Suppose the new job gives a 15% pay increment with better prospects but requires you to WFO and have to travel abit further compared to my current job with more flexibility and WFH.

WFH is not a right per se.

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No company offers WFH as a committed rule.

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If you have ever calculated how a company employs an employee, your take home pay is half the cost of employing a staff. The rest are your benefits including your office space.

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So if you think that 15% is not enough, then you really shouldn't leave your current job. Most jobs will eventually return to WFO. And any salary includes your expenses to travel to work.

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WFH arrangement is more like a BCP and keeping WFH is a test for BCP readiness (business continuity plan).

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Some of us even travel overseas for work which most of us enjoy because of the people interaction.

Depends on what you need or value more - time or money

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as a father of two, I will swap time with money haha

If young, maybe go for the 15% and better prospects. If old liao, I would stick with WFH.

I'm at the stage where the work is more important than the salary, so I'll ask the same thing for you.