Comments on: I’m really tempted to take the puppies. (Edited) http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:08:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Work It, Mom! | A Community for Professional Moms http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-264 Work It, Mom! | A Community for Professional Moms Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:01:53 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-264 [...] shots, the other for a check up; I missed the appointment. My husband needed to print a copy of his offer letter; we’re out of paper. I sent one of my daughters to school with her hair pulled up in a pony [...] [...] shots, the other for a check up; I missed the appointment. My husband needed to print a copy of his offer letter; we’re out of paper. I sent one of my daughters to school with her hair pulled up in a pony [...]

]]> By: MaryP http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-263 MaryP Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:52:36 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-263 Congratulations! And now you can STOP WORRYING. Isn't that nice?? Congratulations! And now you can STOP WORRYING. Isn’t that nice??

]]> By: kate http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-262 kate Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:21:11 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-262 congratulations!! you get to stay put and make more money! the hours will be tough for him (and you!) at first but it will get better :) yay! so exciting!!! congratulations!! you get to stay put and make more money! the hours will be tough for him (and you!) at first but it will get better :) yay! so exciting!!!

]]> By: Nataly http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-260 Nataly Tue, 09 Oct 2007 21:51:25 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-260 Congrats - it sounds great and I know how great it feels to have finally made a choice!!! Congrats - it sounds great and I know how great it feels to have finally made a choice!!!

]]> By: lizardek http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-259 lizardek Tue, 09 Oct 2007 18:16:58 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-259 eeny meeny minie mo. I have no idea which one you should pick. My job satisfaction is mostly this: do I love what I do? Am I busy or bored? do I have to sit in an open landscape? Is my boss a dick? Is my job/company flexible? If I can answer yes, busy, no, no, yes, then that's the job for me. Money is actually secondary (okay, to a certain extent anyway) eeny meeny minie mo. I have no idea which one you should pick. My job satisfaction is mostly this: do I love what I do? Am I busy or bored? do I have to sit in an open landscape? Is my boss a dick? Is my job/company flexible? If I can answer yes, busy, no, no, yes, then that’s the job for me. Money is actually secondary (okay, to a certain extent anyway)

]]> By: Kate http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-258 Kate Tue, 09 Oct 2007 16:30:33 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-258 honestly - job type #1 will alwasy be around (big safe company with good hours and decent pay) but job #2 - well, not always! why not take a crack at the higher paying and see how it goes? You could always drop back and look at the big companies in the city again. At least with #2 you know you tried to stay in your lovely neighborhood AND it would be higher money which can get your in the door at a big company for more money/higher level position that moving in that direction now. plus, if you like #2 it's a done deal. Big companies are great, but the 'opportunity for advancements' can sometimes be more about politics than anything else (and so with salary increases!). to me the no brainer would be #2... but thats me :) let us know what you decide!!! honestly - job type #1 will alwasy be around (big safe company with good hours and decent pay) but job #2 - well, not always!

why not take a crack at the higher paying and see how it goes? You could always drop back and look at the big companies in the city again. At least with #2 you know you tried to stay in your lovely neighborhood AND it would be higher money which can get your in the door at a big company for more money/higher level position that moving in that direction now. plus, if you like #2 it’s a done deal.

Big companies are great, but the ‘opportunity for advancements’ can sometimes be more about politics than anything else (and so with salary increases!). to me the no brainer would be #2… but thats me :)

let us know what you decide!!!

]]> By: Daisy http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-257 Daisy Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:38:10 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-257 That's a toughie. You sound happy in the neighborhood, and the kids wouldn't have to adjust to a move. Just how bad are the hours with the small company? Is there comp time or other perk to balance the extra time? Is the stress factor bad with the pace? Difficult decision; good luck. That’s a toughie. You sound happy in the neighborhood, and the kids wouldn’t have to adjust to a move. Just how bad are the hours with the small company? Is there comp time or other perk to balance the extra time? Is the stress factor bad with the pace? Difficult decision; good luck.

]]> By: margalit http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-256 margalit Tue, 09 Oct 2007 05:04:34 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-256 I'd take the job with the bigger firm, more flexible hours and better bennies hands down. I've done both job switches in my life and small companies are often unstable and demand much to much out of their workers. Larger companies can spread the work around and can afford to offshore some of it. The flexibility would make me want to work there, hands down. As for moving to a new city, that's an adventure, and with your school experiences being rather unpleaasant where you are, I'd look at this as a new opportunity to find better schooling for your kids. I’d take the job with the bigger firm, more flexible hours and better bennies hands down. I’ve done both job switches in my life and small companies are often unstable and demand much to much out of their workers. Larger companies can spread the work around and can afford to offshore some of it. The flexibility would make me want to work there, hands down.

As for moving to a new city, that’s an adventure, and with your school experiences being rather unpleaasant where you are, I’d look at this as a new opportunity to find better schooling for your kids.

]]> By: coolbeans http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-254 coolbeans Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:29:13 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-254 I think relationship dynamics are a big factor, too. If a couple tends to fight about money, having more time to see each other and therefore more opportunity to fight about money would be a bad thing. If the standard of living might not be an issue in two to five years (raise/commission/bonus/promotion) , I'd probably vote to move. If the longer hours don't bother him and you can live with the benefits offered, I'd vote to stay put. I think relationship dynamics are a big factor, too. If a couple tends to fight about money, having more time to see each other and therefore more opportunity to fight about money would be a bad thing.

If the standard of living might not be an issue in two to five years (raise/commission/bonus/promotion) , I’d probably vote to move. If the longer hours don’t bother him and you can live with the benefits offered, I’d vote to stay put.

]]> By: sheryl http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-253 sheryl Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:22:52 +0000 http://workitmom.com/bloggers/thismouseforhire/2007/10/08/im-really-tempted-to-take-the-puppies/#comment-253 Yeah, it's hard to know if our quality of life will be improved if we move because we don't know what life there will be like. It's hard to compute an unknown quantity. Yeah, it’s hard to know if our quality of life will be improved if we move because we don’t know what life there will be like. It’s hard to compute an unknown quantity.

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