Life’s still flying by at an apparently ever-accelerating rate. Work’s busy, weekends are busier, and I haven’t blogged in… uh. a month. Oops.
Later today I’m sitting down with a manager to interview for a promotion. By all indications the job is mine for the taking; both the manager and the department head above him have made it quite clear that I’m the Chosen One. And I am not at all sure I want it. I’d be getting a healthy raise, but I’d also be coming on board a team that’s been almost completely gutted over the past month. So there’s a big backlog of stuff that hasn’t been getting done, and huge projects looming on the horizon, and the not-insignificant issue of building a functional, effective new team to replace the severely broken old one.
All of that adds up to long hours and extra stress and starting over at the bottom of a brand-new learning curve. At the same time, the frustrations and annoyances of my current position grate on me more every day, so a change might not be the worst thing in the world.
I should’ve become a monster truck driver, like I wanted to be when I was in the third grade.
Being a monster truck driver sounds like a great career move….Take the new job. If the old one is getting on your nerves, at least add the excitement of more money and brand new annoyances
I say take it. More money + annoyance beats less money and annoyance any day.