I received an initial offer today from a company. It was not exactly what I expected, nor is the job 100% what I want to do with the rest of my life, but it lets me get out of my current situation. I countered with more vacation, signing bonus, 6month review with promotion, flexibility to work remotely, etc in the event that they could not raise my salary (the salary is just over what i make now).
They called back and said they are drawing up an offer tonight and wanted to take me to lunch tomorrow to go over the details with me.
After talking with so many people today deliberating this decision, it is more than likely I will accept. It’s not the biggest career move I’ve ever made, but I actually feel pretty good about it – if for nothing else, it will provide me a neutral zone in which to contemplate where I want to take my career. As D told me, my mental health is worth at least that much.
The icing on the cake?
My coworker – technically my assistant – received an offer today that she has accepted.
My other coworker – the bulldog – accepted an offer 2 weeks ago. His last day is Friday.
Providing this works out for me, it means we effectively wiped out the entire creative team for my company’s website. They are fucked.
We could not have planned it any better.
