Comparing counter offer with new job offer - immediate decision needed
I need to decide by EOD today but essentially I got a job offer for 85k and 10k relocation (within the same city but move closer to the office) and my current job matched but is changing my title from a specialist to an analyst and adding more reporting responsibilities.
A couple more details:
-I would be joining a fintech company in a Merchant Support/Operations specialist role. My current job is in banking. The new company is incredibly small and growth could be exponential there whereas in my bank I could see stagnation.
-There are red flags for both jobs so it’s a toss up in that sense in terms of believability for both.
-An analyst position is something I’ve always wanted but it’s in banking in something relatively niche and I don’t like banking all that much (new job is more intriguing).
-HCOL city.
-New job offer is 4 days in office and 1 day remote and my current job countered with 3 days in office and 2 days remote. I like more remote for sure.
-I am not unhappy with current job I just don’t really find too compelling to me (honestly I just might not like working at all tbh so not sure if the new job would be that compelling to me either).
-Benefits/PTO in current job is really nice and I still don’t know the benefits for the new job and I am set to start on Sept. 9th.
Please ask me any questions could use some advice here. Was blindsided with the counter because I was here for a short amount of time but it’s clear they want me to stay as I have made an impact.
Posted Sep 1, 2026, 4:32 PM UTC