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Weiser · 02-24-2008, 03:49 PM

That is the question.

Friday afternoon the executive VP (rachel's dad) came up to me and pulled me aside, he said they desperately need someone who knows what they are doing and he wants me to move to Toronto and work there, clean the place up and make it smoother running. Basically I would be doing what I do right now, but soooo much more other stuff too. He told me to think about it this weekend and let him know monday.

Right now I am at a loss as to what to do.

There are alot of questions I need to ask Randy (vp) on monday. What do I ask for a raise? I only make 28k on salary, and another 14-16k in bonuses. Cost of living is MUCH higher there than it is here, considering I will be living downtown - and not commuting. I talked to a couple people from work and they said to ask for 40k base not including bonuses. Does that sound really high? As for bonuses, I make the most in bonuses that I can, but I am the low man on the totem pole. If I took this, I would be able to make more bonus wise - except it is all dependant on what the department makes, and toronto is not a cash cow yet...

Another thing is that the toronto office is so small right now, there are only 3 people there (there was 4, one quit) and so when it expands (which it will) I will be able to move up the ranks so fast - but that also means no Foreign Exchange for me. Ugh...

Then there is rachel, who I really really like, but if i move, that's it...

It's funny, I just had my palm read last night while we were pre-drinking at rachels, and the girl who read my palm told me that I always tend to think with my heart, and not my head - and I think she is right. Looking at all the pros and cons, I KNOW this would be an amazing career move, but I don't want to do it because I'll lose rachel, and never see like any of my friends out here ever again - I probably won't be coming back here, ever...

What the hell should I do, and how do I negotiate salary and all that stuff? I have never had to do that, my last job the told me what I would make and i nearly p00ped it was so much...so I don't know how to ask for more...

02-24-2008, 03:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
Weiser Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The center of the Universe; Toronto Posts: 2,997	To move or not to move... That is the question. Friday afternoon the executive VP (rachel's dad) came up to me and pulled me aside, he said they desperately need someone who knows what they are doing and he wants me to move to Toronto and work there, clean the place up and make it smoother running. Basically I would be doing what I do right now, but soooo much more other stuff too. He told me to think about it this weekend and let him know monday. Right now I am at a loss as to what to do. There are alot of questions I need to ask Randy (vp) on monday. What do I ask for a raise? I only make 28k on salary, and another 14-16k in bonuses. Cost of living is MUCH higher there than it is here, considering I will be living downtown - and not commuting. I talked to a couple people from work and they said to ask for 40k base not including bonuses. Does that sound really high? As for bonuses, I make the most in bonuses that I can, but I am the low man on the totem pole. If I took this, I would be able to make more bonus wise - except it is all dependant on what the department makes, and toronto is not a cash cow yet... Another thing is that the toronto office is so small right now, there are only 3 people there (there was 4, one quit) and so when it expands (which it will) I will be able to move up the ranks so fast - but that also means no Foreign Exchange for me. Ugh... Then there is rachel, who I really really like, but if i move, that's it... It's funny, I just had my palm read last night while we were pre-drinking at rachels, and the girl who read my palm told me that I always tend to think with my heart, and not my head - and I think she is right. Looking at all the pros and cons, I KNOW this would be an amazing career move, but I don't want to do it because I'll lose rachel, and never see like any of my friends out here ever again - I probably won't be coming back here, ever... What the hell should I do, and how do I negotiate salary and all that stuff? I have never had to do that, my last job the told me what I would make and i nearly p00ped it was so much...so I don't know how to ask for more...