Hi ladies!

Hi ladies! I apologize I’m advance for this being (probably) long and (probably) confusing.

My dream job was ripped out from under me at the end of March when I was told that my position was not being transitioned over to the company that was acquiring mine. The new acquiring company (let’s call them company A) is a huge well-known company that almost everyone would know. After job searching frantically for weeks (and dozens of interviews), someone I met at company A made me an offer to join her team ($3k salary increase, equivalent title). I obviously accepted since I would otherwise be out of a job, but was still feeling quite disheartened by how it played out. I’ve since started this new job and am enjoying it so far. Being such a large company it is very silohed, but the team seems very supportive and friendly.

This is where it gets complicated.

In the time that I was interviewing heavily, I applied at Company B, which is in an industry that I’m very familiar and comfortable with and through my interviews it became clear to me that was the job I wanted. Company B offered me $10k more, but isn’t as well-known and is much smaller. My role would be much more broad and I would be the SME or point of contact for a much broader scope of work.

Any suggestions on deciding between these two roles? Most of the other benefits (bonus, health benefits, PTO) are very similar except that Company A offers 6 weeks maternity leave and I don’t believe Company B offers anything (and I am extremely hesitant to ask).