I feel trapped due to years with company and the pension associated with those years plus the few remaining years to retirement. If I was younger, well………
Kaye
Pension??? ya I have one too, I wonder if it will be there when I need it. But my company stopped giving pensions eligibility to new employees a few years ago. Fortunately, we also have 401k and I have been contribution to that for a while.
I'm stuck by the income leash like a lot of others. Actually, my family has more come to depend on my income than me. If I were flying solo, I could sell the house and all the goodies, pay off all my debt, and fly my trustee Cherokee down somewhere in the little latitudes and support myself quite well on a low stress job.
Since this post is starting to sound like a Jimmy Buffett song......
I took a 80% pay cut in 2004 but I still smile every day
so I will give you the last... Propane & propane products.
I'm stuck by the income leash like a lot of others. Actually, my family has more come to depend on my income than me. If I were flying solo, I could sell the house and all the goodies, pay off all my debt, and fly my trustee Cherokee down somewhere in the little latitudes and support myself quite well on a low stress job.
Since this post is starting to sound like a Jimmy Buffett song......
Less stressed wives (or husbands) are always a good thing.and my husband would sure like to have a less-stressed wife coming home to him.
Judy
Less stressed wives (or husbands) are always a good thing.
(but especially wives. )
Well aware of that dear.Mark,
Don't forget that I know your wife, perhaps better than I know you. Better watch out for the old girls' network!
Judy
This thread has popped up at an opportune time. I began interviewing for positions outside of my company recently, and have two exceptional opportunities that I am working.
Both are with very large firms, one is a retail financial services firm, the other a leading multi-product insurance firm. Both are pretty strong leadership and growth opportunities.
However, I find myself attracted to the financial services firm - they want someone to come in, at a slightly lower level than I am at today, and completely turn around a broken application development shop. Spread across three continents, these folks are missing dates repeatedly and are not firing on all spark plugs. It is an exceptional challenge, because these people are extremely brilliant but need focus and organizational buy in. I like the company because this has a bit of an entrepreneurial spirit to it - fix the team, grow customer satisfaction, and increase our revenue from internal business units.
This thread has popped up at an opportune time. I began interviewing for positions outside of my company recently, and have two exceptional opportunities that I am working.
Both are with very large firms, one is a retail financial services firm, the other a leading multi-product insurance firm. Both are pretty strong leadership and growth opportunities.
However, I find myself attracted to the financial services firm - they want someone to come in, at a slightly lower level than I am at today, and completely turn around a broken application development shop. Spread across three continents, these folks are missing dates repeatedly and are not firing on all spark plugs. It is an exceptional challenge, because these people are extremely brilliant but need focus and organizational buy in. I like the company because this has a bit of an entrepreneurial spirit to it - fix the team, grow customer satisfaction, and increase our revenue from internal business units.
Normally, I would be looking for something a little more secure, a little more solid, but why do that? I'm young and we don't have kids yet - put it all on the line and see what we can get in return.
Cheers,
-Andrew
Judy
(true story, the guy worked for Ford). The favorite old hillbilly walked into the boss and said "I quit". Boss asked, "aren't you going to give us noticed". Hillbilly replied "I just did". Now that's the line I'm dieing to use.
Dave
I was thinking of Banana Republics while reading it!
Signed...an avowed Parrotthead!
Sure makes sense to me and I was O-2.The only reason I "regretted" quitting the job I previously had (Electricians Mate, USN) was not due to fiscal issues, &c; rather it was because I wasn't there to participate in all the world-changing historical events that have transpired since my separation from the Navy. Does that make sense?
Jim