# Can't decide if I should take a job that was offered to me

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-decide-if-i-should-take-a-job-that-was-offered-to-me/554839>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-decide-if-i-should-take-a-job-that-was-offered-to-me/554839 "2010-09-24T02:19:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2010, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-decide-if-i-should-take-a-job-that-was-offered-to-me/554839/21 "2010-09-25T18:09:57Z")

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I tend to agree with **pbbth** - people often recommend playing one company against the other, but I don’t think that is your best plan in the long run - you will be noted and remembered as the guy who went looking for a new job.

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-decide-if-i-should-take-a-job-that-was-offered-to-me/554839/22 "2010-09-26T18:53:46Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> I tend to agree with **pbbth** - people often recommend playing one company against the other, but I don’t think that is your best plan in the long run - you will be noted and remembered as the guy who went looking for a new job.

Do you think anyone remembers and respects the guy who stays in the same position for 15 years?

It doesn’t hurt to be thought of as a little bit of a “dick”. Not that wanting a job that has some growth potential makes you dickish.  
To the OP. Your current job sounds stupid. Try out another company.

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**Author:** ![Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/dec6dc/32.png) [@Picard\_Kills\_Kirk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Picard_Kills_Kirk)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-decide-if-i-should-take-a-job-that-was-offered-to-me/554839/23 "2010-09-26T22:29:09Z")

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> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#):
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> I tend to agree with **pbbth** - people often recommend playing one company against the other, but I don’t think that is your best plan in the long run - you will be noted and remembered as the guy who went looking for a new job.

I agree with this too. If you decide to go to the new job, I wouldn’t even give your previous company the opportunity to make an offer to keep you. You’ll be remembered as the guy who bullied (for lack of a better word) them into giving you a raise when times were already tough enough.

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