I need some help from mah Saddo peoples!

[Dizaster]

Here is my take on the job thing as i've had quite a few different jobs.. Some with security, some with high pay, some with high stress, some with high responsiblity etc...
This is just for me anyway, but what I ended up going for overall was a job that I really enjoyed doing... I had been at a couple of stressful places over a few years, and it sucked.. I was being paid well and heading down a good career. I had the option to add some schooling to that and really become a higher up person in this industry.... But overall, I didn't like the industry.. I didn't like anyone I worked with, and I didn't like anyone else I had to deal with in the industry.
There were so many opportunities that it really bothered be to not want to stay there, but I had to leave...

I actually finally realised what I was looking for when I got the job I am in now, and realised I loved it.. It didn't pay as much as some of my other jobs. It wasn't quite as challenging by any means, and I didn't have nearly any of the responsiblity i've had at other jobs... BUT, there was no stress, I liked the people around, and enjoyed the entire 9 hours I spent at work...

I havn't been able to say that about any jobs so far... And coming home from work I honestly used to say to myself all the time,,, "If someone came along now and offered me a job anywhere that pays twice, maybe even 3 times as much as where I am now,,,, I would turn it down".... I've been in jobs that pay good but are stressful the whole day and it just isn't worth it in my perspective...

You have no choice but to spend 9 hours a day at work, in this society anyway.... Who the hell wants them to suck, and you come home and just want to say "fuck it all, I can't do this anymore"... No matter how much it pays...

The thing is though, the fact I loved what I was doing.. I worked harder than any job i'd been in, I put more in etc etc... And what looked like a job with no immediate opportunities,,, i'm now being recommended for manager roles after only being their 2 1/2 years.... When you love your work, you can stand out... You get the opportunity to stand out..
When you don't like your job, it's usually because their is to much work for you, or your manager doesn't care about their staff, and you really have no opportunity to stand out... You might get lucky and get a promotion... But where I am now, just the fact that you can come home and say "I love my job"... It is the most free feeling you can have...

It gives you more energy after work.. Hell if you wanted to make more money, then all the big people say "It's not what you do during work hours that makes you rich, it's what you do after you go home that seperate the have's from the have not's"


So anyway that's my take on things... It possibly doesn't relate to your options at the moment.... But once I learnt the value of really being happy at your work, even after 9 hours each day,,,,, It's worth more than money... And in fact, money ends up coming a lot easier when your happy and enjoy your work...

[Dizaster]

On your specific case though... I honestly like the sound of your job now... It seems as though there isn't to much job security where you are now...

But it's almost impossible to say what the situation might be at the new place as well... At some of the companies i've been at, many many times over they have hired for positions that were mundane in 4 months and the person was left without a position. Other times people have taken a position genuinally thinking it was right for them, and then realising the security was great until the realised their boss was a complete asshole, and being out of work for 2 months would actually be less stressful than having to work at such a place...

It's a hard choice with jobs, and I think a whole lot of where you end up is luck. And whether a place is really right for you is luck as well..

If I was you, it sounds like you are happy where you are...
- I would make sure that you have a resume and all your documents up to date incase you are put out of work and you are immediately ready to apply for new positions.... If you are really commited and work just as hard at getting a job as you would IN a job, you can get one pretty fast.
- Get some really great references written from your employer and collegue's that you work with at the moment..
- Try to organise some spare money into a savings that will hold you at bare minimum until you get another job..

Basically you may not be able to control what happens with your job position right now, but as far as 'security' goes, try to do some of the above things and have yourself 100% prepared for possibly being out of work and looking for something new,,, and in a way, that is a type of security that might make you feel better about your current situation...

Biggest thing,,,, Make the most of what you have when you have it.... You've got a great position at the moment, and you know that it might not be for ever,,,, so don't waste money and really work at making the most of every cent you get while it is still coming easily for you..