JustBeHappyG
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Hi!
A bit of background: I've been in my current job for 1.5 years. I LOVED the company and planned to work here a very long time, but the company sold to a European company 2 months ago, and the changes have been awful. There isn't anymore growth opportunity (like there was before), the leadership here doesn't really know what they're doing, and I haven't felt appreciated in a long time. On top of that, I'm bored out of my mind. My boss even told me I was ready to be promoted, there just wasn't a spot for me.
SO I interviewed at another company, and I got the job. It's more hours, potentially night and weekend shifts once in a while (I've always done day shifts), and it pays more than double what I'm making now. On top of that, it's an incredible growth opportunity, higher title, and the company is huge so there will be many opportunities.
A week ago, my dog had a seizure for the first time, and then two more after that, and I had a panic episode right afterwards.
My question to the community: When I think about going to this new job, I get horrible anxiety. On paper, it makes the most sense, and financially it's an amazing opportunity. I'm so comfortable in my current job, that I'm scared to try something new. At the end of the day, it's not my life, it's a job, but I can't understand if it's anxiety driving my fear to move to it and take it, or if it's my gut telling me it's not the right decision. When my company found out I was offered a new job, they offered me a title increase and financial increase to stay (not as much as this new company, though). Even then, when I don't have anxiety I'm super excited about this new opportunity, but when I have time to think about it, I get awful fear and this stick in my gut, and feel like it's not the right decision.
How do you determine if it's your gut telling you something (listen to your gut), or if it's anxiety and it's not related? I don't know what to do.
A bit of background: I've been in my current job for 1.5 years. I LOVED the company and planned to work here a very long time, but the company sold to a European company 2 months ago, and the changes have been awful. There isn't anymore growth opportunity (like there was before), the leadership here doesn't really know what they're doing, and I haven't felt appreciated in a long time. On top of that, I'm bored out of my mind. My boss even told me I was ready to be promoted, there just wasn't a spot for me.
SO I interviewed at another company, and I got the job. It's more hours, potentially night and weekend shifts once in a while (I've always done day shifts), and it pays more than double what I'm making now. On top of that, it's an incredible growth opportunity, higher title, and the company is huge so there will be many opportunities.
A week ago, my dog had a seizure for the first time, and then two more after that, and I had a panic episode right afterwards.
My question to the community: When I think about going to this new job, I get horrible anxiety. On paper, it makes the most sense, and financially it's an amazing opportunity. I'm so comfortable in my current job, that I'm scared to try something new. At the end of the day, it's not my life, it's a job, but I can't understand if it's anxiety driving my fear to move to it and take it, or if it's my gut telling me it's not the right decision. When my company found out I was offered a new job, they offered me a title increase and financial increase to stay (not as much as this new company, though). Even then, when I don't have anxiety I'm super excited about this new opportunity, but when I have time to think about it, I get awful fear and this stick in my gut, and feel like it's not the right decision.
How do you determine if it's your gut telling you something (listen to your gut), or if it's anxiety and it's not related? I don't know what to do.
