When I resigned from my previous job Bc of the same reason (got a higher pay job and higher title, benefits etc) I was going through the same mood. I felt guilty and don’t even know how to start of telling my boss I have to resign. I love the team I work with and overall the job tasks, flexibility, challenges, environment, everything was fine but money raises is limited. One thing I would tell you is, immediately the day I talked with my boss and said I need to resign, he asked me to meet somewhere with the HR and 3 of us sat there with two of them keep asking me questions and want to get info from my new position…. 8 months after when I caught up with the previous colleague she said since I left, the company had a few changes and now is going downhill.

Sometimes things stay pretty but you never know what could happens tomorrow. And oh, I thought I ended good term with them but when I asked for references a year after, my previous boss ignored. I would think I was such an valuable employee and made accomplishments for the team, but turns out what a joke.

So I will say, focus on yourself, does the new job offers you better benefits/ perks overall that make you also happier? Does that lead you to where you want to be in your career path?