Debating jumping from private to government
Got a job offer for fed position that is more in line with what I am interested in with a 25% pay increase for base salary. I would be moving from a consulting job where I mostly like what I do and I am about to sit for PE exam & get licensed immediately after passing.
My current job promised two separate raises with a promotion and then another for my PE. I’m not sure if those two combined would equal the 25% increase for the new job but the fed position comes with no incentive for obtaining PE until you’re able to promote to the next position. But fed job has some shift work hours in the schedule that pay 1.5 to 2.0 the equivalent hourly so a few more thousand a year on top of base pay.
Torn if I would be setting myself back long term by chasing the immediate pay bump/interesting & niche work vs staying in transportation consulting/design.