Can I leverage a job offer into a raise at my current job?

[beenz]

Here's the deal:

Been at my job for 1 1/2 years now. job is cool, but they are jerking me with my vacation time big time.

Got offered new job and will be working with another dude who was formerly on my team.

New job will pay about 8K more a year and I get to work at home 95% of the time. The new company actually will ship me a laptop, VOIP phone, printer, and all that shyt.

I haven't told my boss yet cuz I just got this offer this morning. but this is an uncomfortable situation. Is it possible to leverage this job offer into getting more money here? staying here would be easier since I already know the job, so I wouldn't have to learn. of course the drawbacks of staying are the ridiculous vacation issue and I'd have to come in the office 3-4 days a week, and the commute is long.

what should I do????

 

[King Poetic]

nope

only with a company 1 & 1/2 years u just another employee to them unless u have been recognized over and over for doing a great job by the boss.

this is tough times nowadays anyway so go for the most money

 

[AZBeauty]

What are the disadvantages of the other job? I only see positives listed.

 

[blackzeus]

Here's the deal:

Been at my job for 1 1/2 years now. job is cool, but they are jerking me with my vacation time big time.

Got offered new job and will be working with another dude who was formerly on my team.

New job will pay about 8K more a year and I get to work at home 95% of the time. The new company actually will ship me a laptop, VOIP phone, printer, and all that shyt.

I haven't told my boss yet cuz I just got this offer this morning. but this is an uncomfortable situation. Is it possible to leverage this job offer into getting more money here? staying here would be easier since I already know the job, so I wouldn't have to learn. of course the drawbacks of staying are the ridiculous vacation issue and I'd have to come in the office 3-4 days a week, and the commute is long.

what should I do????

No serious company is going to have employees working at home 95% of the time. Contractors yes, employees no, meaning that unless lack of stability is not an issue, you're better off staying where you're at, not sure for how long that company will be there. Personally, if it was me though, if the other offer is legit, even though it might not be permanent, I'd take it for the simple fact you can leverage that into more consulting gigs and perhaps never have to see an office again for the rest of your life.

 

[beenz]

What are the disadvantages of the other job? I only see positives listed.

different job. I gotta learn a new job. that's the disadvantage, cuz I dont know how to do the new job yet.

 

[AZBeauty]

different job. I gotta learn a new job. that's the disadvantage, cuz I dont know how to do the new job yet.

Oh well that would not keep me from taking the new job. If they hired you, I'm sure you are capable of learning the new job. I would always go with more money as long as the company is stable and I know they won't be laying off. Also, you have the benefit of working from home.

 

[Malcolmxxx_23]

im really tired of you complaining about your career

who cares.


blaah blaah i got moved
blaah blaah i have new management
blaah blaah im sharing my spouse
blaah blaah blaah i cant work from home

:pacspits:

 

[beenz]

No serious company is going to have employees working at home 95% of the time. Contractors yes, employees no, meaning that unless lack of stability is not an issue, you're better off staying where you're at, not sure for how long that company will be there. Personally, if it was me though, if the other offer is legit, even though it might not be permanent, I'd take it for the simple fact you can leverage that into more consulting gigs and perhaps never have to see an office again for the rest of your life.

the job I am offered for is a remote position and it's a full time job with benefits. no contracting. With occasional travel. that is how it works. and its a legit company. They are fortune 500.

 

[blackzeus]

the job I am offered for is a remote position and it's a full time job with benefits. no contracting. With occasional travel. that is how it works. and its a legit company. They are fortune 500.

Breh, don't think twice, take it. Put in your 2 weeks or your 3 months or whatever the deal is and move on, that's a much better for the simple fact it seems you won't be micromanaged, you get the job done and the rest of the day is yours

 

[Ego Noir]

1.5 years is not enough to demand anything. You're still a new employee.

So I'd say just take the job offer, it's a better deal.

But if you're a top producer or something, there's a small chance when you go in to resign, they will be like we'll offer you X to stay.

Unlikely, but hey someone DOES win the powerball

 

[RJY33]

take that other job and run with it. learning process will be worth the raise, lack of going to an office, and better vacation time. cant get complacent at these jobs nowadays, just a financial downturn away from being laid off. gotta always look to improve your position and make as much $$$ as you can. if its not with your current company than with someone else. good luck

 

[beenz]

nope

only with a company 1 & 1/2 years u just another employee to them unless u have been recognized over and over for doing a great job by the boss.

Oh well that would not keep me from taking the new job. If they hired you, I'm sure you are capable of learning the new job. I would always go with more money as long as the company is stable and I know they won't be laying off. Also, you have the benefit of working from home.

ya'll were right. they played like they were all about calling HR to see if they could come up with a counteroffer, but that shyt never even materialized. then they offered me an office that's significantly closer to my house. (30 min with no traffic as opposed to 90 minutes in shytty traffic)

I even considered staying just off that, but reality hit me the other day. I had to pay $1300 just for my daughter's school bus fee this week, and I look like turning down an 8K annual raise at a gig that allows me to work from home daily in my underwear while watching sports center????

the money I'm saving in time, travel, wear and fule on my car, and dry cleaning will add even more money to my pocket. Plus I will get to be home every day when my kids get off school. that's gonna be priceless.

factor in I'm getting a final paycheck, plus a paycheck for my 210 accrued vacation hours that they kept denying me to the point where I couldn't accrue.

 

[BlvdBrawler]

ya'll were right. they played like they were all about calling HR to see if they could come up with a counteroffer, but that shyt never even materialized. then they offered me an office that's significantly closer to my house. (30 min with no traffic as opposed to 90 minutes in shytty traffic)

I even considered staying just off that, but reality hit me the other day. I had to pay $1300 just for my daughter's school bus fee this week, and I look like turning down an 8K annual raise at a gig that allows me to work from home daily in my underwear while watching sports center????

the money I'm saving in time, travel, wear and fule on my car, and dry cleaning will add even more money to my pocket. Plus I will get to be home every day when my kids get off school. that's gonna be priceless.

factor in I'm getting a final paycheck, plus a paycheck for my 210 accrued vacation hours that they kept denying me to the point where I couldn't accrue.

I don't even know why you're questioning this. 90 minute commute vs. working from home with an 8k raise??? Fuuuuuuck that shyt .

 

[intruder]

Be careful how you go about it because It depends on the circumstances at your company. Talk to your manager ad get a feel of where they are.

I've done it before and got an immediate $10K raise added to my base salary and another % added to my bonuses. But my circumstances was a bit different. I was part of a team of engineers that was originally 11 deep and eventually was down to 4 due to other departures and people getting promoted and them not replacing them. Yet we had the same workload.
Thing is we were the SMEs on the products/systems we supported so they could not afford to let anyone else go because I was the lead in 2 major projects with some of our strategic partners.

 

[Prodyson]

No serious company is going to have employees working at home 95% of the time. Contractors yes, employees no, meaning that unless lack of stability is not an issue, you're better off staying where you're at, not sure for how long that company will be there. Personally, if it was me though, if the other offer is legit, even though it might not be permanent, I'd take it for the simple fact you can leverage that into more consulting gigs and perhaps never have to see an office again for the rest of your life.

This is wrong... I work for a Benefits Admin company (one of the largest), and I'd say about 1/3 of the employees work 90% from home. More than half work about 50-75% of the time from home. And actually, my wife is about to start a new job for a large Health Care provider (on of the largest as well) that offers the opportunity to work almost 100% of the time from home after you've been employed there for either 1 or 2 years (can't remember exactly). It all depends of the function of your job