Hi All,
I've been headhunted for a new position as work and I have accepted it, but when the salary negotiations came round basically they said it will be the same pay. I know that I'm paid less than a lot of my peers, and that our company generally makes us work much harder whilst paying less than the market rates. Excepting for that, it's actually a really great place to work, but years of below inflation pay rises and this recent job that I've been head hunted for along with the salary negotiations has left really pissed off. So much that I might hand my notice in tomorrow. We have enough cash to last a year or so assuming my SO keeps working.
I have a few opportunities that I've been investigating. One is less pay but more satisfying work, and has the potential to lead onto better and more interesting things, on top of that they will offer to pay to study my masters. The other is a similar role to what I am currently doing, but with a 20% increase in basic pay.
What should I do? Like I said, I'm thinking of handing in my notice, just to see the reaction, and then carry it through if they don't give me what I want. Should I sit it out and wait for some firm offers before I 'go nuclear.'