January 25, 2005
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There’s such a HUGE gap between where I am and where I want to be.
I pictured myself as being settled down with kids by the age of 25. But life has a way of telling you that it has other plans for you.
I’m faced with a certain fear/excitement from uncertainty. Some of my plans have fallen through – while others seem to be coming at me much faster than I am comfortable with.
Not everything’s well… but at least this part of my life is looking good:
Cisco Systems called again today with a (still unofficial) lucrative offer. Of course, the word sacrifice came into play when discussing possibility of relocation.
Cisco Manager: “Would you be willing to relocate?”
me: “Depends where.”
Cisco Manager: “Haha! Smart answer! Well, where would you be willing to go?
me: “Somewhere warm would be nice! Like California… or Texas!”
Cisco Manager: “Blah blah blah! sacrifice. Blah blah blah! We have positions in KC, Missouri and Minneapolis, Minnesota.”
*If you weren’t Cisco Systems, I would’ve laughed and hung up!*
Then came the numbers game. Man, do they know how to sweet talk me!
Numbers were thrown around in the range of 140-200. Think US dollars… 6 figures… annually. So I’m listening intently with my jaw dropped to the ground… trying to breathe, though my chest has involuntarily caved in, all these thoughts are rushing into my head.
my head: “Relocate?! To where?! How much?! HOLY!!! Can I even do this job? Who’s crazy enough to pay me that much? Can I even do this job? To where? Doesn’t sound warm to me! What about that condo… UCommons!
What if this?! What if that?!
my mouth: “Yes sir. I am definitely interested. I can do the job… no problem. Sure you can have the hiring managers at those locations call me. Can I teach the products?! Let’s put it this way: I teach CCNA classes part time.”
In all honesty, I’m really not sure I have the skills to do it right now. I’ve lost a lot it from being too idle. Need to hit the books again… time to recertify anyway.
Even my current work place is getting busier… they want me to do the Network deployment for the KC Branch Office and Disaster Recovery Site. Who me?! Awesome. And you wanna upgrade the rest of Chicago? (This company is also looking into hiring me in full time… but I don’t think it’s for the same type of $$$ or technical exposure. Don’t get me wrong, they still pay extremely well – and I get to stay in Chicago).
What to do?! What to do?!
Comments (1)
toughie….. … however, both choices are AWESOME and a congratulations are in order… it’s about choosing A which is great and choosing B which is also great… (better than having to choose between a rock and a hard place, no?).. and both choices bring you closer to where it you want to be right? (that is, unless i read it wrong..) just my one cent on the subject.