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So I got offered a new job this morning. I drank 3 beers at lunch & had a steak
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:18 pm
to mull it over.
And now I'm back at work and don't feel like doing shite.
The new job is a lateral move, salary-wise, but offers a tremendous upside that my present job cannot provide. I feel as though I have to take it, particularly because of my family.
Do y'all have any opinions? On one had, there is no opportunity without risk (and this new job definitely has its risks). On the other, my present job requires almost no effort and there is no risk involved. I come and go as I please and am rarely challenged on anything, ever.
Also, to answer a question from another thread, I have a Missouri journalism degree and I use it every day. I graduated in 1996.
And now I'm back at work and don't feel like doing shite.
The new job is a lateral move, salary-wise, but offers a tremendous upside that my present job cannot provide. I feel as though I have to take it, particularly because of my family.
Do y'all have any opinions? On one had, there is no opportunity without risk (and this new job definitely has its risks). On the other, my present job requires almost no effort and there is no risk involved. I come and go as I please and am rarely challenged on anything, ever.
Also, to answer a question from another thread, I have a Missouri journalism degree and I use it every day. I graduated in 1996.
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Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:24 pm to RaleighTiger
If you're planning to pursue an advanced degree, I'd say stay with the low stress job until you graduate. If not, you may die of boredom so I'd pursue the more challenging position.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:27 pm to RaleighTiger
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The new job is a lateral move, salary-wise, but offers a tremendous upside that my present job cannot provide.
Sounds like an easy decision
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I have a Missouri journalism degree and I use it every day.
Not sure posting on TD qualifies as journalism, but OK.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:30 pm to RaleighTiger
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On the other, my present job requires almost no effort and there is no risk involved. I come and go as I please and am rarely challenged on anything, ever.
Are you happy there though. Can you utilize more time to pursue side work or your own business since you can come and go as you please? Is it more conducive to building a future you want or is the riskier one more apt to do that?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:30 pm to RaleighTiger
I feel you. I just got offered a promotion/raise, but I am planning on leaving in a few months for a totally unrelated job but one that is more of a dream of mine. I haven't told current employer because I am waiting on an official offer letter. The promotion would have me moving in the next couple weeks and being gone for the next year. Waiting til the end of the day to tell my boss and see if I need to pack my shite up and leave now or if I can stay on til September like I wanted to.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 1:42 pm to kywildcatfanone
To answer one question, I'm a 41-year-old dad. I cannot imagine a scenario where I go back to school for an advanced degree.
I think I have to take it, even though it could blow up in my face. My wife is risk-averse and she would be pissed if that happened. However, she has also worked at the same place for 15 years, and it's a place that offers ZERO for her retirement.
It could be fun. I'll learn something new, for sure.
Dude, I've interviewed Gene Simmons, Al Gore, Bret Michaels, Slater from Saved By the Bell and Pauly Shore. My parents are very proud.
I think I have to take it, even though it could blow up in my face. My wife is risk-averse and she would be pissed if that happened. However, she has also worked at the same place for 15 years, and it's a place that offers ZERO for her retirement.
It could be fun. I'll learn something new, for sure.
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Not sure posting on TD qualifies as journalism, but OK.
Dude, I've interviewed Gene Simmons, Al Gore, Bret Michaels, Slater from Saved By the Bell and Pauly Shore. My parents are very proud.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 2:00 pm to RaleighTiger
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Dude, I've interviewed Gene Simmons, Al Gore, Bret Michaels, Slater from Saved By the Bell and Pauly Shore. My parents are very proud.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 4:11 pm to RaleighTiger
So you want to take a job thats equal in pay to your current set up that could be:
1. harder
2. more demanding
3. riskier
Sounds like a brilliant idea
1. harder
2. more demanding
3. riskier
Sounds like a brilliant idea
Posted on 6/23/16 at 4:21 pm to VermilionTiger
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Sounds like a brilliant idea
You only live once, and a ton of that time is spent at work. I find it absolutely in sane hating or being completely unstimulated or unchallenged for 35% of your time on this earth.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 4:47 pm to VermilionTiger
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1. harder 2. more demanding 3. riskier Sounds like a brilliant idea
gonna have to agree with this.
Let me ask you a question. Does your current job bring any stress home when you leave it?
I currently work at a low stress job but have had the opposite where i brought the job home and it put my family through a stressful time.
The grass isnt always greener on the other side especially when that side doesnt offer anything else other than maybe more stress.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 4:59 pm to RaleighTiger
I was in a situation like yours where I had it made, stress free, etc., but I felt like I was spinning my wheels which is a terrible thing for me. I knew that leaving would be a huge change at a weird time in my life but I do not regret it, although I do think back fondly of the time when I could do what I wanted and made decent money doing it.
