punkncat
05-04-2006, 04:49 PM
I have been contacted by a company I used to work for that would like to hire me back. They have offered me $125 more a week than I am making now (salaried), a company truck w/ expense card, co. phone, and pay my personal health insurance. The company vehicle is basically a non issue where I work now as I am less than 10 miles from the office. For the position there it is a very valuable consideration....as is the phone and insurance.
The other company is almost four times the distance away. When I worked there before I was averaging between 40-55 hours a week.Including drive time I was away from the house generally about 60+ hours a week. So of course if I work that same schedule the pay on salary will be much less than based against a 40 hr week. I have not discussed final details on compensation for extended work weeks. It was mentioned that there would be something for "overtime" but as of yet its not hammered out.
When I worked at the other company I had to deal with lots of bad city traffic. I worked with a group of Europeans that if you haven't ever known any they can be extremely abrasive and rude. The boss (who is a good guy) was very picky about the way in which he wanted his work done. Not only the quality of the work, in which I always maintain a high quality standard, but just the exacting way he wanted things done. Overall I wasn't particularly happy there, and left to be closer to home among other things.
I will learn more there, be working more to my potential and using more of the knowledge I have gained in my field. There is much more potential for growth and more money down the road. Where I am currently is a small co. so the pay isn't as good, but I am the ground floor and am currently the Service manager/lead tech. As(or if )the company grows then all aspects of my current position will get better. The only serious drawback to where I am now other than lower pay is a personal problem (shared by all ) with the boss' wife. She is an armchair know it all, and its only a matter if time till it blows up into something possibly job threatening.
My current employer has made a counter offer that includes making me salaried, a slight increase in pay, and to give me a weeks paid vacation now instead of when it would be available in six more months.
Obviously y'all can't make the decision for me....I think more than anything I just needed to write everything down and see it. Other people's opinions on the matter can't hurt. My current job more than likely has countered all they have to offer. The other may have some room to work with.
So I guess to make it blunt, would you drive 4X farther to work for a company you weren't particularly happy with to make $125 more a week? Especially if you really could use the money?
The other company is almost four times the distance away. When I worked there before I was averaging between 40-55 hours a week.Including drive time I was away from the house generally about 60+ hours a week. So of course if I work that same schedule the pay on salary will be much less than based against a 40 hr week. I have not discussed final details on compensation for extended work weeks. It was mentioned that there would be something for "overtime" but as of yet its not hammered out.
When I worked at the other company I had to deal with lots of bad city traffic. I worked with a group of Europeans that if you haven't ever known any they can be extremely abrasive and rude. The boss (who is a good guy) was very picky about the way in which he wanted his work done. Not only the quality of the work, in which I always maintain a high quality standard, but just the exacting way he wanted things done. Overall I wasn't particularly happy there, and left to be closer to home among other things.
I will learn more there, be working more to my potential and using more of the knowledge I have gained in my field. There is much more potential for growth and more money down the road. Where I am currently is a small co. so the pay isn't as good, but I am the ground floor and am currently the Service manager/lead tech. As(or if )the company grows then all aspects of my current position will get better. The only serious drawback to where I am now other than lower pay is a personal problem (shared by all ) with the boss' wife. She is an armchair know it all, and its only a matter if time till it blows up into something possibly job threatening.
My current employer has made a counter offer that includes making me salaried, a slight increase in pay, and to give me a weeks paid vacation now instead of when it would be available in six more months.
Obviously y'all can't make the decision for me....I think more than anything I just needed to write everything down and see it. Other people's opinions on the matter can't hurt. My current job more than likely has countered all they have to offer. The other may have some room to work with.
So I guess to make it blunt, would you drive 4X farther to work for a company you weren't particularly happy with to make $125 more a week? Especially if you really could use the money?