<prompt> Human: I currently work in an affordable city in the US and was approached by a former colleague for a position in their company at a 20,000 raise. The actual salary wasnt given, just more of a would you move for 20k then you make now? The colleague would now be my boss and the move would essentially be a lateral move.Heres my question, I LOVE where I work now, the firm is about half the size of the firm courting me and only has 1 office vs several for the courting firm. Both firms are privately owned by just a few people, but my gut tells me to stay where I am. Thoughts? I can provide answers to questions - obviously this is a throwaway account.  <response>: people work for income and many fear change...and why they stay in jobs making less. You need to discuss the offer more to get specifics. I will safely say this, you have no idea at this moment whether you would NOT love the new job in a year...of hate your existing job in a year 