What would you do?

[jenluckenbach]

How is hubby's job situation??

I like the idea of:
1st....ask your questions.
2nd....take their offer to your employer to see if they could match it.

In my own opinion (and I know nothing) this would show that you have your current company's loyalty, but admit it.....more money is worth the risk of change, sometimes.

[catnapper]

Gosh, I feel like I'm divorcing someone whom I still love.... I cried when the boss called me yesterday and said, "Kim, you're giving me a heart attack!" (I cried after the conversation, not during, though the tears were welling up pretty bad ) The boss is coming down from Scranton this morning just to talk to me. He's taking a 2 hour drive both ways on a gorgeous golf day to see me?!?!

I don't know what to do. I do LOVE my current job. I do know I HATE doing the stuff the new position would require of me. I absolutely dread the idea of having to go back to doing the specification and pricing in the new job. Dread it. I dread the re-do of the same project a 100 times over because the stupid sales person didn't get the info from the customer right in the first place.

I guess I'll see what the boss has to say to me this afternoon. I have a screaming headache from all of this.

Oh and Jen, as for hubby's job.... he's hanging onto it by a thread. He;s been told that the people who count have his name on a hit list. The only way he still has a job is the fact that he's still out on disability due to the stress and blood pressure. He's out for another 6 weeks as of the doctor signing off on it yesterday. As soon as he steps one foot back into the building, he'll be handed that pink slip. He has a major case for harassment and such.

[moosmom]

You answered your own question. Since your bonuses are based on the economy and I don't see it getting better anytime soon, I'd set up an appointment to get your questions answered. Also, speaking from experience, GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING!!!! Remember what happened to me?? I rest my case.

[Catty1]

Wait and see what the present job can offer you.

I know all too well what it's like to wake up day after day and go into a job where you hate the tasks you have to do. You'd be dealing with numbers and items, not people.

There'd be a cost to your health...you would stand a good chance or burning out and leaving, and then WHERE would you be???

If you can get better terms where you are, then stay. I was all for the money and better life, until I read what you said in your most recent post (ok, I did bold some of the words ):

I do know I HATE doing the stuff the new position would require of me. I absolutely dread the idea of having to go back to doing the specification and pricing in the new job. Dread it. I dread the re-do of the same project a 100 times over because the stupid sales person didn't get the info from the customer right in the first place.

I hope your husband has help to press and win the harrassment suit - that the union will do it and it won't cost him much. Then, when he takes a breather for a bit, he can look at a private school, perhaps.


{{{{hugs}}}}

[Maya & Inka's mommy]

You've got great advize here! I would try to get answers, and if they are satisfactory, I would go for the new job.

Good luck!!!

[Randi]

I think Richards suggestion is quite good - if that is possible.

I would have said, stick with the job you have, where you're happy, it means so much more than the extra money.

[moosmom]

I didn't realize what the new position entailed. Do what your heart tells you. Only you know what your present job offers. And remember how great you felt when your present job offered you your present position. Think about it.

[jenluckenbach]

I did not realize that the new opportunity was for a job you would hate?!?! I just assumed the only reason you would consider it was because you would enjoy it. So, now that I know otherwise......Money is NOT more important than your sanity.