Got hired on at a start up and I may have an opportunity to get a work from home job for a little bit more money, but have to pay more for health insurance.

The start up seems to have high expectations of me so I feel kind of guilty.

Thoughts?

don't feel guilty for leaving a job for something better, or for something that benefits you more.

in my experience, startups want you to "wear many hats" and i don't like that.

WFH alone might be worth it. fukk being in the office.

Don't ever feel bad about leaving a job. If they didn't need you anymore or needed to make cuts, they'd let you go without a second thought. Loyalty is for suckers.

That being said, give some thought to the things you value most.

- do you like your current boss (that goes a long way. A good or bad boss will make or break your experience).

- WFH can be great, but has its downsides. If you're wasting an hour + commuting everyday, getting that time back can be huge. Time is one thing you cannot buy. Not to mention saved commute money.

- I've worked at a couple start ups. Pros and cons. If you get equity it can be great. But expect to roll up.your sleeves and work a lot of hours in a "hustle" culture.

- think two steps ahead. Where do you want to be in 5 years and which job is going to help.set you up the best for that?

- if you're young and don't have a family, being in the office is a good thing IMO. Happy hours, flirting either the girls, potential hook ups or meeting their friends while out, etc... that stuff is awesome and you'd miss out doing WFH.

- economy will get worse. Which company is more stable and less likely to layoff or absolutely need you and your position.

How much is the yearly salary OP?

Do what's best for you end of story.

Loyalty is great for employers, not for employees.

Haha...it's a lumber yard start up where I'm an inventory manager..left a chemist job for it.

Old job is hiring for project managers and I left on a very good note.
job salary 67k-72k. Environmental lab.

Current job at lumber yard is hourly and my raise is supposedly in the works.

Bump

Lumber has seen its best days recently and real estate is coming down dude.

I wouldn't bank on this.

IF it's a really good company you can get in with and grow with over the next 5+ years to weather the storm until new home builds rebound then it could be a good play.

Housing inventory is still somewhat low, but it's getting better by the day and lumber prices will continue to fall.

Like I said in my post... write out your 5 year plan and see what suites you. You haven't provided any info on your personal life, which does play into this type of decision.

Not sure what looking for from miscers here. This needs to be a decision where you merry logic with life balance and future forecasts.

For what it's worth, I'm not saying my advice is concrete - but I've been/am an exec brah with multiple companies and have mentored a handful of folks in their career aspirations.