Currently public accounting, second year audit senior making $81.5k. I love the people I work with and don’t mind most of the work except our main busy season that takes up the summer. I currently have an offer to join the Tech Industry (senior accountant) $110k total comp (base + bonus). It seems like a great offer/industry to join, and the WLB is especially appealing (super hybrid and 40 hours). Would I be a moron to decline such an offer just because I have developed such good friends?

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I left my old firm almost 2 years ago and still are friends with the old coworkers I want to be friends with, don’t take that into account. They’d take that opportunity if they were in your shoes. Plus a $30k raise doesn’t come around very often, I’m making over 90k as a senior and I’d gladly leave for 110k with more WLB

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If you are planning on having a family, yes.

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Depends on what’s right for you but don’t just look at the immediate bump - also look what your salary progression will be. Likely you’d catch up and pass the industry comp in a few years, but whether that’s worth it to you (weighed against WLB and other factors) only you can say

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Dude. If they’re really your friends, you’ll still be friends even if you don’t work together.

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