Well, I just don't know what to do about the work situation. As I mentioned in a previous post I'm kind of fed up with the stress of kitchen life but they did offer me a $2/hr raise which I should be getting in another few weeks.
I was offered a job with a company where a friend works for a little more than I'm making now but less than I will be in a few weeks. The new job is basically cleaning up water or fire damaged houses. I've done it when they needed help before and it's not really that hard. It would be mostly day hours which I prefer and they're willing to let me only work 4 days a week so I can concentrate on other side business projects. There would be some evening or weekend extra work occasionally but not a lot. I think overall it might be a better environment.
I have a few sticking points.
I'm starting to think about career wise moves in case I can't find any computer work (been sending out resumes for months to no avail).
The new company would be a bit less stress but also less money and less room for any sort of job growth/advancement.
Staying at the restaurant would be stressful but I know I could manage and if I talked to the general manager I know he would help me in any way. They've made it abundantly clear that they like my work and think of me as an asset and will go a long way to keep me there. The immediate problem with going that route is that I'm not sure there's any way to move towards management only working 4 days which means little or no time for esplodere and other side business projects.
I'm also thinking that I want to be married and have kids (hopefully within the next few years but who knows). The new job wouldn't lend itself too well because of lower pay and no advancement. The restaurant (if I made it a career) would offer great medical pretty good money and really shitty hours. At the very least management experience would look good on a resume.
I just don't know.
Posted by slaw at March 26, 2004 01:55 AM | TrackBack