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I got a nice present on Christmas Eve. The news director in Boise called and offered me the job. I was genuinely excited...yet still conflicted. For days, I'd been wondering about a specific job with my current company....in Missoula. Although it wasn't actually open, the timing and circumstances were such...that the possibility was there. I was terrified of accepting the Boise job...and finding out days or weeks later that the Missoula job could have been mine if I'd stuck around. I finally just said to my bosses, "Hey. I want this. If I can't have it...that's cool. Just let me know so I can accept something else without hesitation." They let me know. The job wasn't available. I was relieved....
...until they brought up the prospect of something else.
The possibility had been presented to me before. I wasn't terribly excited about it, but I never firmly discounted it either. When it was presented to me again, I said, "Okay. I am, at the least, interested. But I need to make a decision soon. Let's talk." We talked today. In all honesty, I was curious about a salary. The figure they quoted.....was surprising. It was higher than I had imagined. And now I'm left with this question: Should I stay or should I go?
Either way, I'm leaving Bozeman...probably by the end of this month. But should I go to Boise or Missoula? From a purely career standpoint, Boise is the better move. From a lifestyle standpoint, Missoula trumps Boise. However, neither perspective outweighs the other to the point of my choice being easy and clear.
I put together a rough pros and cons list earlier tonight. Didn't help much. Both choices had many pros. Both had few cons. Both jobs offer new adventures. Both offer new challenges. Both jobs offer growth. But in comparing Boise and Missoula...it's all a matter of degree. EVERYTHING about Boise is new. In Missoula, I can experience new things as well, but with a certain degree of familiarity.
I have a lot of thinking to do.
5 comments:
i hope that while you're pondering, you'll listen to "should i stay or should i go" by the clash.
that's what i listen to whenever i have to make a big decision.
i vote for boise, not sure why, but it just feels right! there's my opinion, even though you didn't ask for it :)
I'll agree with Steph, again not that you asked.
It must be exciting to know that a change is right around the corner!
Isn't Boise the better choice? Bigger market, better location (i.e. close proximity to even bigger markets like Portland, Seattle, and even SLC) which could lead to another jump in a year or two?
From what I hear you would end up loving it in Boise. It is tough to venture from your comfort zone, but it is either a step forward to new challenges, or a step to the side and maintain that comfortable or familiar feeling that you have now. You are good at what you do and you will be able handle either step that you choose to take. Step it up a notch dude. Onward.
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