An Internal Job Promotion with significant additional responsibility,

[raymaga 25]

Good luck in the new job and the move!!!!

I am not a career person at all, and at my age now, all I want is a job that gives me some extra household money and gets me out of the house a couple of days a week.

But, if I were younger, the whole scenario might have been appealing to me.

[rebeccajo 14]

Hey William! Glad to see you've made the decision.

My first reaction when I saw this was....well, if I felt I could handle the work I'd probably take it, depending on:

I'd have to take the cost of living there into account (vs. where I'm at now). You know, the housing thing and all.

If my wages now were satisfactory, I wouldn't let the money be the deciding factor. Money ain't everything if you're working your ### off and never see your family.

[Nessa 23]

I would take it, specially if the hours won't increase. I'm not afraid of responsibilities. Good luck

[William33 110]

William, like Yodrak says, the devil is in the details. So I have two questions: suppose you take the job, and through no fault of your own, like your predecessors, you are fired after three months.

1) How easy will it be for you to move to another position in a comparable salary range?

2) Do you like Denver enough to relocate and lose a job?

You sound like you really want it.

1) I could find another comparable position, but it does take time. By most estimates, it takes 4-6 months to actually begin at a new job. (Given the application process, interviews, hiring decision, relocation, etc.)

2) I like Denver enough to relocate, but I will definitely be assuming some level of risk. I am somewhat confident that I can avoid the hatchet, as upper management has finally realized that a specialist is needed for this position. (The others were not).

[doodlebug 3]

I'm not too familiar with Missouri and I'm too lazy right now to look it all up but isn't there a substantial increase in your cost of living that will go right along with that increase in salary? When you take all that into consideration is it *really* that big of a jump?

Just spitballin' here in case you haven't sealed the deal yet.

I mean I could take a job in say North Carolina which would pay less money and would be less responsibility and yet I'd actually be getting an increase in my disposable income, you know what I mean? I'm sure you've thought all of this through though but to me it would have to be a definite $35k increase to have that much more responsibility.

[TracyLuis 0]

Hey William! Glad to see you've made the decision.

My first reaction when I saw this was....well, if I felt I could handle the work I'd probably take it, depending on:

I'd have to take the cost of living there into account (vs. where I'm at now). You know, the housing thing and all.

If my wages now were satisfactory, I wouldn't let the money be the deciding factor. Money ain't everything if you're working your ### off and never see your family.

Exactly. Is the sacrifice/stress worth the pay off? I would MUCH prefer time with my husband/family than a bigger check/"better job"...