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If you're very early in your career, you probably haven't learned that most companies are very disloyal even to people that show them extreme loyalty. You owe a
by throwaway420 13y ago
If you're very early in your career, you probably haven't learned that most companies are very disloyal even to people that show them extreme loyalty. You owe an employer nothing other than giving 100% of your effort for your time there. Unless there is something about this current job that you really, really love, it would be (IMO) pretty foolish to turn down double the salary. I would at least interview with them and see if they are serious about it.
- a3voices 13y ago> You owe an employer nothing other than giving 100% of your effort for your time there I disagree. You don't owe your employer anything.
- throwaway420 13y agoIf you don't owe your employer anything, why should he give you any money?
- a3voices 13y agoBecause he's betting on your productivity. You can choose to make that bet true if you want, but you don't 'owe' it.
- TheCoelacanth 13y agoYou at least owe them to make a good faith effort to be productive. That's what the money is for.
- JoeAltmaier 13y agoThe law disagrees. So does society. So in what imaginary world does that statement hold true?
- nmc 13y ago> "it would be (IMO) pretty foolish to turn down double the salary" Why is that? Is life always better with more money? If the OP is happy with the amount of money he is already making, why should he look for ever-higher salaries?
- daniel-cussen 13y agoDoesn't sound like he's looking, sounds like the better-paying job found him/her.
- throwaway420 13y agoThe implication of my post was that if there was something about his current job that made him really, really happy, he didn't necessarily have to even look at the other job. Getting a modest raise frequently happens, but doubling your salary in one career jump is pretty rare. Doubling a salary is too big of an increase to ignore for most people.
- lastofus 13y ago> Is life always better with more money? More money can buy you more security (unexpected medical bills...), free time (why not take 6 months off to travel?), and opportunity (I'm gona fund my own startup!) that OP might not be considering at the moment. With the future being uncertain, and all other things being equal between the jobs, it would be silly not to take the money. Worst case, you shove it in a savings account/index fund and never think about it again.
- kohanz 13y agoI'm anxious to work full-time on a startup (currently doing 2 hours every morning on the side) Longer runway.