Hi,
I have a bit of dilemma that I would like some advice on. Its happy one at that but nonetheless one that whatever decision I make will be a long term one. Here goes:
I work for a company that is owner by a much bigger company and I have applied for and been offered a role in the much bigger company, yay!
Theres very little in my area for my profession and I don’t have much appetite to uproot DW and DC, neither for spending 3-4 hours in a car every day so these opportunities don’t come up every day.
Now I’ve just learned that there will be no salary increase in the new role, don’t accept, madness I hear you say. Now the parent company has more A/L, a better pension and it will be home based so a few residual benefits, ultimately the career prospects are better longer term in the parent company as I’m pretty much in one-in-one out territory in my current company.
Now I know when I try to leave there will more than likely be a reasonable retention offer put on the table (way this company works they only throw money around when you are leaving). But the thing is I am sick of the fucking place. DW cannot currently work due to disability (as an aside we hope it will improve in time with the right treatment) and the DWP vultures keep circling to take her money and support away, managed to keep one benefit last year and currently defending another so any wage rise is tempting as it provides some insulation against if/when the inevitable happens.
Consensus with DW and some colleagues who already moved over is do it, take the job its tons better in the parent company. I know money isn’t everything but I can’t help thinking I’m going to be swayed by short term gain.
Has anyone made a choice of more money bad job versus taking a good career move with no immediate gain and how did it pan out?