Feel free to ask questions, cranking this out quickly between work and putting food on the table.
I've been ridiculously lucky with my current job, starting there on the ground floor(with a ridiculous raise, tripling my pay before I joined the company) and moving up the ranks over the past 7 years. I run a few accounts now, have a little more than a dozen reports, etc. In the meantime, the company went from family owned, to private equity, to an IPO. Started a family during this time, and was able to get out of the negative, put aside significant savings while maintaining some non-mustachian spending. Oh, and I have a huge case of imposter syndrome.
I've had no real movement for the past 3 years since getting my current position. My direct boss has been coasting until he was ultimately pushed out. Resources have gotten tighter and it's a fight to get new work through. Emotionally I want to walk away from projects that don't feel worthwhile, management with other priorities and perhaps my own apathy. I can see the companies direction shifting significantly, with a real focus on cost, reducing staff, etc. In process with a reorg and getting a new boss, etc.
I'm in talks with a competitor where a few people have gone to in the past. I'd essentially be starting over - the new guy at the job, with a need to prove myself and make some real changes/advancements. Part of me fears that with all that is going on in my personal life, that I'm just not up for making the big effort to outshine and impress. It would come with a hefty raise, increased responsibilities, etc. Commute increases(From 3 miles on surface streets to a whopping 10 miles of highway). Company has already had significant growth, so missing out on being the old timer there for most of the growth.
Stay- Know how to do the job, with reduced effort
- New benefits(increasing to 23 days PTO, 4 weeks Paternity
- May be steady/reliable despite all the changes
Go- Salary Increase(+33.3% to Base, bonus increased from 50% of base to 60%)
- Title Jump(To somewhere in VP land)
- Increase in commute
- Actually have to work for a living
