I don’t know if this fits this sub, so please remove if it does.
Currently, I’m a legal administrative assistant for an immigration law firm. I like my job. I feel like I help people in some of the most stressful times of their lives. I feel like I make a difference. But I get paid shit and I have no benefits. Like, I make $30k in a major city for a job that requires my college degree. I’m barely scraping by.
I just got offered a job that would literally double my salary, I’d get a 401k, dental, vision, the whole 9 yards. But I’d be working for a firm that does business litigation. Like, they’re not horrible. They’re nice enough. But it’s just so corporate and I feel like I’m abandoning my principles and my drive of helping others for a bigger paycheck.
I’m just so torn. I’m barely making ends meet and after ~2 months of job searching this is the first offer I’ve gotten.
Has anyone been in this situation before? Do you have any advice?