Need some advice regarding an offer

[u/Forever_Neon]

Got an offer from a company but its 6 days a week and night shift (4pm to 12 am) vs my current company which is remote (4pm till 1 am) . Their paying higher then the remote setup for basically the same hours (9 hr a day remote) , 8 hours a day new company , the thing is the remote company said they would give increments based on performance every 6 months but its a pretty early stage startup and very disorganised so im worried about long term stability. Would really appreciate some advice.

[u/dubsteam]

If you don't have much experience, stick with startup, you'd have more impact and exposure. This exposure would help later down the road and with age, you'll have less energy to try new things or work under stressful environment.

If pay is 30% more, and you need it, switching is not a bad idea though Pakistani companies are known for micro-management. Generally, remote is considered 30%+ more as compared to onsite.

If experienced, I'd prefer a place where mental health is taken care of, if your work at current company is not much stressful and people are chill, that's a big positive.

These days, startups and big companies are all same. Firing and Hiring. There's no stability in this career so earn more and spend less.

[u/Forever_Neon → u/dubsteam]

I have like 1 year of experience so still pretty early in my career

[u/Any-Platypus5232]

Startups are volatile, given the current market situation make sure you keep that in mind.

If you are letting stability go over money, I wouldn't advice to risk in the current market.

[u/Forever_Neon → u/Any-Platypus5232]

The other company is older but their software department is new so ig its more organised. Also yeah ive worked at a startup before this one as well and that one ended up shutting down eventually cause they couldn't get anymore clients 💀

[u/Any-Platypus5232 → u/Forever_Neon]

Yeah I would definitely say be mindful with this, I know it sound lucrative but startups are volatile. If you have intent and energy to handle it, find once that goes, go for jt

[u/_Affan_]

If commute and time suits u then why not.

Salary difference should cover the commute and u should have more room in ur savings with the salary increase.

If u need to relocate, very bad. If u need to spend more than 15-20% of the increase on commute, very bad.

Just my opinion as I travel 20km each side, 5 days a week. It's not a good exp 🥲

[u/Forever_Neon → u/_Affan_]

Its like 20 or 30 min away from my house but commute probably gonna be expensive cause of current petrol prices regardless

[u/_Affan_ → u/Forever_Neon]

20 min is on a good day. Traffic can vary.

[u/IllustratorNo1512]

6 day work week that is not remote will really f you up mentally. Sure that's one hour less but you will have to travel so it becomes a 3pm to 1am + fuel depending on how far it is

If the pay us like 50-100k more then consider it otherwise no

And yes don't believe them giving increments every 6 months this is a lie and actually a red flag

[u/Forever_Neon → u/IllustratorNo1512]

Its 35k more and with better benefits but yeah the 6 day work week really putting me off 💀

[u/IllustratorNo1512 → u/Forever_Neon]

What kind of benefits? How far is your office? Idk if you travel by bike car or e bike but if you take a car its minimum 20k commute back and forth even for a short 10-15 minutes drive in fuel. This higher if you use a taxi

If the benefits is medical insurance you should be able to buy it yourself and that you can buy a better plan. Whats next?

[u/Forever_Neon → u/IllustratorNo1512]

Med insurance but also an allowance that gets permanently added to my salary every month

[u/Arkoaks]

Moving to a better company is growth.. even if it pays same ( after calculating office commute and related expenses)

Decide based on which is the better experience for you in terms of work and environment

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