Been employed in my current job for 12 years. Walk to work, job has fitted around the children, now 15 and 18. Always enjoyed my job until last year. Redundancies during the pandemic, remaining staff have had to cover in other departments. Felt very stretched for a year and have covered two departments (fine in quiet months but now becoming stressful). No opportunity for career progression, (small company).
New job will involve a daily half hour commute (drive). Lovely location, large organisation, a place I would feel proud to work at. The job offered is a return to the department I prefer to work in and where my experience lies. Fully staffed so no requirement to be filling in and covering other departments as in existing job.
Pay will be the same once I deduct petrol.
Was very excited about prospect of new job but been thrown a loop as existing job have made a counter offer. I haven’t accepted this but am told they may offer more. Everything I’ve read online advises against accepting counter offers. I’m not sure I’d have it in me to decline the new job (have verbally accepted but nothing signed as yet). I feel it’d be wrong to let them down.
I’m separated but exH lives locally, very supportive and involved. It shouldn’t be about the money but I have to do the right thing for my children and with the cost of living increases and the kids futures I feel a huge responsibility to earn as much as I can.
Hope this is enough information for you to help me with the dilemma.