|
Man this is a tough decision. What attracted me to the new company is their product line and the income potential. What's making me want to stay with current company is change avoidance and that I'd miss my sales and service team mates. What made me look elsewhere in the first place was that I felt/feel I'm stagnating in my current position and that there are no opportunities for advancement let alone do something/anything different.
My VP's counteroffer was half of the new company's offer which puts me at the top of my sales role's pay scale. This is base pay. New company's total comm/bonus package has a higher upper limit. If my only decision criterion were salary, I'd have been gone by yesterday. I never thought I'd say this but money's not everything. My VP did say now that he knows I want to do something else within the organization, he will make sure I get exposure to other roles. It'll still be up to me to win those jobs but he will facilitate the introductions, training, etc. And, he will make sure I get tapped for special projects while I'm waiting for those other jobs to open up.
Why did he, my manager and director wait so long to help open the doors for me? I think it's because I'm a top producer and so why would they encourage my departure from their team? Anyway, I walked away from my meeting today knowing how much I'm valued by my employers. But, how much longer will I have to wait for another position to open up? And, of course, there's the money aspect. Decisions, decisions...
|