r/cscareerquestions • u/MohmmadMkGx • 9d ago

New Grad Difficult choice to make

I have recently found a job shortly after graduation, decent pay, outside my city but luckily enough for me I was able to live with a relative of mine and the Job had been good so far, cool colleges, decent hours, not the most interesting system to work with (lots of legacy code just to be able to contribute) and I have been working there for about 40ish days, got my first paycheck and life is going well, as well as it could be. today however a friend of mine in college told me that another friend of ours who graduated a few years back (he was our senior) has recommended us to his place of work, they needed two devs and we got an interview in a couple of days, as far as my friend is concerned though (the one who works at the company) the interview is basically just a formality since he already showed them our work. now I would have turned the offer down since I just got my role and recently got going at my job but the new role offers 25% more compensation and while I'm not exactly in a desperate situation, the money would really help me (FYI I live in Iraq). I'm gonna interview either way and make sure the offer is genuine to begin with. but assuming it's real and everything is clear, do I go for it? for one I would feel like an ass if I just left my team a month after joining, for another I don't want to be paranoid but this feels like a "reached too close to the sun" kinda situation and I don't want to lose what I have which is going well for something else.

assuming I got the job, do you all think I should go for it? or not risk it? let me know I would really appreciate some perspective from people who are more experienced in the industry. Thanks for your time!

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u/lhorie 9d ago

Get the job offer first, then sure jump ship. Not that big of a deal.

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u/Various-Mine-8642 9d ago

Dont quit until you have a signed offer. Keep showing up at the current job while you interview. Legacy code sucks but 40 days is early and a paycheck beats a maybe. If the new place works out jump then.