As the title suggests, I just got upgraded from a JET backup to the shortlist, likely to be shipped out next month. I currently work at a big dispatch, in one of the largest cities in Japan. I have a pretty strong relationship with my students (all ES), and I have a very strong friendship with one of my JTEs. My company usually leaves me alone, which is fine by me. I've only been working as an ALT for a few months, so all my contracts, such as housing, are still fresh.
Now, I get apparently 1 day to decide whether or not to accept the offer. Overall, I can't say I've had a negative experience with the company, and they've in-fact been accommodating and well responding unlike the experiences many people have here. However, the benefits of JET have been espoused greatly in this sub and others. I was wondering if uprooting myself after only 3 months would be worth it. I've seen some posts regarding the differences, but most of them are quite outdated, and don't necessarily reflect my experiences (except for the pay and the state of leopalaces, those seem to be quite true.).
Is there anyone else that has experienced a similar transfer, or has any other, more up to date knowledge in regards to JET's advantages? Besides the usual pay and similar concerns, I also feel as if I could be of more use in a higher education bracket, so knowledge about what levels JETs usually get placed at would be appreciated.
Edit: Adding some context, the pay would approximate a 30% bump from my current salary on the base, in addition to the insurance shemes and such that JET pays and Interact doesn't. It would be unlikely to get a similarly placed location. (I am 10-15 minutes out of a capital city of a significant prefecture. However I'm not opposed to rural living.)
TLDR: Work at Interac, big city, just finished settling in and getting into the grove of ALTing. Just got upgraded to JET shortlist.
All-in-all, I'm debating whether or not jumping from a known ship with my current parameters is worth it for JET, if the benefits outweigh the risk
by hartmannsyokaigirl