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Anonymous

07 Jun 2019

Career

Should I change jobs even thought I don't hate my current job?

Current job: good hours, mid-low job satisfaction and colleagues not very socially inclusive sadly

Prospective job: 1.3x pay ($1k++ more), bad hours, heard from others that job satisfaction and colleagues are good (but of course this may differ from person to person - no way of saying if I will feel the same way)

What would you do? Moving into a tougher job and unknown environment is scary and I'm not sure if the pay raise/potential upsides are worth it.

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Cryotosensei

01 Feb 2023

Blogger at diaperfinancingfund.blogspot.com

You know the interview question "Where do you see yourself in 5 years' time?" If my answer is "not in my current job", then I think I will have no qualms changing jobs. I believe that change is always good even if it's to a tougher environment because you gain new experiences under your belt. Learning new things helpe ward off life dissatisfaction

Jason Sing

07 Jun 2019

School Of Hard Knocks And Life at School Of Hard Knocks And Life

Pay is one important consideration. The most important consideration I feel is your boss who could really make a hell lot of difference to your career development. Just my humble opinion.

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Bertrand Wong

20 Oct 2018

Reward Specialist at Schneider Electric

Hi there! If you value inclusiveness at work and don't mind working more hours, I would say it's a great opportunity that you should seriously consider.

As much as you are comfortable with your current working hours (since it's not as taxing), I would highly recommend you to take that leap and expose yourself to a totally new environment because it expands your perspectives. It's not just a consideration of a pay rise that you should factor in, but also the potential learnings, exposure, and growth that you can gain in your career. All these come into play, especially when you're making a career transition.

I can see that you have also done your research to find out more from the people working in that prospective company, which is good because you get to hear from them first-hand, and everyone's opinions do differ, I agree on that. But at least you have a sense of how things are like and may be like, and it's okay if it doesn't meet your expectations, but you can consider grounding yourself to specific work values that will stick with you throughout your career.

Hope that helps! :)

HC Tang

17 Oct 2018

Financial Enthusiast, Budgeting at The Society

Go for it. Not because of higher pay but because of better jobs satisfaction and good colleague. Job satisfaction could be due to better environment , better work life balance or better colleague. It could also be due to more job challenge in the right area and directions. This is much more important than just $ or people because it gives you good exposure and experience in the future. Which goes a long way.

As Steve jobs says " stay hungry , stay focus ".

Let's strive to learn and grow more. 🙂👍

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