I really have to agree with this. If the work is interesting, and you feel you aren't getting hosed salary wise, you might as well stay. Of course, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't keep your eyes out for something better/different to come along.
I never thought this way when I first started working IT ('98). I stayed at EDS right out of college and only stayed there 2 years because it was a dead end project and my manager wouldn't let me switch, also I was getting married and my husband lived elsewhere. I moved to my second company and stayed there for 5 years, although, in hindsight, I should have jumped much earlier. That company didn't pay me what I was worth, and I couldn't get a promotion because of all kinds of reasons. Since I have left, my salary has gone up nearly $10,000 (in only 5 months) and I have learned a LOT of new things.
I think in the future I will be much smarter about when to jump ship and when to stay onboard. External factors have a way of scaring you into staying, but you shouldn't be afraid of a little change as long as you make sure that you are covered where you need to be.
I, personally would take the paycut (of course, depending on how big of a cut it was). Why settle for being happy only half the time? If you have a job that you enjoy and that is challenging, then you will be happier even when you aren't at work.
Of course, if the pay cut is too substantial for it to make sense, you can always pass that opportunity up, but continue to look for other opportunities where you would be able to use your education more fully. The thing is, the longer you wait to get a job doing what you went to school to do, the harder it will be for you to get a job doing that.
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I really have to agree with this. If the work is interesting, and you feel you aren't getting hosed salary wise, you might as well stay. Of course, that doesn't mean that you shouldn't keep your eyes out for something better/different to come along. I never thought this way when I first started working IT ('98). I stayed at EDS right out of college and only stayed there 2 years because it was a dead end project and my manager wouldn't let me switch, also I was getting married and my husband lived elsewhere. I moved to my second company and stayed there for 5 years, although, in hindsight, I should have jumped much earlier. That company didn't pay me what I was worth, and I couldn't get a promotion because of all kinds of reasons. Since I have left, my salary has gone up nearly $10,000 (in only 5 months) and I have learned a LOT of new things. I think in the future I will be much smarter about when to jump ship and when to stay onboard. External factors have a way of scaring you into staying, but you shouldn't be afraid of a little change as long as you make sure that you are covered where you need to be.
I, personally would take the paycut (of course, depending on how big of a cut it was). Why settle for being happy only half the time? If you have a job that you enjoy and that is challenging, then you will be happier even when you aren't at work.
Of course, if the pay cut is too substantial for it to make sense, you can always pass that opportunity up, but continue to look for other opportunities where you would be able to use your education more fully. The thing is, the longer you wait to get a job doing what you went to school to do, the harder it will be for you to get a job doing that.