Need some advice on a rather simple yet complicated employment issue

[rpflava]

after reading your post, IMO , I say go for it, sometimes change is good and especially where it sounds as if you have'nt been happy with your current employment or employer, that is. I know all too well what it's like to work for a company for a great length of time and want out but not have any options out there at the time. This new job may be the opportunity that you were looking for. I'm sure you have already weighed the pro's and con's, but is your current employment really that bad that you wanted out? Was there no room for growth or expanding to a higher paid position?, if you get my meaning. Just curious. I still say go for it.

 

[heightsboi]

Seniority doesn't mean much this day in age. And it sounds like a better position for you. 12 years of not feeling "at home" at work cannot be undone in 2 weeks. Go for it.

 

[fetaby]

The only thing I'd be leery of is the promised pay rate. Unless you have it in writing that you will get the bump come January, there is no guarantee you'll get it. I've seen that happen too many times.

So ask yourself, could you survive on the reduced rate indefinitely?

And I think you're feeling the way you are about your current employer because you have decided to take the plunge. There's something to be said for familiarity, even if it's one we don't particularly enjoy.

Best of luck...

 

[borg69unimatrix]

My last job was like that. After 7 years of putting in blood, sweat, and tears, I had zero connection to the place, no friends, and a serious taste of dread in my mouth.

Finally, I'd had enough and just walked away and didn't look back, and have had zero regrets.

My current job pays a little less, I'm well liked, and respected, and seriously doesn't feel like WORK to me (most of the time).

I wish I'd have done it sooner.

(btw- two years after I quit the first company, it went out of business, and all those A-Holes I hated have been on unemployment ever since. Yeah... I did the happy dance when I heard that.)

 

[Seasoned]

New job and more school, even if it's a course at a time.

 

[HunterM]

Statistics have shown (based on exit interviews), most people leave their jobs because they don't feel they're being respected...not because of money. If they don't feel they're being respected then they are not happy. Don't get me wrong. People do leave for money, but they're not in the majority.

If you were a good employee and left on good terms, you can always go back. I would stick it out with the new company for at least 1 year before returning (if you so inclined). I recommend 2 years.

I left company A to work for company B for 2 years. I got a raise for joining company B, then a promotion a year later. Then I heard company A is changing for the better. Company A usually promotes great employees once every two or three years. I applied and got a job at company A with a much bigger raise (with an equivalent of getting 3 promotions). I sold myself as learning a lot from company B in the same industry to help company A grow. Instead of being stuck in the same set of ideas, I could bring fresh ideas and blend with company A's corporate culture.

Anyway, if you are a great contributor and left on good terms, you can always go back...speaking from my own experience.

Go get the new job! Good luck on your new endeavor man!

 

[sexxxivee]

even if you go back on your word and un-resign, your manager now knows that you're thinking of jumping ship.

^this.

It makes it kind of dangerous to decide to stay in that it may put you in a more vulnerable position at work.

 

[Harke the Boeotarch]

Don't look back.

 

[thermodynamics]

Don't look back. Go for it!

While it's scary, the great things in life are rarely easy. One of the problems of being in this deep recession (especially for the millennials) is that we get far too scared to leave our current jobs to go out to hunt for something new.

 

[Yooper]

Go for the new job.

Very few people, if any, do their 25-30 years in the same place and get their gold watch anymore.

It is now the norm to circulate between companies in the same field, whether it be technology, retail, health care, etc. In fact, moving to a different company can be a good resume builder, especially if you can show salary progression and increasing responsibilities.

 

[dmb7603]

yeah go for it. if you have a chance at something else. do it