[Our_Benefactors]

They’re trying to pay you more than you currently make, or offer some kind of career growth you don’t currently have, and you have bills to pay and ambitions in life. It’s not complicated. Telling yourself so is only making excuses for the company.

[CoastalCoder]

Right now I make $0, and I have a family to feed, house, and provide healthcare for.

Please don't presume that you have enough information to rebuke me.

[DiggyJohnson]

Well said. I appreciated the tone. Thanks for defending yourself and your career decisions against those that no nothing about your personal circumstances.

[DiggyJohnson]

s/no/know/

Haven't made that mistake in awhile...

[Our_Benefactors]

I don’t see how this offers a different take than what I posted. They’re offering you more money than you currently make and you have necessary expenses. So you’re considering it.

[CoastalCoder]

Here are the parts of your post with which I disagree:

> It’s not complicated.

You didn't know what tradeoffs I have to consider, so I doubt you can know if the decision is complicated or not.

In actuality, my decision involves guessing at the likelihood of various outcomes, and how they relate to competing ideological goals.

> Telling yourself so is only making excuses for the company.

You guessed (wrongly) about my thought process. Furthermore, I don't see why you had any confidence to make that guess, let alone chastising me based on that guess.

[Our_Benefactors]

It doesn’t seem so. You are prioritizing your family over ideology. That’s because you are being paid to do so. These are the brass tacks.

[CoastalCoder]

I don't think we're using the same definition of ideology.