Real-Life Decision Making -- Solution
You keep the job you have now and hope that one will come along that offers both more money and the chance to expand your knowledge base.
After listening to the explanation of the job and the benefits program, you ask for a few days to think about the position before you commit to it. The company is agreeable, and they tell you to take the time that you need.
You look at the salary, the benefits and the cost of the benefits, and see that the amount of money that you're losing isn't as much as it appears to be at first. But still you're not sure about taking a pay cut and increasing your workload.
The next day, you ask about the chances for advancement or changing departments with the company you're already employed with. A human resources person says another position for which you are suited will open in the near future.
Based on that information, you decide not to take the position with the new company. They are disappointed with your answer, but offer an open door should you ever change your mind.
A few months later at your current company, the position that was mentioned does come open. But someone else is hired into the position from outside of the company. Disgruntled, you call your contact at the company you interviewed with, only to find that they don't currently have any openings and they won't be able to find a place for you in the company for at least six months.
All this means that you're either stuck with your current company for six more months or you need to start looking elsewhere for a new job. Meanwhile, your duties are the same and your knowledge base isn't increasing at all.