| 20 April |
Reservations for 1 |
I’ve always read that men make more money than women. And I had always assumed that it was b/c companies were big fat meanie heads. I mean, OBVIOUSLY women don’t deserve to make less than men, so it had to be the company’s fault.
I’ve been keeping my eye out for job openings that are closer to where I live. A 56 mile one-way commute isn’t horrible, but it’s really a pain in the ass. There’s been several times when I would’ve liked to come in just for 30 minutes to clarify things on a different shift, but driving an hour just to stay for 30 minutes and turn around and drive an hour home? Not really worth it.
Anyways.
I have a lot of reservations about switching jobs. And I can’t help but think that maybe a lot of women have these reservations and thus stay at the job they’re at instead of looking for better opportunities.
Reservations include:
1.) What if I REGRET it? I mean, I’m content with my current job. Why screw that up?
2.) I feel like I owe the manager who hired me at my current job. Granted, they are paying me well below market-value for someone at my career-level, and I know they took advantage of the fact that I was laid off for 9-months and VERY job hungry, but still. I feel like I owe him.
3.) What if I don’t like the new job?
4.) What if later on, I wish I would’ve stayed longer at current job to get more experience in this specific area?
Whereas MrC has said several times that if he got offered more money, he would jump on it right away, regardless of the current perks to his current job. (We’re being taken THREE different places this weekend alone by people he does business with)
Have any of you thought about (or did) switch jobs and had reservations? I’m curious if anyone else had the same reservations that I do…
