I received a semi-verbal job offer (they are still getting approvals, but gave me some of the details) for a great opportunity and am trying to think about if it is worth it. Some background on each company below. I am having trouble deciding if the commute is worth it. I think I would like the work better and it is an area I am interested in. However, I realize I have it pretty good at my current company minus my actual team environment. I am 30 years old and have no kids. Any job I took around where I live would be a 40 minute or so commute regardless. I could negotiate more at the potential job, however, not sure how much more they can go up. It seems they already had to get approval to go this high.
Current
- Salary is $140,000
- Bonus $6,500
- 5 weeks vacation
- work from home 100%
- 401k is only $2000 contribution a year from employer
- pension is $2500-4000 contribution a year from employer
- paid cell phone
- Fortune megacorp
- Looking to leave because I don't like my current work or team
- Interviewed internally and have had no luck moving teams
- regular 2-3% salary increases but may be some time to get to the next level
Potential Employer
- Salary is $151,200 Salary is $161,000 $168,000
- Bonus is $33,000 - need to find out more on the likelihood of getting the full bonus, asked around most ppl get 80-110% of bonus
- 4 weeks vacation plus 5 sick days
- commute an hour each way - 50 miles, all highway no traffic, but $12 tolls or $46 a day on the train, commute only 30 minutes though
- trying to negotiate 2 days a week work from home, 1 day guaranteed
- 401k is 3% match first year and goes up to 5% by year 3
- Fortune megacorp
- from what I know, regular 2-3% increases
- Higher title and seems like getting promoted is possible in 1-2 years
Update: They went up to $161,000 right away on the phone. I am pushing for $168,000...
Also, I tried negotiating 2 days from home which will help with the commute. However, they would not commit to it on the phone and kept saying it is something they are open to discussing later. They said 1 day shouldn't be an issue, but 2 would need to be discussed. Also, they were worried about this opening a can of worms since other employees may ask too. Thoughts? I am worried about the language used in the conversation regarding work from home.