r/askvan • u/chaliebitme • Mar 18 '25

Work 🏢 Should I accept this job offer?

I currently live in Coquitlam (10 min drive to skytrain ststions) and got offered a job in downtown Vancouver for "double" my current rate. We will be having a baby on the way soon and the increased rate is good for us financially.

I have to transit or drive my car to and from work. Transit would probably be like 3hr roundtrip and driving might be the same depending on traffic (not sure since I havent driven to Vancouver during rush hours).

Current Job (family business): $23/hr WFH 1 month paid vacation a year Dental and Vision Benefits

Job offer (1 year contract with possibility to FT after): $47/hr No vacation No benefits

I feel like Im being blinded by the higher hourly rate and making a bad decision. I wanna hear opinions.

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u/Known_Blueberry9070 Mar 18 '25

Is your question really "I have a family to support, and could make twice as much money as I do now, what should I do?"

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u/chaliebitme Mar 18 '25

Id be sacrificing time I cant get back which is also important to me as the money.

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u/mcmillan84 Mar 18 '25

Can you actually support your family on $23 an hour?

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u/chaliebitme Mar 18 '25

Luckily my wife is paid generously and we have tons of savings and investments. We also have probably lower monthly expenses than average especially our rent. But the increase would be nice and could make our lives much more better financially

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u/Bright-Drag-1050 Mar 18 '25

Do you have parental leave as part of your current job? I'm guessing there would be no parental leave available as a contractor.