I must have a Cyndi-fest for a minute….in October when I was job interviewing, I interviewed for two days and got three job offers. I took the job w/NCTI and turned down OCS and CFP. Sam w/CFP said he understood my desire to join the training company since my interest lies more in a training/HR direction, and that their current HR person would be retiring in two to three years and to please update him if my information changed because he would be keeping my resume… Two weeks later OCS contacted me by letter asking me to come in and interview for a higher position than they originally offered me. It could have been a little more money, but not a lot more, and it definitely would have been a lot more work and stress and not nearly as much fun as what I do right now. Well, Sunday Sam from CFP called me and left a message w/my sis. I figured that whoever they hired for the position they’d offered me hadn’t worked out and that he was calling to see if I’d reconsider. I called him back with the intention of telling him that I was very flattered that he’d contacted me, but that I’m very happy where I am and in light of some personal issues (meaning Roro possibly not working for a long long time), I wasn’t interested in making a change. He called me three times on Monday before I called him back Tuesday AM. Then he caught me at home last night just as I was walking in the door and starts telling me about a different position, a marketing position in their sales department, how impressed he had been in our interview and how much they still want me on their “team”…. And proceeds to offer me 5K more than I am making in salary, a $3000 signing bonus ($1000 at 90 days and $2000 paid on my 1yr anniversary), as well as a potential monthly bonus of $500/mo and he will guarantee in my employment contract that I will get bonus at least 6 times my first year, which is another $3000.00. And of course if the department makes bonus more than 6 times, I’d get that too, which could potentially be another $3000.00 if they hit bonus every month!!! So if I took this job, I’d be guaranteed to make 11K MORE than my current salary, and could potentially make up to 14K more than my current salary if we hit bonus every month ($500x12 would be $6000.00 in bonus)… and he says he'll speed up the insurance benefits and that we can probably bypass the waiting period. I am SERIOUSLY considering this offer. I really LOVE my work now, the involvement with Nite Hoops is incredibly rewarding, and I really like my boss and I’ll hate to leave him. However, I have done work in the past that is similar to this position and I really enjoyed it, although not as much as I love what I do now. I don’t know what Roro will do if he can’t go back to work. He’s worked in aircraft maintenance all his "grownup" life, for about 15 years. He loves planes, flying them, working on them… it’s all he ever wanted to do growing up. I know he is probably perfectly capable of doing a management job, but let’s face it, in corporate america he’ll never get one. He doesn’t have a bachelor’s degree, he’s black, and he’s foreign. If he was only dealing with one of those issues it might be a different story, but with three strikes, he’s out…. I know that he could easily get a management position with an airlines back in Sudan, but with the difference in the standard of living between here and there is so HUGE that him making great money in their economy may not mean jack as far as him helping me financially for the baby… I know that when he has money he gives it to me, so I’m not pissed at him for not helping out right now, I am stressed about it and this new job would alleviate that stress. The salary alone (not including bonuses) is an additional $400/mo, which is more than Roro gives me in child support anyway. I need you guys to play devil’s advocate, with the exception of the fact I’d be leaving a job I love and a company I’m very proud of, and my commute will be a little longer, I can’t see a major downside here since I’m sure I’ll also like the new job and they already think I’m the cat’s meow… and I want to be totally sure of this decision.
