I'm in an odd situation where I have been given the opportunity by my district manager (genuine pedophile) to become a shift manager (for $17 an hour. I currently make $15, $16 with tips as a team lead) and my general manager has offered to make me the store's Catering lead (for $16 an hour plus tips)
I am in a franchise.
I'm at a store that has only been open about a year and we don't have very much catering so I would be expected to increase the amount of catering at our store as a catering lead.
I did talk to the district manager (hated by our whole market) today and he was set on $17 and hour and unwilling to increase that number until I brought up that I wouldn't make tips anymore so it would practically be a $1 raise from what I currently make and it would be LESS than what some of my fellow team leads make. He said he would look into that and let me know as it "might change [his] mind."
I'm also LDS (mormon) and wanting to serve a mission which would mean leaving (for two years) sometime not long after the next 6 months. The district and general manager are both aware of this.
If any current/former catering leads or shift managers have advice or want to compare stress, pay, opportunities, or whatever you think is important I would really appreciate that.
I have no idea what to do here