Switching jobs is it worth it?

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I have been offered a job with slight increase in pay by only like 34 cents. I was offered a job at a hospital that I have always wanted to work at but now I am contemplating because their benefits for me aND my kids are double the amout I pay every two weeks and they have a deductible. I currently don't pay a deductible and the rates are lower. In addition the new company I want to work for offer bonuses throughout the year and incentives. . I calculated and I will be making less money and paying more for insurance due to having a deductible to meet. My question is should I take the offer or not in hate to decline a Job I am sure that looks terrible... I am so confused don't know what to do. .

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I have been offered a job with slight increase in pay by only like 34 cents. I was offered a job at a hospital that I have always wanted to work at but now I am contemplating because their benefits for me aND my kids are double the amout I pay every two weeks and they have a deductible. I currently don't pay a deductible and the rates are lower. In addition the new company I want to work for offer bonuses throughout the year and incentives. . I calculated and I will be making less money and paying more for insurance due to having a deductible to meet. My question is should I take the offer or not in hate to decline a Job I am sure that looks terrible... I am so confused don't know what to do. .

You've only talked about dollars and cents, and from that perspective it makes little sense to switch jobs. So I'm confused about your confusion. What would make the new job more attractive than the one you have now?

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Ok, the thing is .. I don't feel comfortable stating my pay per hr on the site. A few things I can tell u is the company is a magnet hospital, they offer bonuses /incentives throughout the year and what it sounds like they treat their employees with great respect and value them highly.. I have always wanted to work there but it does not seem like the pay out would be worth it. In addition they were offering a sign on bonus at one point which they did not offer me at they he the time but I am going to call and ask about it.. I can private message you with the numbers.

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Dont switch. It isnt worth it for only 34 cents.

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If you can live comfortably on either salary, if the money and benefits were equal, where would you work and why? That is what you need to ask yourself.

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Magnet designation is not a guarantee of it being a healthy working environment, at least in my experience.

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I've been thinking about this type of situation lately.

Job A: Place I have zero interest in working, but I'll get really great pay.

Job B: Lower pay, but a place I've been dying to work in.

I've chosen job B. Why? Because I did a budget to make sure my family would be comfortable financially if I took the lower paying job I actually want.

If we would not be able to swing it financially, then I would choose Job A.

Security of my family trumps me woking in the place I would prefer.

Can you actually afford to care for your kids properly with the job you want, knowing you'll be paying double for healthcare? That's where I'd start.

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