I just got a job offer for $85K with non-guaranteed quarterly bonuses of 10%. The bonuses would be dependent on the production growth of the agency and they have paid out 6 of 8 bonuses these past 2 years. It's a small start up agency. I'm currently with a large corporation making $72K and my raise and bonus for this year was only 3% each with no room to negotiate. I know I'm currently overworked & underpaid. Is this a good offer? Should I accept?

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Hmm. The problem with banking on startups is that they don't have a history and are still going through growing pains. It could be a great opportunity but the failure rate of new startups is around 90%. If you think it's worth the risk I say go for it but personally I'm not the type of person to do that.

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Being overworked and underpaid is obviously a HUGE problem and you shouldn't be in a position to deal with that. Does Alliant offer competitive pay at all? Could you go to them and say you have a job offer for $85K and ask if they are willing to match it. Sometimes companies need to be reminded that they can't keep taking advantage of you. As the comment above pointed out as well, there is some long-term insecurity with heading to a startup, so you might want to dig a little into their chances of long-term success and growth.

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Ask if it’s negotiable no harm they will be honest more than not

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