I was made redundant in September and recently I received a job offer! I’m not sure if I’m making the right choice here. It feels that accepting new job is scary, as you’ll only know if it’s good for you when you start… And given the job market right now, I feel anxious. The base is ~10% lower than my previous role. However, in the interview - the hiring manager was transparent that they can’t match my previous base 65k and it’s good I thought that they were upfront about it. It is a sales role and the commission package is quite lucrative, that I will be able to make more commission than my previous job. Therefore it feels that I can make up the difference from commission. I didn’t negotiate the base salary, but wondering if I should have? It just seems like it’s not worth the hassle of negotiating for the small difference for take home each month.
Edit: I’ve decided to take on the role, thanks for the advice!
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Non compete's are very hard to enforce. Get the job
The first rule I try to apply is would I take the job if I was still in my previous job (and not being made redundant). Having said that, I've been a victim of redundancy four times and I've only met the first rule once. The second rule is to judge the market. As an example, my brother was made redundant at the start of Covid due to his company merging with another. He was looking for a new job for two years.
Getting paid something and hopefully building both skills and experience is better than doing nothing. At the very least you could stick around for a year and then search from a position of power, giving you the time to find the right job.
This is very wise advice, thanks for sharing and giving me a different perspective.
The grass is not always greener on the other side, take the job, be optimistic!
Honestly, you look too much at the numbers in comparison.
How good is the offered base salary? Are we talking old job 70 K and new job 63 K. Then it would be a no brainer to take the job, if you like the hiring manager, the product, the industry (in terms of how getting along with them and the product/strategy being competitive).
Yes the base is now 60k and I was paid 65k before. But the commission is uncapped and I have the potential to double my OTE. I really like the hiring manager actually, one of the best and nicest interview I had. I also really like the industry and the product seems to be good according to google review. You’re right in that sense, that should matter more than the numbers. Thanks for shedding the light.