Tammi's World

Compare. Contrast. Decide.

I'm pretty big on analysis. Folks usually don't really realize that because while I *DO* talk about my thought process, it's never ALL of it. I keep a lot inside. Work through it in my mind. But I look at opportunities and situations for every angle, weighing the pros and cons, looking at the big picture and trying to see where it will put me in the long run.

It's exhausting. Really.

And it cracks me up because folks think I just get an idea and WHAM! Make it happen.

So....we're gonna look at this recent situation together. Oh, I can't give you ALL the info, but the basics are available. The gest of the matter will be more than clear.

Let's get started, shall we.

You get an "opportunity". It's with a company that you know, good and bad. Working for people that know you well and more importantly admire you. Believe in you. Respect you.

The money is good, the job you know like the back of your hand. The industry not one that will be impacted by the economy very much. Good or bad.

The down side is you're forced to relocate. To once again start over. Oh, they'll pay for it, but still.....you'll be alone. Again. Starting over socially. Again.

Also the hours are amazingly long. You'd be "in charge" so you'd need to be available from 3:30am to around 6:00 in the evening. Not working weekends, well except reports and such. No, you're not in the office all that time, but you do need to be "available". It's a good mixture of physical labor and sales with management duties over riding all of that.

This is a large company with a strong corporate structure. But again, you know the ropes. You know the players. And more importantly, they know you. Raises, while never HUGE, are certain. Bonuses are paid as long as the criteria is met. And that criteria is laid out with your boss, not handed down.

Now.....you get another opportunity. The money is incredible. Really. And you'll be in a location YOU know and love. You'll be surrounded, socially any way, by people very close to you.

But you know very VERY little about this company. The industry is one you've never worked in, and the product you know very little about. One way to look at it is it's a blank slate.

Travel is nationwide, at a rate of 75%. IOW, you'd be on a plane most of every single week. While not the long hours of the other position you'd be away from home for a much larger percentage of your time. Away from those that you actually moved closer to.

This is a very corporate, formal organization. VERY formal. Raises - not certain. Promotions - long processes that are not quick to happen.

Well, that's the majority of the things *I* look at. At least in the first couple of levels in the decision making process. Again, because my goal is to actually have a life at some point, and one that I can enjoy, the impact a position will have on my quality of life is important.

I make lists. I arrange things by importance to ME. And I do this early in the process. Why early? Why put myself through all this before I have to? Well, that's rather hard to explain without sounding like an egomaniac. But I'll try. You see, I'm a rather forceful personality. And I can, when I put my mind to it, influence situations more than folks realize. Hell, I've been know to throw a sure thing because I didn't like one minor detail. And I've walked out with opportunities that no one EVER thought would be available to me. All just by talking.

I talk. And I do it rather well. I am, after all, in sales.

Anyway........this is what's going on in my head right now. Along with my job, that can be rather consuming all on it's own. I'm putting this out here because I actually would love some input. Maybe I'm missing something. It's been known to happen. ;-)

Posted by Tammi at February 29, 2008 07:09 AM | TrackBack