Yesterday (Thursday) I got a job offer from a college an hour outside of Chicago.
This job would be considerably better than my current one
Current job vs. Small town outside Chicago job
$50k vs. $58k
15 days vacation vs. 25 days vacation
Retirement is the same; benefits are the same.
Here is the catch. When they called, I asked if they could bump it up to $60k. The lady said she would discuss with her manager and call me back. She did not call back on Thursday. She did not call back today (Friday). So I just called her a little while ago to let her know I am still interested and wanted to discuss the position further. I left a message on her voicemail saying such. Looking back... this was probably a bad idea. But I wanted to discuss with her the timeline she had in mind for me to start because the Baltimore job wants my final answer by Monday at 9am. This job near Chicago is the one I really want, but I would probably settle for the Baltimore job if this near-Chicago job does not work out, for some reason .
Thoughts?