Originally Posted by
mzeffex
So I got (for the second time) asked to work at a local bike shop. For those who don't know, I work at another local shop. I'm terrified and really feel un-adult like now. There's a lot of reasons to move there, but I'm just really scared.
Pros:
-better pay - good for stuff obviously and for college september 2011
-I like that shop a lot
-closer
-better pay
-top rated store - top 100 in country (don't know what place though)
-better pay
Cons:
-Learned everything I know where I am now, like boss, but scared his temper might flare up. There's only a few people at my current shop, and I don't know.
Advice?
If I were you, I would give your current shop a head-up. Tell your boss you have another job offer and give him the chance to make you a counter-offer. Ask for more money than the new shop is willing to pay you in order to offset the difference between the benefits "better" shop and where you work now. If your current boss says yes, you get a hefty raise. If he balks at that number, you go to the new shop. The benefit to doing it this way is that your boss (thinks he) has the chance to keep you around and that your departure is in his hands. Your resignation will be a mutual decision and you won't burn any bridges at your original shop.