Originally Posted by
buffo
Bottom line: if you will be happy in the new job, and you are not happy now, then go for it. Happiness at work counts for a lot, dude. Just make sure your new boss isn't a tool...
I have to agree with Adam, here. I left a job that I really liked because another one would pay me more money. I moved, made more money and was extremely miserable. Being happy at your job accounts for so much. I would give anything to have that old job, even though it was less pay, by a good margin. If you are discontent with your current job, that is always going to be nagging at you. The job market always gets us scared that we are not able to move from one job to another. Even in these harder economic times, we are scared. The economy, our age, the health of companies.... all of these things render us, almost useless, in moving from one job to a new one. The interesting thing is, if forced (lay offs, being terminated etc...) we seem to fair out okay. Jobs are scarce, but they aren't that scarce. Especially if you have specialized experience, which it sounds like you do. Me being a risk taker, I would do it. If it means being happy, that would mean everything. Who knows, if you are valuable to the company you are with currently, perhaps they may counter to keep you, as in: Changing up your job and keeping you happy so you will stay.
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