Haku
May 4th, 2014, 12:16 AM
I've been trying to make a decision about this, and I change my mind every two minutes. I'll say off the batt that both choices have their upsides and one choice may seem obvious and clear cut. So here goes.
I recently got offered a 4 month contract to work for a company from June through September in Aspen. Its a cush gig with decent pay and they are even paying for my housing for the summer. Seems clear cut right? The downside is that I'll be doing a lot of work that I'm not thrilled doing, for a reduced rate, and to make up for it I'll need to be working 60-90 hours a week. However, its guaranteed income and in the long run would make more money then if I were to decline (not a guarantee on that though, but could be). Even with housing paid for, cost of living is still higher for everything else up there too. The one part that makes me uncomfortable dealing with this is that they have already done some arrangements for housing and such, so if I were to decline now it might go over badly.
On the flip side, I could stay in Denver and keep working for my current clients. One of the downsides to the Aspen gig is that I would have to decline work from all of my existing clients which I have no real idea how that will go over. I also would most likely be doing more rewarding and desirable work that I'm excited to do, rather then a mix of fun gigs and not so fun gigs.
On top of that, I finally got my Toyota crawler up and running and I would have a lot more time to do that if I declined the Aspen gig. Additionally, my dad is going through a liver transplant surgery next Tuesday, and he'll be going through a 3 month recovery of that where he'll need constant supervision just in case he needs to be rushed to the hospital. There are people who can handle that if I'm gone, but at the same time I want to be there too.
So essentially, the business guy side of me says to go for the steady reliable money, but almost every other part of me is shying away. I can really go on about other stuff that is setting my alarms off, like the loss of independence and control that I've enjoyed as an independent contractor for the last 3-4 years and a new core group of friends I've made recently at the Club Workshop that I'd miss (plus not having access to the facility there). I also had a really horrible experience with the last full time employer I had, and it might be shading this opportunity in a negative light as well. I suppose there is also the issue of me just being nervous about a new situation that may be great but also could be bad.
Just curious if anyone else has gone through this conundrum before, and where they came out. Its really hard to pass up steady money, but if it were of no consequence then I know I would decline. Any input you have would be appreciated.
I recently got offered a 4 month contract to work for a company from June through September in Aspen. Its a cush gig with decent pay and they are even paying for my housing for the summer. Seems clear cut right? The downside is that I'll be doing a lot of work that I'm not thrilled doing, for a reduced rate, and to make up for it I'll need to be working 60-90 hours a week. However, its guaranteed income and in the long run would make more money then if I were to decline (not a guarantee on that though, but could be). Even with housing paid for, cost of living is still higher for everything else up there too. The one part that makes me uncomfortable dealing with this is that they have already done some arrangements for housing and such, so if I were to decline now it might go over badly.
On the flip side, I could stay in Denver and keep working for my current clients. One of the downsides to the Aspen gig is that I would have to decline work from all of my existing clients which I have no real idea how that will go over. I also would most likely be doing more rewarding and desirable work that I'm excited to do, rather then a mix of fun gigs and not so fun gigs.
On top of that, I finally got my Toyota crawler up and running and I would have a lot more time to do that if I declined the Aspen gig. Additionally, my dad is going through a liver transplant surgery next Tuesday, and he'll be going through a 3 month recovery of that where he'll need constant supervision just in case he needs to be rushed to the hospital. There are people who can handle that if I'm gone, but at the same time I want to be there too.
So essentially, the business guy side of me says to go for the steady reliable money, but almost every other part of me is shying away. I can really go on about other stuff that is setting my alarms off, like the loss of independence and control that I've enjoyed as an independent contractor for the last 3-4 years and a new core group of friends I've made recently at the Club Workshop that I'd miss (plus not having access to the facility there). I also had a really horrible experience with the last full time employer I had, and it might be shading this opportunity in a negative light as well. I suppose there is also the issue of me just being nervous about a new situation that may be great but also could be bad.
Just curious if anyone else has gone through this conundrum before, and where they came out. Its really hard to pass up steady money, but if it were of no consequence then I know I would decline. Any input you have would be appreciated.