and weekends...

 

[kaptainmarc]

signed my contract today. had a second interview and an informal chat and got a much better feeling for the place. really excited to start now!

spoke to my current employer who offered me a 0.5% pay increase. made me feel really valuable to the company.

 

[tom_e]

signed my contract today. had a second interview and an informal chat and got a much better feeling for the place. really excited to start now!

spoke to my current employer who offered me a 0.5% pay increase. made me feel really valuable to the company.

I'm not sure how they could even offer that with a straight face, it's basically them giving you the finger and hitting you with the door on the way out.

 

[kaptainmarc]

I couldn't even respond to it. I just smiled and said ok thanks for your time

 

[Richdog]

Being closer to home, you'll probably find its worth more than just the extra £6k.

1) Tell your manager about the offer and ask if they're willing to negotiate on a pay bump on the basis that you're happy. Do you have a plan b? What if your current employer won't budge on money?

2) Tell the interested employer you are happy where you are and £6k isn't enough to make you jump ship. They've headhunted you, so you already know there's interest. Maybe they would be willing to offer more?

This.

signed my contract today. had a second interview and an informal chat and got a much better feeling for the place. really excited to start now!

spoke to my current employer who offered me a 0.5% pay increase. made me feel really valuable to the company.

Basically at some point in your life if you want to climb up the ladder you may need to accept a job that, while maybe not be the most exciting thing you've ever done, gets you on a permanent rung up the ladder. The new position will afford you a better lifestyle and make you more marketable to future employers.

So congrats on accepting and may it lead to bigger and better things!

PS: lol at your old company for that desultory offer.

 

[The-Plethora]

A lot of people seem too focused on money but I would take a shorter commute every time.
My brother used to get the bus to the centre of town each day, an hour each way.
To me that is insanity, 2 hours of your life each weekday that is entirely wasted.

 

[Richdog]

A lot of people seem too focused on money.

That's because we know what a difference it can make to your life. The more unambitious among us generally don't and are satisfied with their lot in life. While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with that, you're not going to be aspiring to things you dreamed of as a kid or in a position to give your future family the best opportunities in life.

 

[Nix]

That's because we know what a difference it can make to your life. The more unambitious among us generally don't and are satisfied with their lot in life. While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with that, you're not going to be aspiring to things you dreamed of as a kid or in a position to give your future family the best opportunities in life.

Then it is life that is your goal and not money, which is only a partial facilitator. If you spend most of your working life in a job which you hate, makes you sick and gives you no satisfaction just to make a little bit more than you otherwise would somewhere where you'd be happy, then you're a bit silly.

 

[Rammix]

If it was me I'd take the new job and the payrise. Your working day would the shorter due to the reduction in travel time. Also as nice as it is to get along with the people you work with, we don't go to work to make friends, we go to work to earn a living.

But that's just me, even if my job was sprinkling glitter on strippers I still wouldn't want to go in on a Monday morning.

 

[Richdog]

Then it is life that is your goal and not money, which is only a partial facilitator. If you spend most of your working life in a job which you hate, makes you sick and gives you no satisfaction just to make a little bit more than you otherwise would somewhere where you'd be happy, then you're a bit silly.

If you read the thread, nowhere did the OP say he "hated" the thought of his new job, he said he thought it "might" be a bit boring. Lets stay in context and not use overly emotional wording to try and demonstrate an ultimately irrelevant (in the context of this discussion) argument.

If a job is going to get you a real eg up in life quality despite being a little dull (but with good working conditions) then it is still worth considering even if only for a year or two before using it as a springboard for something else.

 

[DRZ]

FWIW I've had this sort of situation a few times.

The best way to approach that conversation with your current employer without burning bridges is something like this:

"I've been approached directly about a comparable role in another firm. I really enjoy working here for x, y and z reasons and I like my colleagues, so I'm looking for reasons to turn the opportunity down. The other company have offered me a significantly larger salary as well as being much closer to my home - two factors which obviously greatly benefit me and are making it very difficult for me to decide one way or the other.

Do you think you're in a position to make it easier for me to stay?"

You can only do this roughly once per employer per 3-5 years, so tread carefully! It will probably take them a couple of days to come back to you with a proposal. If you're as valued as you think you are, you might be surprised at what they do to get you to stay - good people are hard to find!

 

[kaptainmarc]

after the second interview I got a much better view of the place, everyone worked there seemed down to earth had a chat with the director. so all my reserved judgements went out the window!

just goes to show the difference seeing a place in the day compared to seeing somewhere at night can make a huge difference

 

[zola25]

Congrats OP, glad it worked out ok in the end.

It's never easy deciding what the best thing to do is in these situations.