The Official Offer

I received the official offer letter today via email. I am happy with the offer, though if I am being honest, the salary is a little lower than I was hoping for. That being said my manager assured me that the company is pretty good about bonuses and that he will try to see what he can do during reviews.  Additionally the benefits package helps a bit as well. Specifically the fact that there are two retirement accounts, one of which I do not contribute to, but the company does on my behalf, and the second where they match a portion of what I contribute. Although, I will now be paying for my own benefits, whereas before the company paid for them at 100%. So realistically, all of this taken together my salary is probably a bit lower than I was hoping. I guess I won’t really be able to tell until my first paycheck wherein all deductions are being taken out. Regardless, I am very grateful for this opportunity. I truly feel like I am (and will continue to) contribute a lot to this team and the company as a whole. Along those lines, many of the people at this company have been here for a long time, so I feel like the company will treat me well in return. After all, people don’t stay at a company for 30+ years if it’s a bad place to be. As such, I am looking forward to a long and fruitful career.