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Fri, Apr 09 09:20 AM

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Hello fellow toolers!

 

Here's the situation.  I am currently working a relatively stable job that has little potential for any substantial growth.  However, it is very reliable.

 

I have recently been offered a job with a very promising start up company.  I will be taking a pay cut that will take (according to what I calculated) a year to get up to the current deal I have going now.  The biggest thing about this job is though, the sky is truly the limit for the income.  I could potentially walk away in three years with a nine figure check.

 

It's been keeping me up at night.  As you can see I have children.  I believe in the mission of the startup so morally, I agree with their business.  I just have been in a fix with this for about a week now and really need some advice.  What now? 

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Tough choice

Hey bahr,

 

If there is anything I could say that might be of help to you on this decision it would be to put your family first. Im sure you know that better then I do already as I dont have a family of my own.

If this new venture will still give you enough money to keep them under a warm roof and well fed then great, but most importantly if it gives you enough time at home to spend with them then I say go for it. If however the new job is going to keep you away from them (like most lucrative jobs do) then I say no amount of money will replace the time with them you will lose. I have no doubts you would agree

 

Best of luck which ever way you decide to go man 

Inner voice?

Sounds like a rather tough decision. Basically I agree with McKyle above, but I just wanted to chime in and ask you what your inner voice is saying? Often decisions like these are made even more difficult because we know what our inner voice is telling us but we secretly or not so secretly want to do the other thing.

 

All the best with whatever you decide! 

Thank you for your advice!

Thank you both for contributing, your input helped me sort through my emotions.  I decided to go check it out.  I worked something out where I would try to work part time after my work day is over with my full time reliable job.  Here's what happened.

 

I was exhausted and I realized that to work this new job I would have to quit my reliable job as the workload was substantial.  I also found that I wasn't really intrigued by the work I would be doing.  It seemed that I would have to take a great risk in order to give this job a go.  Finally, I listened to my inner voice.

 

I told them that I appreciated their offer but I just didn't feel like this is the right time.  I think that if I get another chance when the timing is right I may give it a shot.

 

The moral of the story.  I listened to my heart even though there was the possibility of huge financial gains, I still followed my heart and made a decision.  I am proud of that.