Life choices

Funny how life works.  I always thought I would be one of those career is first kind of gals, but after working for almost 20 years, and with the little darlin' on the scene I find it particularly hard to get myself motivated to charge into the thick of things again.  Of course, being a single income family kind of makes that impossible (I make 3 times as much as my DH - economics dictates that I am the one that works).

So of course, now that I am back into the job market, and looking around, I get offered two really amazing positions.

The first is a career amazing position with a large internation firm, where the pay is high, the visibility is high, it is for a fairly senior position, and the possibility for advancement is almost guarenteed, since they are looking for me to help establish the group.  However, the hours will be particularly long, and almost all at the office, since I would need to be interacting with the team on almost an hourly basis.

The second position has limited potential for advancement, is a smaller organization so the "perks" would be limited, the salary is less (although there are some cool bonuses if you make your targets), BUT, the organization was established specifically with the philosophy of flexibility, so I would work from home as many days of the week as I want, and I can set my own hours within the month (say, so a 65hr week one week, then a 10hr week the next).  And I know more than half the company since they are collegues from different companies that I've worked for, so there wouldn't  be any of that trying to get people to know you and what you can do kind of junk the first few months.

I love being with my son, so I am of course leaning towards the latter, but it is just so ironic that the fates would through the other job at mean right now just to tease me, knowing that I would have jumped at the chance for it a mere two years ago. 

Bah.

I just want to know how that happened?  In what seems to be a blink of an eye, I've become a "family" person.  We even went out and bought a minivan. Arrhhh!

Comments

[Running2Ks]

Love -- fantasize about the minivan. But how cool to be so wanted, eh?

[Andrea]

Congratulations! That's great. I know what you mean. Before Frances was born, I was so ambitious. Now? As long as the job pays enough and doesn't require me to work too much overtime, I don't really care. IT's almost sad. I feel like I'm wasting my brain. But I can't stand to be away from Frances more than I am already.

[Jen]

I know - I used to be totally type A and now, things have so changed. It used to be, wow, I ordered a $400 bottle of wine at the closing dinner!! I'm a shooter. Now it's - hey, I didn't have too much food thrown at me at dinner. I'm a shooter!! It's still type A but I just want to get different things done I guess. Good luck with your decision!

[I've Lost My Mind]

:) It's amazing how we come around! I am definitely a type A personality, it's just now focused on other things... I think in some ways I am now spoiled after getting to have the summers off. I have gotten used to be able to goof off whenever I want, or to go have fun - you know, all the irresponsible things a type A like myself never got when I was a kid, and I am not sure that it is not a deep desire to not always have to be the responsible one that is keeping me from being back into the work thing.. ah well..