New job offer - which would you pick?

Clydefrog

First of all, thanks for all the answers - definitely allowed me to look at the matter from a number of new angles, which I have not considered before.

To answer some of the questions:

New job - private training provider but not "small" as such
Old job - well established college

No selling is involved in the new job - they have a dedicated sales team, I would only be responsible for the teaching side.

If the money was the same for both, then I would go for the college without hesitation. The extra holidays (+15 days) and staff benefits, such as those associated with the pension are probably worth in the region of £5000 alone. The employer pays in triple what I pay into the pension pot. Then again, this is money I won' be able to touch for the next 20 odd years.

Reaching 35k at the college without taking on management responsibilities (which are then bound to then dominate my life) is unlikely. I am speaking to the deputy tomorrow, to see what can be done, but it will be more along the lines of "how can I work towards a better deal" rather than "what can you give me now to make me stay".

The "old" job involves 3 days of in-classroom delivery and 2 days of travel to sites. The "new" job, at least to start with, will involve 4 days of travel to sites + one day of administration. The "new" job is likely to be much easier, much less stressful and, to a degree, more interesting and enjoyable.

Location is not a problem - both are in close proximity, same goes for the sites I will be travelling to. Small bonus with the "new" job is there will be more travel involved, which should translate into decent mileage pay (I don't mind driving)

If I was unemployed...I'd probably apply for the "old" job, since I'd crave the security it comes with.

silverwhistle

I've worked/taught in FE and the paperwork was a pain.Decide how they might compare and add that to the equation!

clairec79

So from what you said in post 12, it's really comparing a £34,000 job (current) to a £35,000 new

Is £1,000 worth it to you?

For some it will be, be that because they are bored with their current role, or dislike some aspect of their job.
For others that slight loss is worth the security

Clydefrog

I decided to accept the new job - thanks for the input everyone!

Kynthia

Just remember, while the new job is more money there is a lot less equivalent going into your pension. So if you wanted to keep on building a decent pension you would need to put a significant part of that pay increase into your pension so you won't really see much increase in your take home pay.

somethingcorporate

Plus a 3 week reduction in your annual holidays!

Good luck with your new adventure, I hope it works out for you.