Take the job and enjoy it for as long as it lasts. As has already been said, the construction business takes thick skin, and although your "boss" won't like your decision he won't ultimately hold it against you if your as good of a carpenter as it appears you are.
I'm on the commercial side, not the residential, but due to a couple billion dollar or nearly billion dollar projects that have come into town lately the scales have increased on those jobsites and we've had a few field guys leave for your exact reason. This is even with our company paying some of the highest scales in the area.
When the employees left, you can bet we were upset especially since good labor force is small and demand is high right now. However, now that the large jobs are starting to wind down and these guys are being laid off they are coming back to our company, and we can't get mad when we aren't willing to pay them what they were making on those sites. Those of them that are good workers, we are welcoming back with open arms because it's hard to find good help. The only downfall for them is they are going back to the rates they were getting paid when they left.
At the end of the day, if you are good at what you do, it won't matter because you're in a field that has a high demand that people will be willing to pay for. Good quality field construction employees are hard to find, and it's only going to become harder as the young people go to college instead of going into a craft.
Explain the situation to your boss, if you like him ask him to pay you what they are going to pay you. If he isn't willing to do that say thanks but you can't let the opportunity pass you up.
I'm on the commercial side, not the residential, but due to a couple billion dollar or nearly billion dollar projects that have come into town lately the scales have increased on those jobsites and we've had a few field guys leave for your exact reason. This is even with our company paying some of the highest scales in the area.
When the employees left, you can bet we were upset especially since good labor force is small and demand is high right now. However, now that the large jobs are starting to wind down and these guys are being laid off they are coming back to our company, and we can't get mad when we aren't willing to pay them what they were making on those sites. Those of them that are good workers, we are welcoming back with open arms because it's hard to find good help. The only downfall for them is they are going back to the rates they were getting paid when they left.
At the end of the day, if you are good at what you do, it won't matter because you're in a field that has a high demand that people will be willing to pay for. Good quality field construction employees are hard to find, and it's only going to become harder as the young people go to college instead of going into a craft.
Explain the situation to your boss, if you like him ask him to pay you what they are going to pay you. If he isn't willing to do that say thanks but you can't let the opportunity pass you up.