So here's the deal..
I'm currently in a 3 month contract software development position and am not enjoying what I'm doing and my boss is a jack@$$ to put it nicely
.. but I've been planning to leave since the second week I got there and am getting very close to bailing.
Anyways, I've been interviewing and have found two really great prospects, one of which is 99% sure to offer me something come early next week, and the other I haven't even started interviewing with but my old CIO (not of the current job but a previous one) is the new CIO of this new company, so he is doing his best to get me in. Here's a summary of the pros/cons for both jobs:
Job #1:
+Located in Cambridge, MA. This will give me a unique opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and experience an entirely new environment (I've lived in southern California pretty much my whole life and want to move to try new things)
+Biotech company doing some bitchin cutting edge bioinformatics work related to genetic testing for cancer diagnostics. I love this type of fascinating/meaningful work and what they're doing will change the game of the cost and availability for cancer treatment/predictive testing
+Small, start up company < 50 people
+Very well funded by VC's
+Applying for a software engineer title (more technical)
-Located in Cambridge, MA. Honestly I've never visited Boston or the area so I don't even know if I'll like it. I've heard it's cold as hell and I might be miserable with no friends around.
-I know I can do 80% of my job responsibilities. I'm afraid this will be more of the same in terms of the software development I do.
-I have been interviewing for senior software developer positions and have been getting offers/declining them. I am trying to move my career forward and feel like the title for this job might limit my future advancement if I take a non-senior level position. One bad thing about having your old boss be your new boss is they have the same perception of you since they're the same person...
-I don't know how well they're prepared to compensate me. If my old boss has a say I am afraid he will undercut me (again) because he has a pre-existing perception of what I am worth
Job #2:
+Large IT consulting services firm with global resources (10,000+ employees)
+First client would be <20 min commute for me
+Offers great training options (certs + boot camps)
+VERY competitive compensation package was verbally confirmed this week over the phone
+Applying for a senior software consultant title. It's important to me to keep my career advancing and this seems like it would be a great step in that direction.
+I have always wanted to try consulting to work on my soft skills
-I wanted to travel or relocate for my next gig but my first few projects would be located in Orange county, where I live right now.
-I have typically not liked working for large organizations as I feel like I am just a number. This may not be a big factor for this role as the team I'd be working with locally would be 10-15 deep
-I'd be moving from a highly technical role to a consulting type role, which I am not certain will be the right move for me but I guess I will never know until I give it a shot
-Given the consulting role, I have no idea whether the client's project would interest or challenge me at all
As I mentioned earlier, I am about to receive the offer in writing for job #2 and have not started interviewing yet with job #1. The problem is if I take job #2 now and later get job #1 I don't know what I would do. I may be forced into a situation where I have to leave job #2 2-4 weeks into the start of the job and that will piss alot of people off (and rightfully so because they are investing in some heavy duty training up front).
Interviews for job #1 should be starting about mid to late March. And no, I cannot ask for more time for job #2's decision once offered. They are looking to move fast and need a decision quick.
So ATOT, please help me decide! I'm interested in hearing your opinion!
CLIFFS:
Job#1: About to just start interview process, old boss is the CIO there and is trying to get me on board, cutting edge, highly technical, work is very interesting, moving to Boston/Cambridge
Job#2: About to receive very competitive written offer, senior consulting role (less technical, more soft skills), not sure if work will be very interesting, staying in Orange County CA
Help!
I'm currently in a 3 month contract software development position and am not enjoying what I'm doing and my boss is a jack@$$ to put it nicely
.. but I've been planning to leave since the second week I got there and am getting very close to bailing.Anyways, I've been interviewing and have found two really great prospects, one of which is 99% sure to offer me something come early next week, and the other I haven't even started interviewing with but my old CIO (not of the current job but a previous one) is the new CIO of this new company, so he is doing his best to get me in. Here's a summary of the pros/cons for both jobs:
Job #1:
+Located in Cambridge, MA. This will give me a unique opportunity to get out of my comfort zone and experience an entirely new environment (I've lived in southern California pretty much my whole life and want to move to try new things)
+Biotech company doing some bitchin cutting edge bioinformatics work related to genetic testing for cancer diagnostics. I love this type of fascinating/meaningful work and what they're doing will change the game of the cost and availability for cancer treatment/predictive testing
+Small, start up company < 50 people
+Very well funded by VC's
+Applying for a software engineer title (more technical)
-Located in Cambridge, MA. Honestly I've never visited Boston or the area so I don't even know if I'll like it. I've heard it's cold as hell and I might be miserable with no friends around.
-I know I can do 80% of my job responsibilities. I'm afraid this will be more of the same in terms of the software development I do.
-I have been interviewing for senior software developer positions and have been getting offers/declining them. I am trying to move my career forward and feel like the title for this job might limit my future advancement if I take a non-senior level position. One bad thing about having your old boss be your new boss is they have the same perception of you since they're the same person...
-I don't know how well they're prepared to compensate me. If my old boss has a say I am afraid he will undercut me (again) because he has a pre-existing perception of what I am worth
Job #2:
+Large IT consulting services firm with global resources (10,000+ employees)
+First client would be <20 min commute for me
+Offers great training options (certs + boot camps)
+VERY competitive compensation package was verbally confirmed this week over the phone
+Applying for a senior software consultant title. It's important to me to keep my career advancing and this seems like it would be a great step in that direction.
+I have always wanted to try consulting to work on my soft skills
-I wanted to travel or relocate for my next gig but my first few projects would be located in Orange county, where I live right now.
-I have typically not liked working for large organizations as I feel like I am just a number. This may not be a big factor for this role as the team I'd be working with locally would be 10-15 deep
-I'd be moving from a highly technical role to a consulting type role, which I am not certain will be the right move for me but I guess I will never know until I give it a shot
-Given the consulting role, I have no idea whether the client's project would interest or challenge me at all
As I mentioned earlier, I am about to receive the offer in writing for job #2 and have not started interviewing yet with job #1. The problem is if I take job #2 now and later get job #1 I don't know what I would do. I may be forced into a situation where I have to leave job #2 2-4 weeks into the start of the job and that will piss alot of people off (and rightfully so because they are investing in some heavy duty training up front).
Interviews for job #1 should be starting about mid to late March. And no, I cannot ask for more time for job #2's decision once offered. They are looking to move fast and need a decision quick.
So ATOT, please help me decide! I'm interested in hearing your opinion!
CLIFFS:
Job#1: About to just start interview process, old boss is the CIO there and is trying to get me on board, cutting edge, highly technical, work is very interesting, moving to Boston/Cambridge
Job#2: About to receive very competitive written offer, senior consulting role (less technical, more soft skills), not sure if work will be very interesting, staying in Orange County CA
Help!
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