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My company is having cash flow issues and have been up to 1 month behind this year. We got a new client recently and they are currently caught up and probably will be solid for the next few months. The problem is is we are devoting most of our resources into a SaS product that is slow on the uptake. It is a good product but I am not sure it can generate the income we need. So basically I'm not sure about the direction the company is headed even if it is OK right now. But I am not an expert on that type of stuff.
With that description it is probably a no-brainer to leave but I have such a sweet job that it is hard to not risk it and stay. Right now I work from home 4 days a week and my salary is probably 20-30% above market rate so a new job would be a pay cut and I'd have to go to work everyday.
I applied for 2 jobs when they were behind on pay and found out today I got a phone interview (probably Monday). I am bad at interviews so I probably won't get it anyway but I can't decide if I should stick it out or not. I have a number in mind that I would not accept below (basically what I made at my previous job).
It is further complicated by the fact that everyone I work with now is 100% responsible for my career advancement (I've worked with them since I finished college) so I have a strong sense of loyalty and they have been really loyal to me.
Others have also been looking for work but so far no one has left.
I guess the other thing that is pushing me to leave is I don't like what I'm working on. Currently I am stuck with nodejs and much rather be doing .NET (which the new job would be although I think it is VB.NET vs C# but either is better than doing node).
 
I don't see the downside in interviewing and possibly increasing your options. Getting an offer somewhere else doesn't mean you have to take it.
 
Just start interviewing and applying around...can't hurt especially if one day you login to find out that your company is suspending operations.
 
I mean no disrespect to your work friends, but if you were to leave, a week later you would be old news. That's just how it is at work. I think you need to do what is best for you without factoring in how your work friends would feel.
 
keep interviewing until you find a place with more stability, will pay you more, and let you work from home.

or accept another job when you're fed up with not getting paid on time.

win-win. You get to choose when to leave.
 
Can't hurt to interview, but I'm not sure that I'd jump ship right away either. If the work environment turns sour or they start falling behind on pay again, fine, but for now you've got a pretty decent gig going. No point in leaving for a pay cut only to watch your old company finally pick up steam and start giving 20% raises year after year.
 
If you have marketable skills, you could take a future lay off, and get a job after, collecting unemployment on the way. Benefit? You have a job you really like, and if the company turns around, you'll be a loyal team player. That may or may not carry much value, but it's something, and you do like the job.
 
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