Today is the beginning of my last full week working for the consulting company that has given me much heartburn and heartache over the past year. There are so many things that I am looking forward to with my new job and this time I think my expectations are realistic. I am expecting that every day isn't going to be sunshine and happiness. If, at the end of the week, I can feel a small sense of being productive then it's all good. There are other reasons why I decided to take this offer versus the other offers I was lucky to get.
Some of them are family-related like being able to be home and not having to travel. The fact that it's less than an hour commute away was a deal maker as well as the fact that insurance benefits are really good and very inexpensive. Then, there were the social reasons like the fact that I really like my co-workers. I like that they are excited to have me work at the company after I was a consultant there years and years ago and I liked that they included me on social functions even though I wasn't a "real" employee.
I am happy that I will be able to actually PLAN for things like dinners out with friends or time for hanging out with the boys. There are things that make me sad like the fact that by taking this job I will be kissing my consulting career with a certain software company good-bye. The new release of the software has been out for over a year and has become stable so companies are interested in implementing it. By stepping away from consulting and implementations of this software at this particular time, I will be taking myself out of the market - permanently. It's a scary proposition for me especially given how much I've loved consulting.
But, things transition and I seem to have an 8 year life with careers. I spent the first 8 years of my working life in the finance/accounting area and the last 8 in consulting. I'm hoping that the next 8 years are as exciting, prosperous, and challenging as my time in consulting. Lord knows that the next 8 years will give me LOTS of fodder to write about.
Sounds like a great job move for you.
Posted by: Asianmommy | September 23, 2008 at 07:47 AM