I’ve been at this company for almost two years. It is my first job in the industry, I did what we do on a smaller scale in my free time as a hobby and was confident I could climb up in the industry quickly. Well, almost two years later I am 2nd in command and have had 2 interviews for the manager position. Our last manager was fired over two months ago, the assistant manager and I have been handling all the tasks of the manager for over two months now, with no compensation. The assistant is a good buddy of mine, and we are now competing with one another for the manager position. Lately he’s been ruffling some feathers trying to stand his ground and not be exploited more than we have been and he’s talking himself out of the promotion and people keep telling me it may be swinging my way. Well cool. But in my last interview I found out that they were only going to offer me 40k a year LESS than the previous manager, with half of the PTO. It’s “non negotiable “ I agree or they go with a outside hire. Man fuck this place. I don’t know how to feel. Even though it’s 40k less than the last guy, it’s still 12k more than I make now. Am I being to proud? Or should I leave this greedy place high and dry.