Should I stay or should I go….that is the $1,000,000 question of the day. I really need to decide (or do I?) if I want to stick it out in my current position or seriously start looking somewhere else. I have had a solid 4 years at my job as of this summer. Seems like a long time but then again it is not really when you look at the lifespan my career will stretch -- but it is the longest I have been in any one job. See the catch is this --after the next month or two it does not make sense for me to leave because I would have worked more than 1/2 the year and will be giving up my bonus. So if I decide to stay it is until after our vacation next March.
I did apply to an external job today. One that I think is far to technical for me but the benefits seems great and the pay would probably be an increase for me. Then I forwarded my resume along for an internal posting which would probably not be more money, more like a lateral move, but has the possibility of presenting a better situation for me while allowing me to stay in the company.
HA at 3:27pm I forwarded my resume for the internal position and at 3:47 PM I got this back, "Thanks, Michelle. I have contacted HR to see how we should proceed. I will ensure that either HR, the outside recruiter or I contact you regarding the position." Now THAT is a prompt response. The thing is it is kind of tricky working with internal postings, HR might make me inform my current boss that I am looking which I do not think is fair. I have requested that I would like to know if the move would be considered at least a lateral move before I have to tell her. I mean if it is not a lateral move, I am not going to go for it so why should I have to tell her. We shall see what they say. But I think the prompt response was nice. Hardly ever happens.