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Just to add a corroborating data point here: I left a job I loved because I was underpaid. There were extenuating circumstances and my manager's hands were tied
by jdbernard 14y ago
Just to add a corroborating data point here: I left a job I loved because I was underpaid. There were extenuating circumstances and my manager's hands were tied, but when an offer for 75% more came along I did not feel bad at all taking it.
The job I took was not nearly as interesting to me, but life in general was much better because of the money. We had just had another child and the increase contributed directly to less stress about bills and the costs of a new child, and allowed us to maintain a more comfortable standard of living.
Sometimes it is entirely about the money.
- kamjam 14y agoSo that would fall under the appropriate compensation / benefits category then. I don't think the OP is saying money isn't a factor, just that it is not the only factor all things being equal. I have taken jobs before where I got paid less because I would learn much more in the new job, inevitably allowing me to earn more money in the longer term. Had I stayed at the old job I would have found it extremely difficult to find a job now with very outdated skillset.
- mikeash 14y ago"When someone says it's about the money, it's never about the money."
- jdbernard 14y agoOP was pretty clear, as mikeash points out by quoting. I agree that it is usually not about the money, and I understand taking a cut or smaller increase b/c of a good opportunity, but to say it is "never about the money" is off the mark. As my situation illustrates, sometimes it is only about the money. That was literally the only reason I left my first position. On every other count the first position was equal or better than the one I moved into. After the switch work was worse but life was better. Because of the money.