I’ve been offered a role at a smaller company where I’d have more ownership, but fewer systems and less support compared to where I am now. The pay is about $15k higher, but I’d likely be building processes instead of working within established ones. Would you take ownership or stability?

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If it’s new skills that are in line with where you want to go with your career - ALWAYS take it - even if it’s not $15k more. If you’re just turning a crank / think you’re in a stable job - you’re actually not. One day your boss and HR are going to call you into a meeting and tell you you’re getting down-sized.

If you didn’t invest in yourself and get more valuable skills and kept your career moving forward - you’re going to get left behind

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Depends how much the $15k means to me. If I was going from like $85k to $100k, I'd do it. $150k to $165k, probably not.

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I’m in a place in my career where I want stability because I have young kids

But if I didn’t I’d take the higher pay

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Asking an anonymous group of people is absurd. Only you can answer that question.

Have confidence in yourself and trust your answer.

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I just left a position where I had more ownership for a bigger company with more systems (and more pay). They LOVE the skillset that I built at the last job and it has absolutely launched my career in a positive way so far.
I think you should take the ownership route. I‘m only at the beginning of seeing the payoff of my time spent at the last place and it can only improve.

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Personally, I’d take stability. You really have to figure out if the extra money and work are worth it. Maybe it’s what you’d rather be doing, and that’s a good enough reason to take it.

Do you consider yourself to be a risk-taker and someone who wants to challenge yourself? The rewards for building that process could be very rewarding, but only take it if you consider yourself to be a risk-taker and someone who wants to push themself.

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