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I got the job offer! But, WWYD . . . (long)
In case anyone is around this weekend and wants to give some good Nestie advice!
Today I got an offer for the job I interviewed for earlier this week. It's part time to start, transitioning to full time as the person who is leaving transitions out & business picks up, which they expect in 2-3 months. The money is not great, but it's fine, especially since this will basically be our "fun" money - we can get by on what DH makes, but there's not much for extras like dinner out, or weekend trips, stuff like that. The company is interesting, and I think I would enjoy the work; I've had a similar position before - it's basically what I did at the company for which I freelance when I was full time there. I think the job would have room for growth (both financially and in terms of responsibility) as the company continues to grow. I do plan to go back and ask for a little more money, and/or to re-word the offer to say that it will be revisited in 3 months, as she told me verbally, rather than in a year, which is what's written down.
The big BUT is, though, that I've also applied for a job that I think I would *love* in a totally new industry that I've wanted to get in to. I got an e-mail a week or so ago from their HR department saying that my resume has been passed on to the people for whom I'd be working, and that if they want to interview me, they will contact me on or before May 20th - which is not until next Friday.
The job I was offered wants me to start next Wednesday.
The unemployment rate here in our new area is 12%. DH's coworker's wife has been looking for a job for at least a year. The person who was in DH's position before him left because they were here for 3 years and his wife never found a job.
I feel immensely grateful that I was even offered an interview, much less an actual job after only applying for handful of jobs.
BUT, I know deep down if I take the job, and then I get a call from the one I'd *love*, I will be very disappointed. I just don't know if I can put off the job I've been offered long enough to find out. DH's boss actually has connections at the job I'd love, so DH is asking him if there's anyway he can find out what's going on with it.
So, what would the Nesties do?
Re: I got the job offer! But, WWYD . . . (long)
i would take the job you were offered, definitely get it in writing about revisiting the money/hours in three months. if you get to interview for the job you'd love, you definitely go. if you get a job offer from it, fantastic! who is to say that the interview process won't take awhile and you'd at least get a few months of paychecks and be making connections while waiting/interviewing.
as someone who has essentially been job hunting/temping/unemployed since we moved here last year, i would love to get an offer for something i'd like. at this point, i can hardly dream of getting an offer for a job i'd love.
good luck!
I would do 1 of the following 2 things:
1. Email your dream job and let them know you have an offer from another company with a very short deadline (don't say wednesday, since that's not super realistic), and you wanted to express how interested you are in this other job. If they're interested in you, they should work with you. And then ask the other company if you can have a little more time - at least until the following Monday I think.
2. Take the job you were offered and don't tell the other company. If they offer you an interview, take it and see how it goes. it's not great if you leave a job after a very short time, but if it's in a different industry, and it's really a better job, you do what you have to do. This assumes that the job you were offered doesn't require a contract - I assume it doesn't.
Congrats! And GL!
I agree - in these times, take the job you were offered, especially since it isn't FT or permanent right now. If invited, pursue the other job with interviews, etc. and if it feels right, go for it.
If the offer was for a full time permanent job I'd probably advise a bit differently, but the company isn't investing a ton in you to start, so I wouldn't feel as bad about it.
Yeah, the "guaranteed money" is the thing that's really pulling me towards accepting. If it wasn't for the possibility of the other opportunity hanging out there, I'd be ecstatic about taking it - interesting company, seemingly good people to work with, etc. It is a permanent job - the part time hours are just for 2-3 months as the person currently there transitions out. Then it will be full time. They specifically said that they wanted to hire someone interested in a long-term position. It will take a lot of training to get me (or anyone they hire) up to speed on their product, and they, understandably, do not want to train someone and then have that person leave in a few months (or weeks). I can't in good conscious take it if I know I will not stay (baring any major issues like I hate the job or the people are awful).
The other position would start quickly. It's a performing arts company, and they hire their staff for the season, then lay them off for 2-3 months (this is not an issue for us - we'd just plan for it), then hire them back. Most people who work there have been doing this for years & years. So, once they do the interviews it will also be a short turn-around for a start date, because they're in the middle of the season. It's unusual for them to be hiring at this point - I imagine either someone left unexpectedly or they realized they needed additional help. I see that position as an opportunity to get in with the company and hopefully continue either with it, or in another capacity next season.
I was talking to my BFF on IM last night and she had a good point - take the job I've been offered. Then, if I don't like it or I'm not happy there, at the first of the year when the performing arts company hires for next season, I can always apply again if they have any openings I'm interested in.