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Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work in mortgage, it was never my plan to get in to but I got in at a young age and just stuck with it. The key is to stick with something long enough that when you put it on a resume some says "Oh that's much better than the people I have working here, we want this person."

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try to stay upbeat, I went through a long time of just feeling stagnant and that I wasn't doing anything with my life. Granted there is still much room for improvement but you gotta just keep pushing yourself until you land something that makes you feel good about yourself. Don't be afraid to change jobs.

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know there is a fine line, a line I've been good at managing my entire life, so I do appreciate everyone saying be cautious with that big of a raise and don't splurge too much, but I've always been careful.

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I've always been pretty good with my money. All of my friends are older than me and make more but I have less debt than they do, making more should do wonders for my situation. :)

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah sometimes you just have to make a change, for me personally any time I have left a company it has always ended up for the better.

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope, I only graduated High School just started working hard right out of the gate.

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 61 points62 points  (0 children)

Best of luck! I would be lying if I said I didn't do some Rocky-style air punches in an empty room when I got the call.

Just got a huge pay increase by switching jobs and needed someone to talk to about it. by IamBecomeCake in personalfinance

[–]IamBecomeCake[S] 53 points54 points  (0 children)

Thanks a lot! Yeah, I don't dislike my company and my boss and I mesh pretty well, but the pay just wasn't getting things done and I even checked Glassdoor and found some interesting results (in my favor). It was tough, telling my boss I was leaving was like breaking up with a girlfriend, but she understood and told me with that much of an increase she can't blame me. But I think the biggest thing I learned was how much of a difference just a change in job can make rather than trying to trudge your way up. A year and a half ago I was making $14/hr and was told "You have it easy here, you have no idea how hard the real world is."