How far would you move for work?
May 7, 2015 12:23:26 GMT -5
Post by achromia on May 7, 2015 12:23:26 GMT -5
I need your opinions, GKU! How far would you move for a job? Are there specific places you absolutely would or would not consider?
Background: You may remember that I was super excited at the end of March because I had gotten selected for a federal fellowship program. Yesterday I had a great informal chat with a hiring manager from the program about a really interesting job (he cold called me based on my resume), and I told him I would let him know if I wanted to schedule a formal interview after I talked with my husband.
The position sounds cool. It would be doing two things I really like, there would be several people available to mentor me, and I would probably get to keep (roughly) my current salary but go from being a contractor on a shaky contract to a federal employee with job stability and promotion potential in a year. My big hangup is that the job is located in Las Vegas, and we live on the East Coast. Not only is that a nearly 2,500 mile move, but something about Vegas in particular is giving me pause. DH too, and we can't quite figure out why. Maybe just because we would know absolutely no one there.
There is every possibility that other positions will open up closer to home, and I do have until next March to locate a fellowship and start work. But... I would hate to pass up a great opportunity over fear of the unknown. WWYD?
Background: You may remember that I was super excited at the end of March because I had gotten selected for a federal fellowship program. Yesterday I had a great informal chat with a hiring manager from the program about a really interesting job (he cold called me based on my resume), and I told him I would let him know if I wanted to schedule a formal interview after I talked with my husband.
The position sounds cool. It would be doing two things I really like, there would be several people available to mentor me, and I would probably get to keep (roughly) my current salary but go from being a contractor on a shaky contract to a federal employee with job stability and promotion potential in a year. My big hangup is that the job is located in Las Vegas, and we live on the East Coast. Not only is that a nearly 2,500 mile move, but something about Vegas in particular is giving me pause. DH too, and we can't quite figure out why. Maybe just because we would know absolutely no one there.
There is every possibility that other positions will open up closer to home, and I do have until next March to locate a fellowship and start work. But... I would hate to pass up a great opportunity over fear of the unknown. WWYD?