Hey there, some background info on myself:
I've got 5 years in the industry. 1 as an intern and 4 as an FTE. During my tenure I've gotten some good experience. I've been quick to learn and pick up on things. I like to think I know what I'm doing for the most part. I have my CCNA, I've been to a CCNP bootcamp (haven't taken the test because I knew Cisco was doing a refresh soon and didn't want to bother doing a deep-dive on legacy tech like frame-relay). Most of my current job duties are designing networks for company integrations and acquisitions for a reasonably large company (40k employees).
I recently interviewed for a senior level position because I want to start doing more high-level design work to challenge myself. Lo and behold I was extended an offer, but I feel unqualified. I'm extremely resourceful, but with the tenure and the nature of my current job, I just haven't been exposed to a lot of tech in networking. (I only have rudimentary knowledge in firewalls and higher-level design topics).
I'm pretty resourceful and generally figure things out and I like to think that I do my job well, but I function best when I have someone smarter than me to bounce thoughts off of, and I would be "The Guy" at this new position, albeit a much smaller environment, but still global. This position would be a 44% raise from my current salary. A life-style altering amount of money.
My current company offered my a pretty laughable increase to entice me into staying (not even a quarter of the increase the other company is offering). The only thing really holding me there is the love for my team-members and the stability of the company.
I don't really know what to do. I'm young and I've made the mistake of thinking the grass is greener on the other side before, but it's going to take another 5-10 years to make what this company is offering me where I'm at now and I'm getting jaded with my current job duties. Any insight or advice would be great.
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