Hi Guys,
I'm 22 and have been working in financial planning as a Paraplanner for close to two years now, however i have been offered a new job and i'm torn…
Currently i'm being paid $48,000 before tax as i was only entry level when i started, however over Christmas i asked for a pay rise as my role and responsibilities have increased quite a bit since starting to which i was told a month later that it would be reviewed this July. To add onto this we are moving offices which will be an extra 10 minutes to my commute each day.
I've been offered a new position which is closer to where i live and the pay will be between $65,000 - $75,000 before tax which is great because it will allow me to start paying off my Hecs Debt from Uni.
However what makes this decision hard is how nice everyone is at my current workplace and how supportive they are, so should i stay where i am and wait for my July review or just pull the pin and take this new position???
In my experience, “wait for review” would mean “let us string you along until you realize we’re not going to give you your pay increase.”
Or it perhaps won’t be as much as you hoped.
Take the new job - it guarantees more money and let’s face it, you don’t want to spend an extra 10 mins commuting in Melbourne..