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The Polack MSgt

(13,767 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:32 PM 10 hrs ago

I accepted a job offer yesterday.

I will be getting my 1st raise since 2021, a pretty jaw dropping (to me anyway) 17%.

The new company actually went to the top of my desired range and added 1K.

I start on March 2nd

It's gonna be tough to relearn processes/systems after so long with my last company, but... that last company was shitty.

Honestly, I'm glad to be shut of them.

Yay me.

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I accepted a job offer yesterday. (Original Post) The Polack MSgt 10 hrs ago OP
Congrats! SheltieLover 10 hrs ago #1
Thanks for sharing your great news! Easterncedar 10 hrs ago #2
Congrats Bristlecone 10 hrs ago #3
Good news! Marthe48 10 hrs ago #4
New beginnings are exciting! hamsterjill 10 hrs ago #5
Excellent! niyad 10 hrs ago #6
Congrats! It sounds like they really wanted you and your skills! CaliforniaPeggy 10 hrs ago #7
I was ready to sign if they offered the bottom of my desired range honestly The Polack MSgt 9 hrs ago #16
what a feeling!!!! Congrats! samnsara 10 hrs ago #8
Yeah! MLAA 10 hrs ago #9
This was the heads of my coin flip of celebration songs - It landed tails obviously The Polack MSgt 9 hrs ago #17
Happy to be of service! MLAA 9 hrs ago #25
Congratulations!! markie 10 hrs ago #10
Turn it up to 11 blm 10 hrs ago #11
""" AllaN01Bear 10 hrs ago #12
Congratulations. LoisB 10 hrs ago #13
Good luck! surfered 10 hrs ago #14
Congratulations! highplainsdem 10 hrs ago #15
Thanks! The Polack MSgt 9 hrs ago #18
Congrats! area51 9 hrs ago #19
So happy for you! Congratulations! HeartsCanHope 9 hrs ago #20
Congrats BlueWaveNeverEnd 9 hrs ago #21
Onward and upward! democrank 9 hrs ago #22
May you have a long symbiotic relationship with your employer. nt Xipe Totec 9 hrs ago #23
Congrats Figarosmom 9 hrs ago #24
Sounds positive and beneficial! nt Exp 9 hrs ago #26
Damn straight, yea you! Congratulations. yonder 9 hrs ago #27
Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles 9 hrs ago #28
Congratulations! Your new company scored as well! SunSeeker 8 hrs ago #29
Yeah you! Marie Marie 8 hrs ago #30
So happy for you congrats! Tree Lady 8 hrs ago #31
Great news! When do you plan to retire? Shellback Squid 8 hrs ago #32
This job pushes it back at least a year. The Polack MSgt 51 min ago #37
Great news. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #33
Thank you Sheshe The Polack MSgt 49 min ago #38
Great to hear IbogaProject 7 hrs ago #34
Yeeha! Bayard 7 hrs ago #35
Congrats Sarge! AZJonnie 5 hrs ago #36
Excelsior! "Ever Upward!" some_of_us_are_sane 6 min ago #39

hamsterjill

(17,282 posts)
5. New beginnings are exciting!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:38 PM
10 hrs ago

There have been several times in my life when I got to "reset" and go a different direction. Congratulations on your new opportunity. You will enjoy learning new things!

The Polack MSgt

(13,767 posts)
16. I was ready to sign if they offered the bottom of my desired range honestly
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:21 PM
9 hrs ago

Since that number was a pretty solid raise.

But as the headhunter told me- I am in a niche role with an uncommon skill set.

Looking for someone to train, hoping they can do the job isn't a winning strategy. Not when they had a position they needed filled ASAP

So, they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse

yonder

(10,276 posts)
27. Damn straight, yea you! Congratulations.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:06 PM
9 hrs ago

Shitty jobs aren't worth the headaches.

Good luck!

Tree Lady

(13,162 posts)
31. So happy for you congrats!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:50 PM
8 hrs ago

My son n law just got new job after Trumps people laid him off a year ago.

He had got a masters in counseling while in AF and worked with the cadets at academy in CO. So he got a license in WA state and got great job at Equine counseling place in the country in Redmond. Place looks so relaxing great place to work.

And they are moving from Texas and excited, he ended up there after military with kids in high school, the youngest graduates in a few months. I am happy to have my daughter closer, I live in Oregon.

The Polack MSgt

(13,767 posts)
37. This job pushes it back at least a year.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 07:28 AM
51 min ago

I was considering retirement next year after turning 64.

But I'd feel like an ass if I signed on with this outfit just to leave less than 2 years later.

So I'll go to 65 and give them a long notice before I leave.

IbogaProject

(5,743 posts)
34. Great to hear
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:36 AM
7 hrs ago

Keep your nose down and the acclimation will be behind you soon. I always really loved that song and most of LZ III.

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