Alright well ive been working for this Dealership for about year now, and I love it. The work enviroment is fun, and the job is usually pretty tollerable. The only real downside is the money. I make roughly 21000 a year (before taxes) which i realize isnt bad, but i know the potential to make more is out there. So i received a offer from Geico responding to my resume on carreerbuilder.com, and i decided to look into it. Starting salery is anywhere between 28,000-30000, doing anything from claims to inspections. In its lowest thats a solid 7,000 more then i make a year and closer to 9,000 with the way my commision checks have been looking (thats factored into the 21k salery). My question is, is it wrong for me to consider leaving a job i dont mind doing simply for more money? I definently could use the bump in income, but is that enough of a reason to leave?

 

If it is in the direction you want to go in and you won't find the quality of job/life declining then I say it's a good move. BUT TELL YOUR BOSS BEFORE JUST QUITING!!! Let them know that you are looking for other jobs...sometimes they will increase your salary to keep you.

 

Nothing wrong about looking out for yourself. The increase in salary would be good, but more importantly is it something you can tolerate or see yourself doing?

 

You have to consider the long term as well.
Does the new job offer movement up the ladder? or does it stop there with that position and salary? How does that compare to the job that you have now?

 

Well i have several freinds who work for geico, and they all say its a great place to work for. Very reasonable managment, good benifits, and ive been told that the profit sharing program is actually pretty impressive. I dont think id have a problem doing anything there, i wouldnt mind getting into the machanical claims (looking up the parts for venders/customers) as thats really close to what I do now (parts specialist). I definently would not leave with out giving 2 weeks notice, just goes against my nature. I have mentioned the desire for more money to both my direct supervisor and the owner of the dealership, and they have both told me that its just not possible at this time. The best they could offer was a slight increase to my commision percentage (from 1.5 to 2%) which to be fair is a fair atempt on there part, but the parts department just doesnt move enough in gross sales for commission to be any kind of major addition to my income

 

It also depends on whether you're looking for a career or just a job. Generally, there's not a whole lot of upward mobility in dealership-type jobs, and "Parts Specialist" will only help your resume if you are staying in the very limited automotive-parts arena.

This job at Geico would likely have much more room to move up into management or other areas, and would look better on the 'ol resume if you decide to branch out later on - office-type work and project management is similar in lots of industries.

 

do it.

 

this is a good point i had not thought of, thank you

 

Sounds like in two weeks you won't be a Parts specialist anymore

 

Glad to help.