<prompt> Human: I work for a security contractor. Generally, wages are based on the contract for the specific site that my company is contracted to do security for. Today I was offered a supervisory position at a different site, but that site pays 25 cents less per hour than my current site. Its not much money, but I would think its the principle of the thing. I was both employee of the month and employee of the year for my branch, which contains over a thousand employees. Ive been with the company for well over a year. Theoretically, taking the position would give me more standing within the company but it just feels like that since theyve acknowledged me, twice, as an outstanding employee I cant in good conscience accept any position for less pay. Is this the right line of thinking, or should I accept the position?Assistant: Have you gone back and negotiated the initial offer yet? If not, you should do that. It sounds like you have great standing based on your performance to negotiate AT LEAST the same pay if not more. That said, I do think there are situations where it makes sense to take a promotion for less pay this is a common situation when employees switch from hourly OT to salaried. For example, if having supervisor experience on your resume opens you up to other jobs that pay more. Theoretically, after you are a supervisor for 1 years, you should be seen as qualified for any supervisor job, so you could try to find one at another company for better pay.Human: I have not, I asked for a few days to think about it. Negotiation is going to happen, thats for sure, but what happens if they dont budge? Part of the issue is margins, and they really dont like to cut into those by raising the wage beyond the specified contract unless its absolutely necessary. So if they dont budge should I accept the position in the hope that itll pay off down the line? Or should I just stick with the current contract until one better opens up? Will it hurt my standing within the company if I decline?  <response>: So if they dont budge should I accept the position in the hope that itll pay off down the line?It depends on whether getting the promotion helps your resume for future jobs. If supervisor jobs tend to pay more than the role youre doing now, I would take it. You can always bail on the company after 1 year for a better paying supervisor position. However, if the role doesnt generally pay more you can check on Glassdoor, Payscale for similar roles to understand the current market pay ranges then I would decline. Will it hurt my standing within the company if I decline?Generally, no. Its very understandable if you turn down a promotion thats actually less pay. You can also make clear that you really want to advance within the company but you cant justify taking a pay cut to do so. 