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re: Can the OT provide some actual legit advice on a job situation please?
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:19 pm to TDsngumbo
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:19 pm to TDsngumbo
It sounds like the new job is going to take a lot of blood, sweat, and tears to reach the potential earnings. Put that blood, sweat, and tears into your own business.
If it fails, you at least won’t have regrets. If the other doesn’t work out you will have made a much greater sacrifice of your precious time IMO.
Now, if the other job had guaranteed money and it was a huge step up I would change my opinion. But not for the circumstances that you described.
If it fails, you at least won’t have regrets. If the other doesn’t work out you will have made a much greater sacrifice of your precious time IMO.
Now, if the other job had guaranteed money and it was a huge step up I would change my opinion. But not for the circumstances that you described.
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Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:19 pm to TDsngumbo
It depends on some unknowns. Can you still ramp up your own business if you keep your current job? Or will you have to quit that one? Do you have enough money saved up in case your business fails?
If I had substantial savings, I would focus on my own business if that is what will make me the most happy. The older you get, the harder it will be to do it, and you will always regret not trying if you don't do it.
If I had substantial savings, I would focus on my own business if that is what will make me the most happy. The older you get, the harder it will be to do it, and you will always regret not trying if you don't do it.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:19 pm to jchamil
k is stupid for 1,000. It is of faggy metric origin and I won't do it. Money folks know that you go Roman and use M for 1,000.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:20 pm to TDsngumbo
So the position requires 12 hours 6 days a week for an extra $20,000? That's not enough money to work that much.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:22 pm to TDsngumbo
I would keep the job that would allow me to ramp up my business, so I can leave that job sooner. The other job is inconsequential if a business I am starting will eventually erase it. Good luck
Sacrificing time with your family is not worth an extra 30-50K, especially when you are building a business with your wife. Stay focused and on track, your real freedom is coming.
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Is more immediate big money with very little time to myself and family worth putting this business on the back burner for a while, further pushing a little more freedom, time, and more money than I'm making now down the line?
Sacrificing time with your family is not worth an extra 30-50K, especially when you are building a business with your wife. Stay focused and on track, your real freedom is coming.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 3:27 pm
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:23 pm to wareaglepete
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k is stupid for 1,000. It is of faggy metric origin and I won't do it. Money folks know that you go Roman and use M for 1,000.
Fair enoughPosted on 7/8/26 at 3:23 pm to TDsngumbo
Stay where you are, the pay cut with the "possibility" of making 30-50K more is not worth missing out on family time. Save you weekend time for your new business being built
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:25 pm to TDsngumbo
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expense of my time since it would put me out of the picture for nearly every family function and football season.
Oh, no, not football season
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:25 pm to TDsngumbo
Not knowing all "brass tack" specifics and not being in your shoes its hard to give an honest answer for anyone in here.
Age of kids and ROI on lost time is the largest.
Not making this about me but the things we missed out on with myself having to work still allowed my exwife and I to have 2 remarkable children and 3 greats that are gold as well.
BUT!
Dont miss your life. Its gone so fast its scary.
Age of kids and ROI on lost time is the largest.
Not making this about me but the things we missed out on with myself having to work still allowed my exwife and I to have 2 remarkable children and 3 greats that are gold as well.
BUT!
Dont miss your life. Its gone so fast its scary.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:29 pm to TDsngumbo
I have a couple of questions:
- If you took the new position at work, would you like the work and those that you work with?
- do you like your current job and those that you work with?
- how certain is your business to succeed (overwhelming majority fail)
Apparently, family time is not that important to you….since both of your proposals would severely limit that.
- If you took the new position at work, would you like the work and those that you work with?
- do you like your current job and those that you work with?
- how certain is your business to succeed (overwhelming majority fail)
Apparently, family time is not that important to you….since both of your proposals would severely limit that.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:29 pm to TDsngumbo
So the new position is with a different company?
The new position will be taxing but you might not be miserable? 6 months and then smooth sailing?
How much of your prep work dies if you wait a year?
