Another business decision thread

[Bronn]

A new position is posted within the company at which you are currently employed. It is in a different section/area, which also happens to be one at which you were previously employed before you came to the spot you are currently in. (ie. you know the in's and out's of the job, and that it would be an extremely low learning curve)

The new position would be supervisory in nature (management,) which is a new thing that comes with new skills and needs.

Your salary would potentially increase $5-6,000 or even more per year.

However, there is some underlying drama/divide/disconnect between that section's employees and upper management. The way the handling of the departure of the previous manager took place was questionable at best, as are things that have taken place since (naming an interim manager with no experience, lack of planning, etc.) and you have foreknowledge of this.

So, do you think it would be better to stay where you're at and not aspire for this potential promotion (also getting the supervisory experience on your resume) and be content with the job you currently have?

Or, do you make a play for the new opportunity, with hopes that you can at least try to repair the damage/divide within the section while doing all the above things and bringing home a little more dough each month?

[Ja Rhule]

It’s up to you to decide.  $5k is before tax, after tax it’s only $3k.  Now divide $3k by 26 pay periods (if you get paid biweekly) and you are making $115 more per paycheck.  Does $230 extra a month worth extra stress and drama?  You decide.  I have a decent job now and I actually turned down $25k pay bump because I prefer less drama. 

[Bronn]

9 hours ago, ARSEN said:

It’s up to you to decide.  $5k is before tax, after tax it’s only $3k.  Now divide $3k by 26 pay periods (if you get paid biweekly) and you are making $115 more per paycheck.  Does $230 extra a month worth extra stress and drama?  You decide.  I have a decent job now and I actually turned down $25k pay bump because I prefer less drama. 

I'm thinking I might could squeeze for an $8-10k increase, and the drama might end up being a trade off because I have to shoulder the majority of the workload in my current section. Also, I think I might be able to quell some of the drama and smooth the rough seas in the new position.

It's definitely a tough choice, though, if it is only a smaller salary bump. One thing that is appealing is that I'd be a supervisor, and could get that to put on my resume in a more prominent fashion (I have just a little supervisory experience, but this would be for a staff of a dozen or so.)

Either way, I feel like the new position or my current one are just stepping stones in a 5 year window in which I will find something else for my last 10 or so years of my career.

[Zaximus]

I think it really depends on if you want to be a supervisor/manager as your career path.     If that isn't something you aspire to be, I would say NO WAY.     I don't think $5-6k is worth it in that scenario, and I don't even think $8-10k would be worth the added stress.    I'd assume salary (not sure if you're hourly right now) and more hours?  But like I said, if you are really wanting to be management, it may make sense for the resume experience.      But if you're comfortable where you are, think hard, because you can't put a price tag on that.    Not hating going into work is something to never give up.

[Bronn]

9 minutes ago, Zaximus said:

I think it really depends on if you want to be a supervisor/manager as your career path.     If that isn't something you aspire to be, I would say NO WAY.     I don't think $5-6k is worth it in that scenario, and I don't even think $8-10k would be worth the added stress.    I'd assume salary (not sure if you're hourly right now) and more hours?  But like I said, if you are really wanting to be management, it may make sense for the resume experience.      But if you're comfortable where you are, think hard, because you can't put a price tag on that.    Not hating going into work is something to never give up.

I'm salaried now, but some days this job gets really really old. I carry the bulk of the workload and get paid third on the totem pole. I know that's pretty much par for course in any position, but still.

I know it sounds now like I'm talking myself into putting in for the new position, and I probably am.

I think the main reasons are simply:

More money. - Any more is good in my opinion.
Supervisory experience. - I have had job opportunities closed to me in the past because I didn't have more of this.
Less workload but more responsibility. - I just feel like it is time for me transition into a leadership role.

Do these three things sound legit to everyone, or am I just sugarcoating things for myself?

[Zaximus]

Yeah the reasons make sense then, especially if you're not happy where you currently are.      If you feel it can't get worse, but yet could have positives for you, sounds good.