<prompt> Human: So Im a manager for a small company, 150 employees. I love my job, the people that I work for are awesome, all of the people that work under me I consider to be good friends. I make 70k a year, started at 13 an hour 3 years ago. I enjoy going to work with every morning. Corporate competitor offered me 105k a year, company car and benefits to do half of what I do at current company. They expect me to be at office for 30 hours a week, Im currently at work 60 hours a week. The money is enticing, very much so. Its more of a corporate environment from where Im at with possibilities of growth. Thing is, i love the company I work for and have a strong dislike for the company thats offering me a job. And if I go, most contracts from small company would follow, not to brag or anything, but Im really good at what I do. I have a dilema. I know company Im currently working for cannot afford to pay me that much. I know that they cant offer the same benefits. I know we have gone from 30 people to 150 a year and if we continue to grow, in 6-10 years I will be partner. On the other hand, competitor will probably have me as branch manager in the same time and I will be making about 200k a year. So my dilema is this: should I follow the money and leave current company and really fuck everyone over or stay in place and continue to help current company grow? Assistant: The money itself may not be reason to go, but combined with the workload reduction, Im not seeing much of a downside. Human: Heres my dilema: I enjoy working with the people Im currently with. And my mentality has been: we are the guys that do the job right, theyre just in it for the money. Kind of sucks to drop my guys and follow the money. But it would be nice to have the extra cash.  <response>: Stop drinking the company kool-aid. Youre working youre ass off to make someone else rich. If you take that extra 30k and invest it into a 401kIRA and stocks for just 3-4 years compound interest will take over and youll be set for retirement just like that. I wouldnt count on your current companies future grow nor any company for that matter, life happens, the market changes. 