Promotion....should I take it?

[2059]

the only thing I have for ya is; I would not have succeeded at my current position/job had I not taken advantage of earlier life opportunities. whether they worked out or I bombed (got fired) i learned something at each point which, I believe, equipped me to succeed with what I'm doing now. As for the commute; been there (California) done that, and would never do it again. Today my commute is a little over an hour each way.... at 3:30 in the morning.... and 1 in the afternoon.... through rural Indiana. only thing I have to watch out for are deer in the morning and Amish buggies in the afternoon. Good luck with your choice.

 

[milit73]

I have a meeting later today to find out when I can go to the other building and see what I am going to get myself into. I think it really depends now on how much the wage be set at, it is one thing for them to tell me what it will be and it is another thing to have it on paper. I will keep you all updated to see how all this unfolds. :headbang:

 

[scotts74birds]

Milit, I wish the best for you, and this sounds like a great opportunity. As a very skilled maintenance technician myself, I feel connected. If you are in a union environment, do you have "rights of return"? It sounds like this job may be a few levels above a floor manager, so that may rule out the "whipping-boy" concern. I can only say that this would be a positive experience in that if it doesn't work out, this would make you very attractive to another company given your experience.

 

[milit73]

No I am not in a union so if it is not on paper then well we all no about that. I will make sure to have everything in writing before I make any kind of move. I will know a lot more next week as I will be going to to visit my possible new workplace. I will work half the week training where I am now and the other half learning the new building for the next few months. My boss and I talked a little bit today but money was not brought up today. He was giving me a rundown of the building giving me warning this will be a challenge but putting me in this position right now will teach me a ton and he has my back all the way unless I do something that he does not agree with. He is not a micro manager but he said he will watch me carefully so I will not do something stupid to get both of us in hot water.

He is taking a risk promoting me as they wanted a degree which I do not have. My boss is going out on a limb for me and I have to thank him for that.

 

[68 Sport Satellite]

Opportunities like this don't come around that often. It's awesome that you are thinking it through. As long as there are no major red flags that gives you a weird gut feeling, I say make a list of pros and cons ( it helps to write it down so you can look at it all at once), and then highlight anything you just can't live with. It sounds like there are a lot of pros about this move and they have given you a return ticket If you dont like it. Sounds pretty good to me. It's good to break out of your comfort zone to advance and learn too. I say take the job, do the longer commute for 3 months or so, then if you are liking the job move closer. I did a sf Bay Area commute of an hour and ten minutes each way for five years. Never again. The physical and mental difference between a 45 min commute and over an hour commute are huge.

 

[tallhair]

I commuted 2 hours each way for 6 months, during the winter here in IL, when I got my present job. It took a long time to decide on a house. I finally rented a room during the week (not suggesting that for you) although I actually didn't mind the drive, but it ate up so much time there wasn't any time left for anything but eating and sleeping and then doing it again the next morning at 0430. 1 hour is not as bad but that still 2 hours a day but like others and yourself have said, if it works out you get to buy a bigger garage, I mean house near the new job so it will be worth the short term pain for the long term gain.

It should be fun looking for a new garage, I mean house. On the plus side you said you can go back to your old job if it's not working out so it's really a no lose situation.

One thing to consider is to buy a house east of where you work if possible and have the sun at your back both ways as even shorter trips suck if you are driving into the sun.

 

[wedgie]

I've been retired for 13 years. During my working years, the ONLY thing that meant anything to me was the size of my paycheck. I would definitely chase the bucks.

 

[YY1]

That degree thing may come back to haunt you.

Our workplace is famous for job descriptions that say things like "degree in IS or related field preferred..." and stating a salary, then after you've already accepted the position, they come back and say "Well, since you don't have a degree, we can only pay you X instead of Y" , even though it was clearly discussed beforehand, and you're doing the exact same job.