Should I take the offer?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Like a couple of posters have mentioned, valuing interest over pay is short sighted and selfish. Without sounding too harsh, its a fairytale sold as an argument to the naive.

First off, interest is not inherent. It can be developed. You may have a few dream jobs (general manager of a soccer team, pro soccer player etc), and a few jobs you will never do (i.e. grave digger, sewer cleaner etc) but most jobs fall in the grey spectrum and for these u can develop a liking or interest for. You know how in school u can either do well in a subject cos u like it or u can like a subject cos u work hard at it and become good at it. Same thing for a job - interest is not inherent and unchanging.

Second, if u stay in a low paying job cos u enjoy it, and turn down higher paying opportunities cos they do not align with your interest, you are selfish in letting your own agenda deprive your family from a better life. Thats an unacceptably selfish decision.

So why has this argument become so popular? Basically its an argument that HR uses to convince employees to accept their middling circumstances and not move to greener pastures. It's our job as thinking people to expose the argument for what it is, instead of accepting it and parroting it to other people.

Well said. Of course HR in any company will always try to sell rubbish like interest, culture, development opportunities etc. to psycho employees to stay and also keep cost low. Easily contented employee = cheap.

Usually the ones that are diao there nobody headhunt them, no promotion, little increment etc like to spout the “interest” excuse. Funnily they are also the ones who usually bitch & moan whole day, ask them don’t like just move on lar, they fall back to the universal excuse “I have interest in the job and like the culture here”.

Originally Posted by roshin

Yes is one month notice and 1 month pay..or 2 month notice period..I talked with my manager and HR last friday and they offered 2.8k as basic and a performance review after 6 months. Also the 2 month notice period reduced to standard
1 month. Finally I signed the offer letter :-)

Thanks for all the replies.

Well done. Wise decision.

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