TL;DR - I work as a medical assistant at a doctors office. I'm hourly at $18, been there for 8 years. I am in school for radiology technologist (xray person), but it's a 2 year program with starting average of 56k to 65k. More for traveling positions.
My doctor wants to keep me and offered 55k, possibly 58k with negotiation, salary with 3 weeks paid vacation and $200 health insurance (which i already get with my current contract). This is that on top of my current duties of medical assisting, which is a lot as family medicine, I also do our office billing completely.
Do I keep my current job or go for the school for a possible future? Both are very appealing to me and I love working with my coworkers. I really do, they are family. But I also have to do whats best for me as well. I've been thinking but it's such a tough choice.
FYI - My doctor will go concierge in 3 years and that will help us make more money for less work but I dont know what my contract will look like then as well.