Dear,
Need help in a personal-corporate dilemma:
I used to work for a very large American company in the South hemisphere in a tedious job, which mainly made me change my mind to save > 60% of my monthly income over the last 6 years. However, this company merged with another large company and part of the local business was sold (including me). A small company acquired the divested business and many changes occurred. One change is that now I was moved to a position that I particularly enjoy (R&D).
Everything is perfect, except that right now, I was offered a manager position at a very large competitor with a 25% salary increase and extra benefits. Proposal which I need to provide an answer very soon. I listed below the pros and cons for each position:
Current position in a small family company:
PROS:
- Job that I enjoy;
- Flexible hours;
- Great boss and working atmosphere;
- Good city to live (cheap);
CONS:
- Small company;
- Limited career development;
- Basically no international movement;
Position offered by a large competitor:
PROS:
- 25% salary increase + benefits;
- Large company and great potential for career development + international career possibility;
- Early FIRE;
CONS:
- Probably going back to a tedious job;
- Very demanding job (> 10 hours daily) + people management;
- Large and expensive city to live;
- Very competitive working environment;
Based on your expertise of a Mustachian life + corporate career movements, which one should I choose?
I would appreciate any thoughts.
John