Another should I stay or should I go

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There is a similar thread by someone else and I didn’t want to derail it.

Scenario - you work full time but do lots of unpaid overtime as the workload is too high.

You are offered a new job on a higher salary. New job is also full time but until you start you won’t know how much unpaid overtime you will need to work.

You hand your notice in (intending to resign, not trying the “give me a pay rise or I’ll leave” gamble) and your manager offers to match the salary if you would stay.

Question is, would you stay on those terms or would you only agree to stay if the current employer offered you more than the new job would pay?

There are so many factors that you need to consider above this. You say the workload is high. I am guessing that this will not change, regardless of what salary you are on. Are you happy to continue with the heavy workload and be unpaid, but on this new salary?

With this new job you have been offered, is there a good chance you're going to have exactly the same problem you do here?

If you're 50/50 between the two jobs, I would accept the salary match. Better the devil you know. However, if there are fundamental issues beyond money, leave and take a risk elsewhere or you'll never know.

@User1406 Thank you for your reply. It’s all wishful thinking at the moment as the advert for the new job hasn’t closed yet so I haven’t been offered an interview. I’m just daydreaming about what I would do IF I was offered the job I’ve applied for.

It’s not just the hours, it’s knowing that I’m vastly underpaid for what I do, my knowledge, experience & qualifications. Especially when I see what some colleagues are paid when I can’t see they do anything more important or more difficult than I do.

I’ve submitted my application, I just have to wait and see if I get an interview.

I think the key issue for me would be the high workload and the unpaid overtime. Does your current employer have any plans to address this? I would also want to gauge this if you are interviewing for the new job. Why do employers think this is an acceptable or sustainable way to work? I am in a similar situation and keep being told that things will get better soon, soon is a long time coming.

Unpaid overtime? Not going to happen for me! Either they pay you overtime or they reduce the workload. Of course, you've made a rod for your own back by doing it in the first place...

I doubt anybody is interested, but I’m going to give an update anyway.
I got an interview and I was offered the new job! Haven’t said anything at work as I’ve not received my new contract yet.

The new job is a slightly higher salary but I have weighed things up (not just the the 5 - 10 hours a week of unpaid overtime) and decided that I am definitely going for the new job and even IF my manager offers me more money to stay I’m still going to leave. The workload that requires the unpaid overtime isn’t going to magically disappear.

Makes sense OP and congratulations on the new job.

I've read a few similar posts and people who stayed say the often regretted it. It doesn't sound like your current employers are good ones, so leaving is the sensible thing to do.