Have you ever turned down a position that would ...

Yes. The commute.

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Yes. I thought the company was on shaky financial ground so I turned them down.

They declared bankruptcy about 18 months after I walked away from their offer.

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Depending on how backended your deal would have been, you could argue it wasn't really an increase being offered - it was an unkeepable promise of an increase.

actually twice.

I turned down more money on one job b.c it was in alpharetta, and frick, I am not living in the burbs of atlanta. Maybe in the city but not driving 45 mins so I can work in a suburban shithole. It was about 20% more than the other offer I had out of grad school. I am glad I didnt live in alpharetta but the company actually did very well.

Another time, i turned down about 15% more. I didn't want to move. I thought I could work living in denver and commutting to cali but in the end they said no.

It was a 50% increase in salary + a piece of ownership in the company with no cash outlay.

I did due diligence on the company as if it were one of my loan customers and learned it was teetering. I knew my ownership share would be worthless soon.

I was correct. They filed for chapter 11 about 18 months later and ultimately chapter 7 about 4 months after that.

The interesting thing was when the owner asked me my reasons for declining his offer and I told him exactly why I was turning him down, he just shrugged and said 'OK.' He knew what was about to happen, too. Bringing me on was his last best hope to save his company.

I didn't want to work that hard for only a small piece of the company so I waited and started my own company. The pay increase was even nicer....

I turned down a $10K increase to go to a smaller company that paid even less than I was originally making b/c I felt I needed the experience earlier in my career. Turned out it was the right move since I wouldn't have my current job w/out experience I had.

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I turned down more money on one job b.c it was in alpharetta, and frick, I am not living in the burbs of atlanta. Maybe in the city but not driving 45 mins so I can work in a suburban shithole.

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Alpharetta, a shithole? You can't be serious.

I guess if you don't like large wooded lots, excellent public schools (and of course privates schools), one hour away from the Blue Ridge Mountains, great outdoor activities, then I guess it blows.

Sorry to highjack the thread. I had to ask the question.

turned down a huge raise to return to my previous employer. I left because I hated the bastards.Wasnt enough money in the world to get me back

I'm an IT guy - the only competent one for a pretty big company. I wanted to finish my degree at LSU so I told them I was cutting back hours. They offered me a $28,000/year increase to stay full-time. Hopefully getting a degree in software engineering will outweigh that loss. It was tough, though. Especially being so young and having such a nice salary without a degree.

Wow... I don't know that I could walk away from that.