If different company, no longer miserable almost immediately that would be worth the delay to me. Your current job is killing you, get out of that asap.
The new position will be taxing but you might not be miserable? 6 months and then smooth sailing?
How much of your prep work dies if you wait a year?
If different company, no longer miserable almost immediately that would be worth the delay to me. Your current job is killing you, get out of that asap.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:31 pm to IndianPower
The most important info missing here is what is your current salary. If 60K, then this is a big potential raise. If 300K, not.
The second most important info missing is what is the planned side business and how realistic is it to think it will be able to support your family or bring in substantial income.
Without knowing these, based just on what you said, I'd stay in the current job it sounds like a lot more work for a "maybe" chance of a not that big of a raise.
The second most important info missing is what is the planned side business and how realistic is it to think it will be able to support your family or bring in substantial income.
Without knowing these, based just on what you said, I'd stay in the current job it sounds like a lot more work for a "maybe" chance of a not that big of a raise.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:32 pm to TDsngumbo
Current overall compensation package vs other current overall compensation package.
What is your ceiling where you are currently at?
You’re placing an uncertain family venture vs an uncertain employment venture.
How much is time away from family and your family goals worth in the long run? Is it worth a 30k cut now? Will it be worth a 30k potential raise in the distant future?
How much will you need to earn in the future to counter what you’re giving up now?
What is your ceiling where you are currently at?
You’re placing an uncertain family venture vs an uncertain employment venture.
How much is time away from family and your family goals worth in the long run? Is it worth a 30k cut now? Will it be worth a 30k potential raise in the distant future?
How much will you need to earn in the future to counter what you’re giving up now?
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:32 pm to TDsngumbo
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I am miserable at my current job. It's the only time of my life that I've had to seek medical attention for stress and anxiety due to massive pressure that I'm under.
Dude, this is a critical piece of info you didn't tell us upfront.
I had a job like this once in my life, at a famous Fortune 100 company, one famous for its work culture. It sucked. Royally. I would get up every morning cheery for about 5 seconds before I remembered I had to go into work at that place. I stayed just over 1.5 years then left to do contract work for myself. That was eventually the step towards having my own consulting business.
It sounds like taking this new job would actually be more enjoyable, but probably longer hours to get some traction. I suggest you work out a schedule, one that balances your work/life as much as possible, and see if there is a way to still make some progress on your wife's business.
But ultimately, get out of that toxic place sooner rather than later.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 3:34 pm
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:34 pm to TigerIron
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The most important info missing here is what is your current salary. If 60K, then this is a big potential raise. If 300K, not.
Agreed.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:36 pm to TDsngumbo
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This business is very close to finally becoming active after months of planning, thousands of dollars in investments, and tons of sleepless nights on my part since I've been the primary builder of this business.
If I take this offer, I'd have to put off ramping up this business for roughly a half a year, and we already have lots of money invested in it so this would not be ideal as we want to get ramped up immediately.
As a warning, I was in a similar boat at one point and the timeline I imagined to get my venture going quickly went from "in a few months" to "sometime soon" to "hopefully one day."
You have to act while you still have the focus and motivation to do it. Investing that much time, energy, and money to build something up and then ultimately put in on hold is something you could deeply regret one day.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:37 pm to TDsngumbo
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looking back on the time I took the best job offer I've ever had and threw it in the trash is haunting me big time.
Is this for some super niche position that employs very few people? Tons of employers are struggling to find workers that are worth a shite. I say power through the bad job for a few more years while you work on your own business. If it doesn't work out, you may very well still be able to get on with the other company. If you turn that offer down, make sure to tell them how tough of a decision it was, that you don't intent to burn any bridges, and that you very well may be interested in a few years.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:37 pm to TigerIron
You are correct.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:39 pm to TDsngumbo
Posted on 7/8/26 at 3:40 pm to TigerIron
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Without knowing these, based just on what you said, I'd stay in the current job it sounds like a lot more work for a "maybe" chance of a not that big of a raise.
at mimium, since he is miserable that job. Take the inflated potential earnings of 50k to your current employer and hopefully get raise.
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