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A Question about a Job Opportunity
Posted on 10/24/13 at 10:47 pm
Posted on 10/24/13 at 10:47 pm
I worked at Dell, Inc. until 2009. Thought I was destined to Teach HS, made a major career change, and almost immediately regretted it because I was already married, and have since had 2 children. So now, I'm obviously struggling to pay the bills, and am looking at getting back into a field that can better support my family.
Potential Job: I have a family friend who runs a company that specializes in construction and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution facilities. He has offered me a job and says that the money is good, and I would move up to management very quickly, due to him knowing and trusting me, and knowing my business background/experience at Dell.
Should I talk to him more about this job, and possibly take him up on the offer?
Potential Job: I have a family friend who runs a company that specializes in construction and maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution facilities. He has offered me a job and says that the money is good, and I would move up to management very quickly, due to him knowing and trusting me, and knowing my business background/experience at Dell.
Should I talk to him more about this job, and possibly take him up on the offer?

This post was edited on 10/24/13 at 10:50 pm
Posted on 10/24/13 at 11:09 pm to HardingHog
from what youve described, i dont know why you wouldnt
Posted on 10/24/13 at 11:14 pm to WestCoastAg
Good point. I don't know anything about this industry, so I'm just poking for personal research means here...
Posted on 10/24/13 at 11:21 pm to HardingHog
What do you do now? I.e., what would you be giving up to take this opportunity?
Posted on 10/24/13 at 11:28 pm to HardingHog
That segment of the Infrastructure is in dire need of upgrading so there is a good chance his company will be busy for years to come so yeah its worth exploring
Posted on 10/25/13 at 12:11 am to HardingHog
Electrical Utilities yes
Posted on 10/25/13 at 12:13 am to HardingHog
Is the job in Victoria? Do they do O&G electrical work? If so, the money is good and you won't regret it. If not, drive O&G client work and you will make a fricking killing. The getting is good for electrical and construction work in the Eagle Ford and there is a lot of money to be made
Posted on 10/25/13 at 8:06 am to HardingHog
i was in the same boat for a while. I had a good (not great) paying job in education for a while, but there just came a point where it was not paying the bills and I had to jump ship. Whole different world out here but I haven't regretted it yet.
Posted on 10/25/13 at 1:59 pm to HardingHog
If you really dont like your current job, go for the switch. Even if it doesnt work out you could probably find another job fairly quickly with your experience.
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