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One Wonders...
Sep. 5th, 2002 06:46 pm...what to do...
I've been working at the Record for just over 3 months now. Everything is going great, overall - I love the people, the environment is good, etc. Things get a bit stressful, but that's just the way it goes sometimes.
So today, I was just looking over Shelly's Desk while she was glancing through the Ardmoreite (another local paper), and something jumped off the page at me: GRAPHIC DESIGNER WANTED. They pay much better at the Ardmoreite, and have an immense benefits package.
So, I came home and talked it over with +Kyle... He reiterated my own thoughts - that my priorities must lie with my family's needs and well-being. I'm going to apply for it.
Even so, I hate the thought that the only reason I would leave the Record would be because of money. We're getting by on what I make now, but if I were to get a better offer elsewhere, that would be the only thing to make me change jobs, because I'm not unhappy where I am now.
I know it's not wrong to want to better yourself or make things easier on your family, but I just feel weird about it. Maybe it's because I'm finally starting to settle down here at work and already I'm looking at something else.
Other things to consider are that we would have to move either to Ardmore or Tishomingo so that one of us could bike or get a ride, and the other could commute.
I already worked out a budget of what they would have to offer in order for it to be worth doing, since our cost of living will most likely go up significantly, especially if we had to move to Ardmore. It's a big number. Well...it is compared to our current numbers. By national standards, it's still among the lowest in the country for graphic designers with my experience. That's not a grouse, just more information than you probably care about.
Now to update my resume, and pray...pray...pray... At this point I don't care what the answer is, because neither option is 100% appealing. Plus, my 90 days isn't up till the 27th, and there WILL be some benefits added then, or possibly a small raise. Shelly said employees are given a choice.
I guess the real issue is that I'm afraid. I need to put away the 'what ifs' and focus on the fact that whatever happens, it'll be ultimately for the good of we that love the Lord. That's a comforting thought.
I've been working at the Record for just over 3 months now. Everything is going great, overall - I love the people, the environment is good, etc. Things get a bit stressful, but that's just the way it goes sometimes.
So today, I was just looking over Shelly's Desk while she was glancing through the Ardmoreite (another local paper), and something jumped off the page at me: GRAPHIC DESIGNER WANTED. They pay much better at the Ardmoreite, and have an immense benefits package.
So, I came home and talked it over with +Kyle... He reiterated my own thoughts - that my priorities must lie with my family's needs and well-being. I'm going to apply for it.
Even so, I hate the thought that the only reason I would leave the Record would be because of money. We're getting by on what I make now, but if I were to get a better offer elsewhere, that would be the only thing to make me change jobs, because I'm not unhappy where I am now.
I know it's not wrong to want to better yourself or make things easier on your family, but I just feel weird about it. Maybe it's because I'm finally starting to settle down here at work and already I'm looking at something else.
Other things to consider are that we would have to move either to Ardmore or Tishomingo so that one of us could bike or get a ride, and the other could commute.
I already worked out a budget of what they would have to offer in order for it to be worth doing, since our cost of living will most likely go up significantly, especially if we had to move to Ardmore. It's a big number. Well...it is compared to our current numbers. By national standards, it's still among the lowest in the country for graphic designers with my experience. That's not a grouse, just more information than you probably care about.
Now to update my resume, and pray...pray...pray... At this point I don't care what the answer is, because neither option is 100% appealing. Plus, my 90 days isn't up till the 27th, and there WILL be some benefits added then, or possibly a small raise. Shelly said employees are given a choice.
I guess the real issue is that I'm afraid. I need to put away the 'what ifs' and focus on the fact that whatever happens, it'll be ultimately for the good of we that love the Lord. That's a comforting thought.
