Ack, now in the situation where the one place has sent a contract for me to sign for hourly work, which likely would eventually become full-time but no commitment, and the second place is full-time, sounds interesting, and would pay well, but isn't as far along in the hiring process.
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Dana - Aug 07, 2019 5:46:09 am PDT #10247 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse - Aug 07, 2019 5:48:02 am PDT #10248 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh yikes, Dana! That's a tricky position to be in. How interested are you in each place?
Jesse - Aug 07, 2019 5:49:18 am PDT #10249 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
It's our big office cleaning day today, and I think I'm done? I've even tossed a ton of stuff out of a common cabinet.
Dana - Aug 07, 2019 5:58:37 am PDT #10250 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The full-time job almost certainly would be higher stress, longer hours, and more bullshit. But it would be a big jump in pay and status. Manager-level position, including managing people, which I haven't before. Remote full-time for the moment, though they have plans to open an office here. Plus, benefits.
The contract job has more flexibility, but they pushed back strongly against my hourly rate, which husband thinks is a big red flag. They say if things go well it will likely turn into a full-time job, but no guarantees.
I need to talk to full-time job and find out where they are in their process, because I can't put off the contract people for long.
Dana - Aug 07, 2019 6:06:00 am PDT #10251 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Oh, and full-time job is a start-up, though several years old, which means it may have that annoying Silicon Valley start-up culture.
Jesse - Aug 07, 2019 6:09:10 am PDT #10252 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
That is so tricky! Is the contract job potentially more stable? I don't know how much you actually care about that, but you and your husband have been through the wringer from my perspective! And start-ups sound risky to me.
Laura - Aug 07, 2019 6:16:39 am PDT #10253 of 30019
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It sounds like a big change, but increased pay and benefits are pretty nice things.
Dana - Aug 07, 2019 6:24:13 am PDT #10254 of 30019
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Is the contract job potentially more stable?
Hard to say. It sounds like they have plenty of work, and I'd be the only person.
The person I spoke to with the full-time job yesterday did warn me that the culture is "debative", and it's hard to know if that means healthy debate or just people being assholes.
Tom Scola - Aug 07, 2019 6:45:47 am PDT #10255 of 30019
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Jesse - Aug 07, 2019 7:17:49 am PDT #10256 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The person I spoke to with the full-time job yesterday did warn me that the culture is "debative", and it's hard to know if that means healthy debate or just people being assholes.
Oh no, that does sound like assholes. Or at least just really aggressive.