My current job I have been at for almost 6 years and I make between $90k-$150k+ depending on how busy we are but mostly around $100k. It's a higher stress environment than most jobs. It's in the HVAC/Plumbing trade. I'm a journeyman working 50-60 hours a week doing labor intensive work with typical asshole scummy bosses. They love me and do treat me better than most of the guys but that's because I'm young and produce. Most of the older guys are burnt out and get treated poorly for not producing as much. A former coworker left this job a year ago to go to a new job and now he's offering me a position at the new job as well. The new job pays $80k to start and goes up to $100k after a few years. It's a building maintenance position. Basically fixing small leaks and such while contracting out bigger jobs within the one building. I wouldn't have to drive all over the place to new job sites like my current job, I'd just drive to this one office building. It would be just me and that one former coworker who I am friends with out of work still. Low stress, though lower pay. Is it worth taking a pay cut to be less stressed and less hard worked? I live well within my needs so I don't necessarily need the extra money, especially cause the tax rate is higher the more money I make so the take home pay really isn't that much more.
So I'll break it down here:
Current job: $90k-$150k but higher tax rate
50-60 hours a week 10 days paid off High stress environment
Potential new job: $80k start, $100k after a few years.
40 hours with maybe 1 or 2 Saturdays a year 14 days paid off Low stress environment
I have a 3 year old son, a wife and we are planning for a second child soon so I'd love to spend more time at home. Money wise she makes $70k a year (which will be $100k in a few years) and we spend less than half of our take home pay a month on all our expenses. So money wise it's not the biggest deal to make a little less. Especially if I'm not burning myself out mentally and physically. So what are your opinions on my situation?
Submitted September 13, 2021 at 09:08AM by bjackson171 https://ift.tt/3lj8n9J
