I’m happy in my job, I was on the website of somewhere I love to visit and was moseying around and saw they had my job role so I applied on a whim thinking I’d love to work there.
current job is wfh, pay is good and very flexible around kids. Work is boring but as it’s flexible I’m not complaining.
new job would be in the office (45 min commute) half days Monday and Friday and 9-5 mid week. It was full time but I asked for this set up as it would help me with kids and clubs etc. Day to day I would enjoy the work and being with people again, and it’s for a company I love and visit regularly with kids (obviously as I wasn’t actually looking for a new job)
i have verbally accepted, I haven’t had a contract or anything. And I have discussed with my current manager (who is a very good friend) this new role and he said I am due a 5% increase in pay in Jan which isn’t a false promise as it tends to happen each year. I did take home difference and it’s quite substantial about £400 a month after factoring in pay difference and fuel costs. Would you go back to the offer and ask them to increase the salary? I don’t want annoy them as they are really nice and don’t want to mess them around. But at the same time knowing this potential loss each month is a lot and is swaying me to stay put.
Has anyone had this before? And did you ask for more? Or take the plunge of a new job when there’s not a huge amount wrong with your current one, this one just really excites me. Thanks!