How to Decide Whether to Switch Jobs for a Higher Salary

How to Decide Whether to Switch Jobs for a Higher Salary

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[thomasreedy]

So many people get stuck in a low paying job for the illusion of security. You should be living and preparing like your job isn’t secure so you have an emergency fund available that will allow you to take these “risks”.

[wallanach]

The grass is always greener... the brown spots are just in different places (you know where brown spots are in current job and how to navigate them, new job - learning curve on brown spots)

[ericl]

He should take the job there is not more security in his current job just because he is there four years . I work also in tech, four years is pretty long for a software engineer to stay in the same role. He could also just take the job offer to his current employer and ask them if they could match the salary. In software engineering there is a big salary range for the same position and it depents how good you can negotiate and if you have better offers from other companies as leverage ✌

[kdreamerzz]

So, here's my problem. I am a teacher in a school from class pre nursery till 12. There my salary is 21k, and I teach from classes 9 to 12. That sucked so, I recently applied to a school that only has 11 and 12, and apparently that is the best school in my area. But, the thing is on the advertisement, the starting salary says 20k. I got selected and after negotiating, I was offered 21k which is the same as my previous salary. Also I was also asked for a retention in my salary and they said that if I did not quit the job for 3 years I would get my money back. Upon asking other teachers, I also found out that their salary was not asked for retention or any sort of the kind.

I feels like I made a mistake in negotiating or is it worth feeling guilty.
P/s: Even though I regret about the salary others are very fine. For example- no. of classes are reduced, reduced working hours, nice working environment and yes better growth opportunities, and a slightly higher increment.