Last year I was furloughed and then made redundant from my job of 2 years. I sent out many applications and finally had a bite from a company an hour away that needed urgent help, a possible temp to permanent role depending on how it went. 3 months into the role they gave me the permanant position and its a great place to work, people are friendly and I am happy with my salary. No problems.
9 months later out of the blue I get a recruitment consultant who says I have a great opportunity come up in my home city, good prospects blah blah. I turn him down by saying I am enjoying my existing role with some overlap as a Director has left and I am helping out a bit there too.
Few days later he persists in that the salary would be 10k higher and they are only looking at people already in positions rather than unemployed / between contracts and I dont want to miss this opportunity, please just chat with the company. I relent and discover its a newish company with great potential, new tech, work from home, better benefits etc.
I am now torn because I have built up a great relationship with my existing company and ironed out many wrinkles for them and have been given lots of praise. Salary increases would only really be inflation or small bonuses where with the new company its already £10k more.
The other problem is my partner works but because of health issues will have to go part time and the extra money would come in handy. I am a loyal person, I have been at one company for 16 years before I was made redundant. Next job the boss was a tyrant and I left after 18 months. The next job I was there 2 years before the pandemic caused them to go under. I expected to be here at the existing place for quite a while but now think should I not miss this opportunity, I will also be letting down my existing company. I am not saying I am irreplaceable but they will have the hassle of recruiting again and retraining the candidate in the business processes for 3-4 months.
Should I leave or stay?