<prompt> Human: So I currently work in Tulsa, OK as a drafterdesign assistant, been doing so for 8 months. I currently make 12 an hour so Im barely staying afloat financially. I absolutely love my job because its a super laid back environment plus I only work about 2 miles down the street from my apartment. I asked my boss for a raise in Decemeber where I was told no and to wait another 60 days. Today I was offered an interview at a position doing the exact same thing for 17-18 an hour with up to 500 a month in bonuses. The catch is that I was offered the position by a staffing agency, my commute will go from 2 miles to about 15 miles and I have no idea what the job is going to be like but it will be with a much bigger company. 60 days from when I asked for a raise will be next week. If I could make the same or more at my current job I would stay. So next week should I try to negotiate a raise with my boss without letting him know about the possible job offer? Should I try to use the offer as leverage? Or should I just go for it and take the new position?  <response>: every job i had was a stepping stone, if i stayed at the first job i loved i would be makeing 30k instead of the 140 plus. be smart and take those stepping stones, yes i was afraid at each step, but it works out. 