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    What would DFWM do?

    I'm an IT Business Analyst for a very large financial company. The company decided it was going to sell it's capital finance businesses and our team was told that we would no longer have jobs once the buyer/buyers were identified and a deal was inked.

    I've been looking for jobs for the past few weeks. Only about a 10% rate of return on the number of jobs I have applied for. Had a few phone interviews and one in-person interview last Friday. Mainly went on the interview just for practice. Today got a call from the HR recruiter saying the interview went well, asked what salary range I was looking for, yada yada yada. I gave him a range $12K to $17K higher than what I make now. He agreed to that range and said he was going to put together an offer letter.

    Here is my problem. This is the first company that has shown real interest, and seems to be willing to give me the salary I am looking for, but.... The company itself is a lot smaller than what I'm used to, it's privately held, and there doesn't seem to be a lot of organization in the IT department. No real schedule of projects or timelines. From talking with the people I interviewed with, when the owner decides he wants something, that takes priority over any other projects that may be going on. Just seemed like slightly organized chaos on the floor when they showed me around...

    So, what would you do?

    A) go after the money
    B) take the job, but keep looking for a better company
    C) refuse the job, and keep looking
    D) Other (Explain)

    I know what my gut is telling me, but I also can't ignore the increase in salary...
    "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776
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    I say B

    keep it safe and it may not be a great job, but it allows you time to get something else.


    I pretty much had a similar scenario recently and took a job with the same pay, just so I wasn't exposed to a possible layoff.
    Last edited by mstng86; 07-27-2015, 01:06 PM.

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    • #3
      I say take it and keep looking if you don't like it. Can you wait it out long enough to get some sort of package then start the new gig?
      Last edited by slow99; 07-27-2015, 01:08 PM.
      Originally posted by davbrucas
      I want to like Slow99 since people I know say he's a good guy, but just about everything he posts is condescending and passive aggressive.

      Most people I talk to have nothing but good things to say about you, but you sure come across as a condescending prick. Do you have an inferiority complex you've attempted to overcome through overachievement? Or were you fondled as a child?

      You and slow99 should date. You both have passive aggressiveness down pat.

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      • #4
        Sounds like you're unsure about the gig... If you are financially able to go without a job for a while, I would continue looking. If not, then take it and keep looking.

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        • #5
          Are you single or do you have people relying on you? If you're single, follow your gut and be patient. There is always unemployment while you look. You could also try to negotiate for more salary to help you overlook your concerns.

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          • #6
            E) Start a pool cleaning company and retire as a billionaire
            F) Drive a chooo$$$$$$$$ choooooooooo$$$$$$$$, retire as a millionaire.

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            • #7
              The old saying its easier to find a job when you already have one rings true. Anyone can put up with bs for atleast a year.

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              • #8
                Take the offer, but keep your options open.

                Sometimes a smaller environment is a good thing. Having a single point boss can be frustrating at times, but it also helps shake things up a bit. Keeps you agile.

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                • #9
                  Sounds like a win win. Small, slightly disorganized companies can be a lot better to work for than super structured corporations, from my experience. And the money is right? Do it.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by jluv View Post
                    Sounds like a win win. Small, slightly disorganized companies can be a lot better to work for than super structured corporations, from my experience. And the money is right? Do it.
                    that.
                    "If I asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses." - Henry Ford

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                    • #11
                      you need a job, they need an employee, they meet your pay request. seems like a done deal. if you hate it, hey.... you were looking for a job when you found this one.

                      god bless.
                      It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men -Frederick Douglass

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                      • #12
                        A bird in the hand, man... I did the same thing 2 twice in the last year and a half and have doubled my salary twice... in my climb back up out of the hole I was in.

                        Keep a paycheck coming and keep looking. Also, you could be worth more to a smaller company as "the man" rather than a larger one with a bunch of throw away folks, which is kinda how they seem to be treating you now..

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by slow99 View Post
                          I say take it and keep looking if you don't like it. Can you wait it out long enough to get some sort of package then start the new gig?
                          If I stay until the end, I will get a severance to the tune of 4 months salary, but nobody knows when the end will be. All the talk from the execs is not before the end of the year, but, I don't think that holds true for my team. We have NO work to do and haven't for the past month. My boss keeps telling us that we are fine and not in any immediate danger of being laid off, but my gut tells me that's not true... I could possibly push out the new gig for 3 maybe 4 weeks to allow time to "transition work"....

                          I'm the bread winner between my wife and I, and hopefully after she finishes school (5 more classes to get her BA) that gap will close some and we will have better financial security. But for now, my checks pay for most of what we have...
                          "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes...Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." - Thomas Jefferson, 1776

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by BlackGT View Post

                            I'm the bread winner between my wife and I, and hopefully after she finishes school (5 more classes to get her BA) that gap will close some and we will have better financial security. But for now, my checks pay for most of what we have...
                            Sounds like you know what you need to do. Congrats and best of luck to your wife - that's a great achievement.
                            Originally posted by davbrucas
                            I want to like Slow99 since people I know say he's a good guy, but just about everything he posts is condescending and passive aggressive.

                            Most people I talk to have nothing but good things to say about you, but you sure come across as a condescending prick. Do you have an inferiority complex you've attempted to overcome through overachievement? Or were you fondled as a child?

                            You and slow99 should date. You both have passive aggressiveness down pat.

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                            • #15
                              One of the many reasons I'm leaving HP is the lack of job security. Our entire team is 100% billable or more (I'm 140% billable) but they keep cutting. We lost three people last week and now we have no one to run the projects they were on. I'm sure as heck am not doing it.

                              I lean towards taking the new job. Give it 6 months. If you don't like it, either make changes to the job to make it fit what you want or start looking elsewhere. IMO there is nothing wrong with that as long as you're not making job hopping a normal habit.

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