I am typically a lurker here, however I hit kind of a snag and was wondering if anyone could give me advice?
I am currently employed as an IT Support Specialist for a small company. I started at $10/hr because I had no prior experience. I have been at my current company for 3+ years now, moving up to a supervisor position. The only issue is that I am the only IT person for this company. I am basically the project manager and the one doing all the projects. There’s no one else in my department. At times, it gets super stressful trying to fix 5 things on my own. They have increased my pay to $16/hr now.
Well, my friend told his CEO about me (They are specialized in IT) and they basically want me to work at their company (they are also WFH). They are offering me $55-60k salary to start compared to my ~$32k with small ($250-$500) quarterly bonuses.
Is it smart to do this? I don’t want to throw the company I work for now under the bus, especially since I AM their IT Department, but I’ve been living paycheck to paycheck for 7 years now, and an extra $20k is nothing to scoff at. I’m 30 next year, going through a divorce, selling my house, and I graduate in 7 months with a degree in Software Development as well. I’m not sure another big change would help my anxiety!
My current CEO said he would up my pay substantially once I get a degree, however, should I wait until that happens or tell him another company is interested in me and offered me $60k? I haven’t applied for the new job yet.
Thanks in advance!
Edit: Thanks everyone! I was a bit apprehensive about taking this offer. I feel I have gotten enough advice to handle this now! I appreciate everyone’s time to help me figure this out!
Submitted October 16, 2021 at 07:10AM by TheTeraRaptor https://ift.tt/2YSAUvg
