I’ve been offered a great job but the pay is bad – so I pass?

I was offered a job with amazing benefits – health, dental, flexible hours, work – but the pay is terrible. It is about half of the industry standard. So do I try to talk them into more money, or just walk away?

Why would you leave without trying? If you won’t take the job at the salary offered, then you have nothing to lose by trying to negotiate more compensation.

Regardless, negotiating a job offer is a common practice and no one would bother you about it.

I’m sure this company is well aware of how their pay rates compare within the market, so they probably won’t be surprised.

Now, how much flexibility they have is hard to say.

When comparing offers, don’t underestimate the value of those benefits they mention because they count toward the total value of your compensation.

Also, you cannot determine the value of one company culture and one job over another.

However, at the end of the day, there is the practical question of how much net pay you need to run your life and be happy.

I have been working in a fintech company for 16 years and now I am looking to make a move. Will it hurt or help me that I stayed with the company so long? I hear you are now considered “on the shelf” after a tenure of five years or more.

I like to speak in corporations. “On the shelf,” “on the beach,” “on the bench” all refer to varying degrees of unemployment at present, but none of them have anything to do with staying at a company. .

Depending on your profession and the company, a long tenure can be an asset or a detriment to one’s career.

If you are hiring an engineer who has been at Google for 15 years working on the latest and greatest technology, their long tenure would be an asset. If you worked at Blockbuster for 15 years and were applying for a job at Netflix, maybe not so much.

However, as a rule of thumb, as long as your skills and experience stay current with the needs of the market and you come from a company with a successful reputation, you will remain marketable.

Gregory Giangrande has over 25 years of experience as a Chief Human Resources Executive. Listen to Greg Wed. at 9:35 on iHeartRadio 710 WOR with Len Berman and Michael Riedel. Email: GoToGreg@NYPost.com. Follow: GoToGreg.com and on Twitter: @GregGiangrande