UPDATE: I received an offer for 35% more than my current position!
Okay, so I have my dream job, pretty much. I love what I do and the people I work with. I have a great time at work, excellent benefits, I feel like I'm getting recognition for my position, etc. I get every other Friday off, and I work at home on Wednesdays. I'm living the dream.
However (A BIG however) I have two problems with my current employment:
1) I have a 30 mile-each-way commute, that in LA traffic can take 1-2 hours each direction. (I can't afford to move closer, see #2)
2) I am not really making as much money as I'd like to be making, and that I think my skill-set could command at the right company. By lets say 30%. (Current small company has been in financially unstable, so a raise, even just a little one, is unlikely anytime soon.)
I applied to, and interviewed this morning, for a new position at a big, well-paying company. It is easy biking distance from my home. I can definitely do the work. I would be at least adequate at it, but the work will not be nearly as fun and engaging as my work is now, and rather than working with a great team, I'd be on my own quite a bit. I might like the work okay, or I might hate the work, but there is little chance that I'll get the joy I get each day at my job now.
If I get a job offer from this company that meets my requested salary (30%+ more than I'm making now) do I take the job? Would you?