<prompt> Human: Im hoping this is the right subreddit for this post. I considered posting in rrelationships instead, but this is more finance related so I thought it would be better suited here. Ill keep this very brief.Some background: My current job pays me about 51k a year and I have been with the company for two years. I recently accepted a new job offer which would pay me about 60k, however my current job is now willing to match the new jobs offer. I like where I work so I have no issues staying if theyre willing to match it, however I am not sure if this would be a risky decision. My worries are that if I do stay that even though they will match the offer, they will fire me in a month or so in order to replace me with someone cheaper once theyve been trained. Anyone have any advice or experience in this? Im not sure if i should just move on to the new job or stay at the current one and hope for the best.  <response>: I dont think you need to worry about being fired and replaced. Thats a very reddit thing and not something Ive seen happen or experienced. That said, you need to read the tenor of your company and your boss. Id suggest the bigger thing is that your current company will feel they just gave you a huge raise. Youll come around a year from now, have a performance review, and likely wont get a bump you want. Starting at the same salary at a new firm you have a clean slate when it comes to salary growth.It can be a tough decision. The known, coworkers, an environment, vs. the unknown. What opportunity has more room for growth? Is one firm more prestigious than the other? In your field does branching out and networking help or not matter? 