After years of staying in contact with my former employer (from my pre-blogging days), something I never REALLY thought would happen has happened. In quite a whirlwind move, I have been offered a job. Technically, it's my old job... or a piece of it, plus a new job... well... new to me. These have been mushed together to match my skill set really nicely.
Some history: My old job was in corporate America, but working in the field of Library Science... namely large computer databases. We're talking REALLY large. More than 14 terabytes of information, and a lot of it really expensive stuff. Patents, trademarks, drug pipelines, market research, blah, blah, blah.
I was really good at my first job there, so in a year, they promoted me. But they couldn't replace the old me... so I was essentially doing two jobs. Then, I was doing that so well, they promoted me again. But guess what! They couldn't replace me... so I was doing three jobs. After a year of this, I cried uncle and up and left. I was eight months pregnant at the time, and I just couldn't keep doing that. That's when I came to the public library.
I've been here for four years now. It has it's ups and downs, but I do like it. So now, I have to decide.
My old company offered me a lot of money. Around 20K more a year -- more if the bonuses come through. Serious money. Think of all the debt we could clear...
It's also a 9-5 job. No weekends. No nights. With the exception of when there are tight deadlines. And it's possible that would happen frequently, knowing some of their clients.
I'd also be giving up the cushy government benefits. Health care at both jobs lines up for the most part... but the biggie is retirement. The state is going to give me a pension PLUS pay my health care when I retire, assuming I stick it out another 26 years. Corporate America won't do that. In fact, government won't even do that anymore. If I leave and come back... those health care benefits go away.
So... money now? Or money later? Risk corporate ups and downs in a bad economy? Or stay with a government job? Work a regular schedule or continue to work some nights and weekends? Both jobs offer intellectual stimulation, but the library work offers more physical activity... which I might not alway like, but I certainly need.
I have until tomorrow to decide.
Chris and I spent more than an hour last night debating the right thing to do and came to no solid conclusion.
Tonight, I believe Mr. Jack Daniels and I will have to work this out.
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3 comments:
Firstly, Congrats on the offer! That sounds like a huge move! Yayy!!
Think of all the savings you can now put aside for later use and earn interest on it.
And you will have your weekends back!
Nevertheless, it IS a tough decision.
Good luck and hope Mr Jack Daniels will help point you towards the right one.
Congrats on the offer - and yeahhhh to the extra moulah... but remember the reasons WHY you left the job in the first place. Do you believe things will have really changed? Either way, I'm sure you will make the right decision - keep us posted!
You should DEFINITELY take the new job. Oh, wait...am I too late?
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