Twice that I can think of, I have quit a decent job for a higher paying job, and both times it has bitten my butt. Both times I jot laid off within 9 months of accepting the new, higher paying job.
Now here I plan on doing it again.
I'm currently working a 6 month contract, but it's a contract that could be extended indefinitely. I could still be working here in 5 or 10 years, if I don't quit. The pay is ok, and I have benefits. There is virtually no chance that I would be hired on as an "FTE", though. This job is only half an hour drive away from where I live.
I just accepted another contract, this one is a 1 year contract. I'll be making about 8 dollars an hour more than what I make now, but I won't have benefits, and there is no chance of the contract extending... But there is a chance that I could be hired on as an FTE. The job is about 1 1/2 hour from where I live (half hour drive plus a little over an hour on light rail).
I am kinda sick to my stomach. I hate giving up this job. Good people, easy work. But I'm going into an environment I know and thrive in. I hate giving up the benefits, but the extra money will help me get some bills paid off, and since my wife won't work, this is like another salary. I hate the extra time in travel, but there is an up side to that, too. Since the last time I rode light rail to work, I haven't gotten much reading at all done.
So prayer... Please just pray that this move is God pleasing. That God sustain my family and I, and keep us healthy and whole until we have insurance. That this turns into full time employment. That I may trust Him more than in my employment and insurance situation.
