The Cheesecake is Rich

I was offered a job today. I have to answer them tomorrow. And I have no idea how I’m going to answer.

Pros:

1) Company is in better financial shape than my current employer

2) Medical benefits are pretty much better (it’s high deductible, but the premium is entirely employer paid)

3) Commute is shorter

4) Job is entirely payroll focused. No more farting around w/ HR, benefits, etc.

Cons:

1) Money is worse – I know! I didn’t think it could get worse than what I’m pulling in now. (However, a pro within a con: I spoke to Boss Gwen who assured me that my current employer will probably not be able to offer me more $ due to the whole Chapter 11 kerfluffle).

2) Leaving Boss Gwen and the Almighty D in a serious, serious lurch. D goes out on a medical LOA tomorrow (AAHHHH!!) and Boss Gwen also shared with me that they will probably not replace me. Not now, not ever. How fucked up is that? D and Gwen can’t do payroll, HR and all the insane parts of D’s job.

A tiny part of me wishes this job offer rolled around in 6 or so weeks so D would be back at work and I would be thoroughly annoyed with Boss Gwen and ready to GTFO.

But here’s the deal: no one is offering me the 15% they took from me in July 2009. At least two people in my office have had their pay reinstated, ostensibly due to “promotions.” Well, booey on them. When they laid off Stefania’s Toady, I took over a portion of Toady’s work load. When I moved from Stef’s team back to Gwen’s back in 2008 (?), my work load increased immensely. And I never got a raise for any of it. Hell, the sum total I have seen has been negative 15% of my salary.

Why am I even thinking twice? Two reasons: first, I will miss seeing the Almighty D daily. Her LOA was going to be hard enough (I liken it to how Betty acts when Scooby goes to the vet without her…mopey). Second, I do not like change. Change is hard. It is usually worth it, but yikes!!! What if I hate this job?

You guys, it is so weird to be in this position. Not counting the call center back in 2004, I haven’t had a job offer since the day the Accounting Manager shoved a post it note at me that read:

1/2/2001

$23k

and that was that.

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