[toomuchtodo]

Take the higher than your current salary offer, they’ve already demonstrated how they value work and those who perform it (by geography).

Super interesting work is overrated compared to maximizing comp. Money buys opportunities and freedom. Optimize for comp and quality of life. Lots of inspiration in that regard in this recent Ask HN thread [1].

(i do the same and would not give advice I don’t practice myself)

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29614095

[gumby]

> Super interesting work is overrated compared to maximizing comp. Money buys opportunities and freedom. Optimize for comp and quality of life.

To a degree. In this particular case the numbers are so far apart that I wouldn't accept the low offer.

But fun and exciting work is part of my quality of life. If I were deciding between two offers in the same numeric "neighborhood" I'd take the one that was more interesting even if it were the lower of the two. A mind-sucking slog purely for money would not be desirable to me.

[slyzmud]

I'm definitely not going to take this offer below my current salary. No way. I might take it if there is a small difference with the other offer I have but I doubt they stretch so much.