GoodSense
Full time employment: Posting here.
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I hope this isn't too far off the FIRE topic -- for me, anything career related is FIRE-related. Your advice is greatly appreciated.
A bit about me, at the risk of repeating some of my other posts: I am 29, and have worked for the same municipal government for almost 8 years. The job is in general interesting, but the politics have really gotten to me lately--I think that's a problem that gets worse the longer you stay in one place, generally. Or maybe my tolerance for BS has gone down...
The room for growth is limited at my current agency, and looking at my supervisors, what they do doesn't thrill me.
I was offered a new job this afternoon by an engineering firm, doing facility development (related but also quite different from what I have been doing). It involves a lot of local and regional traveling, which I really like. The pay is comparable to my current job.
I feel that it is a good time for me to make a move. It will probably benefit my mental health (I've already cried twice in the last 2 months due to stupid politics at my job, for example). I will be busier, but I will be able to see results of my work.
I guess I am just a little nervous about going into a new industry, and THE PRIVATE SECTOR! Government jobs have a way of draining energy out of people, IMO, but that's all I know and I am a little afraid of the unknown.
Besides the tint of fear, the only things I am concerned about are 1) the less generous vacation schedule (right now I get almost 5 weeks so I am totally spoiled); 2) if I want to have children (probably not, at least not until I'm 35), I don't know if the new company will be as flexible as my cushy govt j*b. But a lot can change in 5 years...
It does involve more driving, both commuting and travel on the job, and I have factored that into my calculations.
I am not too worried about job security at this point. We have some savings, and it's a growing industry that I am looking at.
What do you think? As you can tell, I'm both excited and a little nervous. I hope I haven't looked over some important issue.
A bit about me, at the risk of repeating some of my other posts: I am 29, and have worked for the same municipal government for almost 8 years. The job is in general interesting, but the politics have really gotten to me lately--I think that's a problem that gets worse the longer you stay in one place, generally. Or maybe my tolerance for BS has gone down...
The room for growth is limited at my current agency, and looking at my supervisors, what they do doesn't thrill me.
I was offered a new job this afternoon by an engineering firm, doing facility development (related but also quite different from what I have been doing). It involves a lot of local and regional traveling, which I really like. The pay is comparable to my current job.
I feel that it is a good time for me to make a move. It will probably benefit my mental health (I've already cried twice in the last 2 months due to stupid politics at my job, for example). I will be busier, but I will be able to see results of my work.
I guess I am just a little nervous about going into a new industry, and THE PRIVATE SECTOR! Government jobs have a way of draining energy out of people, IMO, but that's all I know and I am a little afraid of the unknown.
Besides the tint of fear, the only things I am concerned about are 1) the less generous vacation schedule (right now I get almost 5 weeks so I am totally spoiled); 2) if I want to have children (probably not, at least not until I'm 35), I don't know if the new company will be as flexible as my cushy govt j*b. But a lot can change in 5 years...
It does involve more driving, both commuting and travel on the job, and I have factored that into my calculations.
I am not too worried about job security at this point. We have some savings, and it's a growing industry that I am looking at.
What do you think? As you can tell, I'm both excited and a little nervous. I hope I haven't looked over some important issue.