Stay or chase the money?

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GsWB55

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GsWB55
Nov 14, 2019 9 Comments

This year I moved for a position as a software engineer where I am solely in charge of building and deploying a fairly complex web app. This week I received an offer from Booz Allen Hamilton for an approximate 35% increase in base pay. Would it be better in the long run to stay and finish the project I'm working on now so I have something to add to my resume, or should I just chase the money? Prior to my current job I was a sysadmin for about 8 months, so I'm also worried that changing jobs this frequently will seem suspicious.

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    Chase money
    Nov 14, 2019 0
  • New / Eng
    AmazonEng

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    Let the money chase you.
    Nov 14, 2019 1
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    • New / Eng
      GsWB55

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      GsWB55
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      ~3y of full stack development
      Nov 14, 2019
  • This is not just about the money. The experience you will gain with BAH is likely far greater than what you described you’re doing. Don’t just go for the money, go for the greater experience as well. 35% increase should not be ignored.
    Nov 14, 2019 1
    • New / Eng
      GsWB55

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      That's a great point. I have autonomy at my current position so I could make the argument that I'm gaining more overall experience since I'm literally building everything from ci/cd pipelines to communicating with the customer. However, I also feel that I could learn more if I was part of a team and had access to at least one mentor. Kinda hard to stick to scrum when it's just me doing everything.
      Nov 14, 2019
  • New / Eng
    lHpK84

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    lHpK84
    If BAH is a 35% bump you must be grossly underpaid in current position. I'd get the written and try and negotiate a pay raise above that with current company. Then, best of both if it works out.
    Nov 14, 2019 0