Do it man.
Thats a huge company.
You have no shackles . This is your chance.
39% is a lot .
And that's to start.
You are comparing yourself at the top of the laddar where you are now vs the bottom at the new place and it's still 39% more.
So the bottom step at the new place is 39% higher then the top step at the old place.
Keep that in mind.
No kids or wife.
Why are we even having this conversation?
If you are indead as valuable as you think it probably would not be that hard to move back to Birmingham and reassume your old job 12 months later with the bonus of not having to ask the question you will be asking yourself everyday the rest of your life. "What if?"
Cause you will certainly ask yourself that question if you stay.
Good luck whatever you decided and don't downplay 39%.
Especially when that 39% is the floor at the new job and the ceiling at the old job.
Thats a huge company.
You have no shackles . This is your chance.
39% is a lot .
And that's to start.
You are comparing yourself at the top of the laddar where you are now vs the bottom at the new place and it's still 39% more.
So the bottom step at the new place is 39% higher then the top step at the old place.
Keep that in mind.
No kids or wife.
Why are we even having this conversation?
If you are indead as valuable as you think it probably would not be that hard to move back to Birmingham and reassume your old job 12 months later with the bonus of not having to ask the question you will be asking yourself everyday the rest of your life. "What if?"
Cause you will certainly ask yourself that question if you stay.
Good luck whatever you decided and don't downplay 39%.
Especially when that 39% is the floor at the new job and the ceiling at the old job.
Let me throw in some personal experience .
Happy Job vs big money.
10 years ago I had a job that I hardly considered work. I loved it.
Only problem was I was maxed out.
I quit around 10 years ago.
Today I have job that I basically hate but it pays about 1000% more then the old job.
There is not a day that goes by that I miss the old job even though I enjoyed it more.
I hate my job, but I love it at the same time.
Its very stressful with many many days away from my house.
I sleep in my bed less then 150 nights a year.
But the positives outweigh the negatives.
And I think to myself what in the world would life be like if I would have stayed at the other place.
Its a scary thought and a mistake I almost made.
Happy Job vs big money.
10 years ago I had a job that I hardly considered work. I loved it.
Only problem was I was maxed out.
I quit around 10 years ago.
Today I have job that I basically hate but it pays about 1000% more then the old job.
There is not a day that goes by that I miss the old job even though I enjoyed it more.
I hate my job, but I love it at the same time.
Its very stressful with many many days away from my house.
I sleep in my bed less then 150 nights a year.
But the positives outweigh the negatives.
And I think to myself what in the world would life be like if I would have stayed at the other place.
Its a scary thought and a mistake I almost made.
I'm thinking that it's probably time to move on to a new challenge. That the extra money is worth the perceived downgrade in environment, especially considering I'm not a super-active outdoorsy kinda guy. I'm thinking that there is no career path where I'm at, and that my ambition is higher than that. I'm thinking that any "gut feel" I'm perceiving that is telling me to stay is just me being a pussy and trying to stay in my comfort zone. I'm thinking that if I leave and hate the city, they have a corporate office in San Diego, and if I hate the job, it's a huge company with lots of other opportunities.
So I'm leaning towards taking it.
We're still haggling over a sticking point that's unbelievable considering the company I'm going to work for. Their standard travel policy doesn't reimburse pet boarding. I have 2 dogs, that's roughly $100 a night every time I travel for work in a position that requires 25% travel. Trying to leverage it for extra salary, cause that's absurd. It's fucking Petco, you can bring your dog to the office for Christ's sake, that's how pet-friendly they are. Unreal policy.
When I first read your post here I thought to myself "What is he doing? He doesn't want this job and is trying to talk himself out of taking it." But, what you say here also makes absolute sense too. The good thing about your situation is it's really a win-win situation and you can't go wrong either way. Whatever decision you make will ultimately be the right one. Texas is great.
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I absolutely recall getting off plane in DFW in 2005 after almost eight years away....there's a McDonalds right there and I get in line and this good looking 40something blonde in tight jeans says to the counter kid, "I want a large freh-yench fries" and I was like, "I'm Home!"
True story:
A couple years after I moved down to Texas and had gotten married, my brother lived way up north and had gotten engaged. I told him it was a mistake, and I knew the woman in Texas that was the perfect match for him. Maybe 6-12 months later he broke the engagement off, and came down here for a visit. I set him up with a Texas blonde who was the childhood best friend of my wife's.
They've been happily married for 15+ years.
Given the pet expenses I would stay put. Your current job offers you lots of flexibility (time-wise) and from what I've read, you are a great poker player. I would just hit the tables a little more often to make-up the difference. That's what I'm currently doing and I'm no where near as good as you are at poker. Just my 2 cents.
I think you nailed it.
Always tough getting out of the comfort zone though .
and the most underrated part is you will never have to ask what if everytime you see the short comings of your old job if you stayed.
Oil and gas industry
And I was in the oil and gas industry before that to but basically took a complete 180 in direction in that industry.
Much more risk and reward.
