To turn down a 3x salary job?

[Fressia123]

I'm really really torn. Earlier in the year I got offered a job that pays £60k. I couldn't take it as it required relocation. They just got back to me to say they're happy to offer same role, different location but within commuting distance (1 hour drive). My current job pays £21k. I love what I'm building with it but I seriously doubt it will ever get beyond £30k. So it's between loving my company/job and the £££s. I'm absolutely torn.

You haven't said anything about the new job. You say you love what you do in your current job, but would you not enjoy the new job?

I honestly think you'd be crazy to turn down that kind of money.

Yes it's the Amazon one!

If you don’t take it I’m going to hunt you down and shake you!

As long as everything seems above board then definitely take it. You don’t mention the difficulties of children, so what is stopping you? Even factoring in less annual leave or a longer commute then surely it’s worth it for a year or two. Get the experience of what is presumably a more senior role and then move on

I’d rip their hands off. Not just for the money, but for the doors it will open and the choices you’d have in the future as a result.

Amazon are crap to work for.

Just go into it with your eyes open. It’s shifts. It’s hard. You have zero employment rights worth a damn in the first 2 years.

Do it

I don't understand what your problem is here

I've just realised who you are, and was on your last thread about your crappy pay rise with your promotion. Your company don't value you. Take the amazon job and don't think twice about it.

Say no and ask them to offer it to me instead please! I don't even know what it is but for that salary who cares

Take it. If you find you don't like it you can always move on again and will be in a better position to get a job with a decent salary because you have been working in a more responsible role.

Take it! Your current employer will never be as loyal to you either

Why are you torn? If it's a case of work life balance, sure, but if it's just liking the company then staying comfortable won't get you anywhere in career progression, either you want to progress and give yourself new challenges or you don't. The £60k job is surely offering new and bigger challenges and opportunities vs a salary that is more typical of entry level?

(Just seen it’s for Amazon- maybe use it as a stepping stone. My husband turned down a job there for big cash as morally doesn’t like them and felt it was all blood money! But in your boat I’d use them, learn and move on!)

Take it!

Take the job, life is easier with more money.

Yes, take it! They clearly think the world of you, and your current job could go sour overnight. It happens. How would you feel then? I do find as I get older that I regret the things I didn't do more than the ones I did. Luckily I'm a risk-taker and I grabbed my opportunities as they came by, or manufactured them if they didn't!

I was in a similar position, not such a big jump but 40-60.

I did turn it down, because:

commute cost
higher tax
lost CB
Extra £ on breakfast / after school care
Not seeing my kids five days a week

All meant I didn't come out significantly better off.

It's a huge jump, are you seriously underpaid at the moment? Are you confident you can deliver the role?

no brainer for me - do it. If only for your increased pension contributions.

£21k to £60k+ is an absolute no brainer!

So it's between loving my company/job and the £££s.

Would you be willing to pay your employer £39k for the privilege of working for them for the next year?

Use it as a stepping stone

What type of industry is it that can jump from 21k to 60k, I would like some of that please!

So it's between loving my company/job and the £££s.

Purpose, values and relationships are very important to happiness. Far more than £££. So, I think it depends on how much you need the money. If you don’t need it, don’t be tempted thinking it will buy you happiness.

Quality of life is important too. Money isn't everything.

Many years ago, I left a happy job for a smaller jump 40-60. I never loved the new job as much, but I learned and grew and was able to command more money in my next step/job. Being on £60K means a potential employer will view you as more senior and you will have more options. I stayed in my £60K job for two years and then moved to a new company where I didn't earn much more £65K, but was really happy.

Just for thought, a friend of mine who works in marketing was headhunted from a major UK terrestrial tv channel to a UK based but US company. His salary jump was £85 - £170 - massive. He really struggled as he was very happy. His current employer was able to offer him a little more as an incentive to stay but couldn't match the new offer. In the end he took the money job, but hated it. Too much pressure, different way of working, zero work/life balance - he'd sold his soul.

He left.