It is a tougher decision than many think. Good luck.
It is a tougher decision than many think. Good luck.
Posted on 6/23/16 at 5:14 pm to VermilionTiger
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So you want to take a job thats equal in pay to your current set up that could be:
1. harder
2. more demanding
3. riskier
Sounds like a brilliant idea
You know what could justify those three things? Higher potential reward Which he said was present
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Posted on 6/23/16 at 5:50 pm to RaleighTiger
Not being challenged at work doesn't sound enticing. That sounds boring. Congrats on your new job!
Posted on 6/23/16 at 5:51 pm to RaleighTiger
Would you have to move? What is the tremendous upside?
Posted on 6/23/16 at 8:40 pm to RaleighTiger
quote:Well there is that....
The new job is a lateral move, salary-wise, but offers a tremendous upside that my present job cannot provide
Posted on 6/23/16 at 9:18 pm to RaleighTiger
My wife and I had a discussion very similar to what I assume yours will be like only, I took a massive pay cut initially. I have since bought two very profitable businesses.
Anyway, I was at a job that paid extremely well but, required me to be absent from my families life for much of the year. When my wife became pregnant, we decided it was time to make a decision. Was it better for us to raise our children in a particularly affluent lifestyle or was it better for us to live less comfortably so I could be there every day, at every event, and present at all times? It was a no brainier for us. We moved to a small, albeit very nice, city in the WNC mountains and have never looked back. Greatest decision I have ever made. I know your salary and quality of life will not be impacted by your decision but, you really can not place a monetary value on time with family. If you have an opportunity to spend more time with your family, do it. Besides, you never know what doors will open later on. Just my two cents. Whatever that's worth from a random OTB poster
Good luck
Anyway, I was at a job that paid extremely well but, required me to be absent from my families life for much of the year. When my wife became pregnant, we decided it was time to make a decision. Was it better for us to raise our children in a particularly affluent lifestyle or was it better for us to live less comfortably so I could be there every day, at every event, and present at all times? It was a no brainier for us. We moved to a small, albeit very nice, city in the WNC mountains and have never looked back. Greatest decision I have ever made. I know your salary and quality of life will not be impacted by your decision but, you really can not place a monetary value on time with family. If you have an opportunity to spend more time with your family, do it. Besides, you never know what doors will open later on. Just my two cents. Whatever that's worth from a random OTB poster
Good luck
Posted on 6/23/16 at 10:01 pm to RaleighTiger
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I come and go as I please and am rarely challenged on anything, ever.
Married? Children ? Certainly gives you time for them
Posted on 6/24/16 at 3:25 am to RaleighTiger
Yeah Gabe. Your work is shotty on powermizzou lately.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 3:27 am to RaleighTiger
And if you didn't have a family none of this would matter.
Stop having families people and live your life.
Stop having families people and live your life.
Posted on 6/24/16 at 12:32 pm to TigerOnTheMountain
Well, they threw in some extra vacation and profit sharing, so I told them I would take it.
The main reason I did is that my present job has no room for advancement. This new job has tons of it.
I came to work this morning all excited to give my notice. But the new place isn't going to be able to get me my offer letter until Monday, so I have to sit tight. My boss is gonna be pissed, but he'll get over it.
I don't anticipate this new job will have a ton of responsibilities outside normal business hours, so it shouldn't affect family time. The risk comes with the fact that it is a volatile business that often subscribes to last hired, first fired. If I can avoid that for a year or so in order to make my mark, I'll be fine.
Appreciate the advice!
ETA: I also got them to push my start date back till Aug. 1. That means I'll have three weeks off before I start, including 1 on the Outer Banks.
Could be the best July of my life.
The main reason I did is that my present job has no room for advancement. This new job has tons of it.
I came to work this morning all excited to give my notice. But the new place isn't going to be able to get me my offer letter until Monday, so I have to sit tight. My boss is gonna be pissed, but he'll get over it.
I don't anticipate this new job will have a ton of responsibilities outside normal business hours, so it shouldn't affect family time. The risk comes with the fact that it is a volatile business that often subscribes to last hired, first fired. If I can avoid that for a year or so in order to make my mark, I'll be fine.
Appreciate the advice!
ETA: I also got them to push my start date back till Aug. 1. That means I'll have three weeks off before I start, including 1 on the Outer Banks.
Could be the best July of my life.
This post was edited on 6/24/16 at 12:35 pm
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