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The Polack MSgt

(13,769 posts)
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:32 PM 17 hrs ago

I accepted a job offer yesterday.

I will be getting my 1st raise since 2021, a pretty jaw dropping (to me anyway) 17%.

The new company actually went to the top of my desired range and added 1K.

I start on March 2nd

It's gonna be tough to relearn processes/systems after so long with my last company, but... that last company was shitty.

Honestly, I'm glad to be shut of them.

Yay me.

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I accepted a job offer yesterday. (Original Post) The Polack MSgt 17 hrs ago OP
Congrats! SheltieLover 17 hrs ago #1
Thanks for sharing your great news! Easterncedar 17 hrs ago #2
Congrats Bristlecone 17 hrs ago #3
Good news! Marthe48 17 hrs ago #4
New beginnings are exciting! hamsterjill 17 hrs ago #5
Excellent! niyad 16 hrs ago #6
Congrats! It sounds like they really wanted you and your skills! CaliforniaPeggy 16 hrs ago #7
I was ready to sign if they offered the bottom of my desired range honestly The Polack MSgt 16 hrs ago #16
what a feeling!!!! Congrats! samnsara 16 hrs ago #8
Yeah! MLAA 16 hrs ago #9
This was the heads of my coin flip of celebration songs - It landed tails obviously The Polack MSgt 16 hrs ago #17
Happy to be of service! MLAA 15 hrs ago #25
Congratulations!! markie 16 hrs ago #10
Turn it up to 11 blm 16 hrs ago #11
""" AllaN01Bear 16 hrs ago #12
Congratulations. LoisB 16 hrs ago #13
Good luck! surfered 16 hrs ago #14
Congratulations! highplainsdem 16 hrs ago #15
Thanks! The Polack MSgt 16 hrs ago #18
Congrats! area51 16 hrs ago #19
So happy for you! Congratulations! HeartsCanHope 16 hrs ago #20
Congrats BlueWaveNeverEnd 16 hrs ago #21
Onward and upward! democrank 15 hrs ago #22
May you have a long symbiotic relationship with your employer. nt Xipe Totec 15 hrs ago #23
Congrats Figarosmom 15 hrs ago #24
Sounds positive and beneficial! nt Exp 15 hrs ago #26
Damn straight, yea you! Congratulations. yonder 15 hrs ago #27
Congratulations 🎉👏 MustLoveBeagles 15 hrs ago #28
Congratulations! Your new company scored as well! SunSeeker 15 hrs ago #29
Yeah you! Marie Marie 15 hrs ago #30
So happy for you congrats! Tree Lady 14 hrs ago #31
Great news! When do you plan to retire? Shellback Squid 14 hrs ago #32
This job pushes it back at least a year. The Polack MSgt 7 hrs ago #37
Great news. sheshe2 14 hrs ago #33
Thank you Sheshe The Polack MSgt 7 hrs ago #38
Great to hear IbogaProject 14 hrs ago #34
Yeeha! Bayard 13 hrs ago #35
Congrats Sarge! AZJonnie 11 hrs ago #36
Excelsior! "Ever Upward!" some_of_us_are_sane 6 hrs ago #39
Congears, Sarge! ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #40
Still training Soldiers Sailors and Airmen tactical comm. Which I love The Polack MSgt 4 hrs ago #43
Cool! ProfessorGAC 4 hrs ago #46
Congratulations 🎈 underpants 5 hrs ago #41
Congratulations 😁 best wishes for a fantastic future TommieMommy 5 hrs ago #42
Congratulations! cate94 4 hrs ago #44
How glorious. Congratulation!! efhmc 4 hrs ago #45
Gratulatsje Blumancru 4 hrs ago #47
Congratulations 🍾 live love laugh 3 hrs ago #48
Wow! mgardener 3 hrs ago #49
WooHoo! KPN 3 hrs ago #50
Congratulations! Love to hear good news. Hope livetohike 2 hrs ago #51
Great news! gademocrat7 2 hrs ago #52
Congratulations! drray23 2 hrs ago #53
Made me smile. tavernier 2 hrs ago #54
Good for you!!! And it's nice to get Billsdaughter 2 hrs ago #55
Congratulations! I hope it works out very well for you! brer cat 2 hrs ago #56
Congratulations! FemDemERA 1 hr ago #57
Good for you! badhair77 47 min ago #58
Good news! and song to accentuate! Evolve Dammit 39 min ago #59
Congratulations LetMyPeopleVote 32 min ago #60
Yay, you!!! marble falls 25 min ago #61

hamsterjill

(17,285 posts)
5. New beginnings are exciting!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 09:38 PM
17 hrs ago

There have been several times in my life when I got to "reset" and go a different direction. Congratulations on your new opportunity. You will enjoy learning new things!

The Polack MSgt

(13,769 posts)
16. I was ready to sign if they offered the bottom of my desired range honestly
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 10:21 PM
16 hrs ago

Since that number was a pretty solid raise.

But as the headhunter told me- I am in a niche role with an uncommon skill set.

Looking for someone to train, hoping they can do the job isn't a winning strategy. Not when they had a position they needed filled ASAP

So, they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse

yonder

(10,276 posts)
27. Damn straight, yea you! Congratulations.
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:06 PM
15 hrs ago

Shitty jobs aren't worth the headaches.

Good luck!

Tree Lady

(13,165 posts)
31. So happy for you congrats!
Sat Feb 21, 2026, 11:50 PM
14 hrs ago

My son n law just got new job after Trumps people laid him off a year ago.

He had got a masters in counseling while in AF and worked with the cadets at academy in CO. So he got a license in WA state and got great job at Equine counseling place in the country in Redmond. Place looks so relaxing great place to work.

And they are moving from Texas and excited, he ended up there after military with kids in high school, the youngest graduates in a few months. I am happy to have my daughter closer, I live in Oregon.

The Polack MSgt

(13,769 posts)
37. This job pushes it back at least a year.
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 07:28 AM
7 hrs ago

I was considering retirement next year after turning 64.

But I'd feel like an ass if I signed on with this outfit just to leave less than 2 years later.

So I'll go to 65 and give them a long notice before I leave.

IbogaProject

(5,743 posts)
34. Great to hear
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:36 AM
14 hrs ago

Keep your nose down and the acclimation will be behind you soon. I always really loved that song and most of LZ III.

The Polack MSgt

(13,769 posts)
43. Still training Soldiers Sailors and Airmen tactical comm. Which I love
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 09:55 AM
4 hrs ago

Also writing reports for their leadership on the unit's strengths and shortcomings with recommended ways to improve. Which I tolerate.

I'm just under new management.

So, my travel booking, time keeping, billing, records, and all the other administrivia will be different. But the reason they hired me is the field work and that is essentially the same

ProfessorGAC

(76,322 posts)
46. Cool!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 10:29 AM
4 hrs ago

Still going with what you know!
When I retired I started substitute teaching, but I do science, math & music.
Stating in my lane, too.

drray23

(8,682 posts)
53. Congratulations!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 12:04 PM
2 hrs ago

The fact that they got you what you asked for and added 1K is wonderful. This makes me suspect that your top-of-the-range was not theirs. You could probably have gotten more. Anyhow, what matters is that you are happy with this new opportunity.

badhair77

(5,144 posts)
58. Good for you!
Sun Feb 22, 2026, 01:53 PM
47 min ago

It’s great to hear good news. Plus a fresh start helps most people. May you have great experiences and wonderful coworkers.

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