I've been extremely motivated to increase my salary and have been all over the job market the past couple of months. I found a position at a new company that is an amazing fit for me, plus it would have been approximately a 38% raise. I asked the recruiter for the employee handbook and discovered my health insurance costs would increase about 45% from $165 per pay period to $360 per pay period (both figures include myself + spouse + child). This increase in costs would have in fact eaten most of my raise. I decided to decline the offer and I am instead in the middle of the interview process for a management position at my current company. At most, the pay increase will be 25%. However, the cost of my benefits won't change and I'll get to pocket the entire amount of the raise.
Just something to think about. In the event you're leaving your job to take a higher salary, ask to see the employee handbook and cost of benefits before you become too invested.
Submitted May 28, 2017 at 06:42PM by Mad_Juju http://ift.tt/2r2GBU4
