Making 145k in Toronto decent company recently offered 180k in Toronto what should I do?
I was offered more money at another startup. I am a native iOS developer, relatively unknown, but I deliver. I am in the ML and mobile space. When I first started working at the first company. The CEO brought me in and told me one day my job would be replaced by a drag and drop system. He was also completating of just letting me go because of an Ad he saw on this drag and drop system. I knew that that would be more or less impossible simply because this type of application requires many moving parts and the drag and drop app builder would not meet the technical requirements. Anyways he goes home tries and fails to build anything and I keep my job. My job gets less important over time as a native developer but people are still pushing me in that direction. Then all of a sudden my job becomes extremely important and the direction of the company. So I wasn’t really paying attention to the company changes and went out and did an interview for fun. They offered me the job on the spot. I told them I had to think about it. How do I leave the old job without burning bridges? How do I phrase to the CTO that I want to leave this job without having him be upset. I personally never negotiate for salaries. I just leave. However I don’t like burning bridges. Another note: I am taking this job because my wife has an illness in which I promised to take her around the world before she is 30 and her vision goes black. I am taking the job for the resources to accomplish this task. Thanks!
I agree. Get the fuck off the place.
Go take that trip of a lifetime!
Wish you an epic trip
If you don't want to burn bridges have a meeting with your supervisor face to face to break the news to them (don't do it over email). Explain to them why the new opportunity is better for you in an open and honest conversation.
You don't owe anybody anything. Do what's best for you and your family. You can resign respectfully by having a conversation with management and handing them a letter. Any great manager will be happy that you're going onto a more lucrative opportunity.
Agree with all the above, whatever it's after the talks, don't stay. Telling you with 20+ years exp, it's a business, everyone for themselves. Give the genuine facts fir the decision, and have the talk only after you are sure. With this, you may want to shop around a bit too compare as well. All the best!
Trust me, your company would waste no time screwing you over if it served their interests. Always look out for yourself. You're not irreplaceable and you owe them nothing. Don't worry about who you leave behind. We all make our own choices in life.
Good Luck Man. Your wife, your promise to her, the trip and your time together are all way more important than CEO/CTO getting hurt, they would have fired you just for business if they needed to.
What. Why do you need other people to help you make this decision?
Sorry I should have phrased this as advice not “what I should do”
If your boss thinks he can replace a developer with a drag and drop app, either you aren't working on anything worth a damn or your boss doesn't see any value in what you do. You're just an expense to him. Gtfo right away and don't worry about hurt feelings. He clearly doesn't worry about yours.
Yeah I feel that however the CTO knows that’s not true, and I would be letting down the architect and two other close employees.
This is a business decision, not personal. Do you think the CEO/CTO would worry about how it would affect you if they decided to fire you? No! Fire them and be done with it; take the other opportunity.