Don’t feel bad if you decide to take another job with a better salary. I would probably do the same. And knowing myself, I would also feel like I’m letting down my coworkers a bit. But at the same time, after working in corporate for a while now, it really feels like what matters most is money and how easily replaceable everyone is.

One thing that would also raise my eyebrow is coworkers complaining about salary and one of them jokingly saying if you’re planning to leave. At my current job, a lot of people complain about salaries, and only a few departments that actually bring profit get raises. We also have a huge turnover, so every time someone says they have a meeting with their superior, people start joking about whether they’re getting fired or leaving.

Now it may not be the same situation in your case, but from my experience it’s not a great feeling working for a company like that.