Jumping ship
I have been in a new job a little over a week. The position is quite appealing and has potential for additional salary based on production goals met. The base salary is so-so (I had to take a significant pay cut from my previous job in corporate America 4 years ago - have been an entrepreneur for the past 3 years). There is now another opportunity that is very appealing and that I already interviewed for long time ago - the requisition just opened up. The base salary, from what I understand, is about 55% more than my current new job. My question is: should I interview if they are interested in pursuing further? If I get the job and the salary expectations are what I envision, should I accept it even though I just started this new job last week? I am torn between doing what is right for me, and disappointing my current manager (whom I like) if I were to jump ship so soon. In my mind: opportunity knocks when it knocks, not when we want it to knock, so I feel I should look out for my career and though it may involve unpleasant conversations with the current employer, I would assume they would understand that a 55% pay increase is worth it! Any thoughts? Thanks a lot. Generally speaking, you get one, maybe two of these short-hops per career. When/If they do come along, you need to be sure that this is the THE ONE to take. If the salary does come in 55% more, if the opportunities are good, etc. then this is probably the time. If it does pan out, you tell your current boss you' re so sorry, didn' t expect it, yada, yada but just can' t turn this down and have to take it. You' ll probably burn a bridge with this current employer so again, that' s why it is important to be sure this is the one right time to do it. 55% would be hard to turn down. It doesn' t sound very smart to turn that down. I bet your new manager wouldn' t Do the interview and if you get the offer you anticipate, take it. Yes, it will be a difficult conversation with your boss but ass someone else said, would he turn down that kind of opportunity. As for burning a bridge, maybe, maybe not. I was in this position and left a job after six weeks. I had accepted the job after being laid off and was out of money. My boss understood and even ended up doing business with me at my new employer. I think it' s probably fine to pursue other job opportunities and should one that' s significantly better than the job you just took come along, I think you can make the jump BUT remember that you can only make this sort of job-hop once or twice during your whole career without running the risk of being labeled a "job-hopper" and no one will want to hire you. Since you' ve only been on the job a week, I think you could make a hop without as much harm being done to your career - but only if you can make the hop within the next three weeks or so. If you' re on the job you have now more than about 30 days, the job-hop definitely counts toward your two-hop quota for the rest of your working life.
Thanks so much for the feedback on this board. I appreciate it! Now I will wait to see if they're interested in bringing me back for further interviews and then go from there. If the employer knows you took a huge pay cut, they might suspect that you' d take a better opportunity elsewhere within the year anyway. They took that chance with your qualifications and what they were willing to pay. See if that $55 grand position is still available to you. If it is, interview with the company in question and see if it really is as good as you thought. Money isn' t everything, but it helps a lot; $55 grand is really hard to pass up - especially if you took a major cut just to be working with your current company. Hopefully you get an offer really quick - like within the next couple of weeks - so you can perform an illusion and just disappear, after having explained truthfully what happened. Good Luck! | |
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