I’m happy to say I’ve finally been offered a new job, I’m not happy with the amount of money I’ll be making should I take the position, however I’m happy for the change of atmosphere with regard to the type of work. I have had an interview with another place that I’m still waiting to hear back from too, so we’ll see what they have to say… that being said if I were to get offered a position at the other place also I’m not sure which I’d take… the one I’m waiting to hear back from pays more than the one I was offered today. Another thing that comes to mind is that my previous job has to call me next week Monday and either offer me my job back OR pay me out and send me on my way… that pays more than both positions…
Now here’s the tricky part… do I accept the new job that I was offered today – retail job that I just got interviewed for yesterday at a job fair (which I don’t have to decide right away, not till the end of this month really…) or if offered the job at the insurance broker… it would be in the field of work I went to school for and could lead to more work in the future dealing with insurance, do I accept that job… or lastly if offered my old job back do I take that only to feel like I’m walking on egg shells daily, if they laid me off after 9 years they very well could do it again… of which I would have to decide probably at the latest by the end of next week… (and that is ONLY if they actually offer me my job back, which they very well could just pay me out for my 9 years of service and terminate my employment)… another thing comes to mind… what if they offer me a job but as an agent instead of my old job, would I be willing to take that step back, I don’t really know if I’d be willing to go back on the phones and take calls again…
/sigh what to do, what to do!?!?
Well, after meeting with employer that I am laid off from, they’ve decided to offer me 2 different proposals… a lesser position with a $4 / hour cut or make my layoff permanent – making them pay me 8 weeks in lieu of notice and 9 weeks of severance pay for my length of service there. After discussing it with some people I feel like the right decision to make is to take the 17 weeks of pay and be on my way, because I mean honestly it’s a kick in the teeth the offer they gave me, I’d be making more than that now had I never accepted any promotions while working there. Aside from that I would have to go back and report to someone who was once my peer, and I’m not sure I can handle that…