I'm still beating myself up for passing on the opportunity, but it just didn't work in my life right now.
I applied for a job as a GS-9, Systems Analyst for the FBI back in January of this year. They just finally called me today to offer the job. I regretfully declined, but in the past year, many things have happened. I adopted my wife's niece, started going back to school to finish my degree, started paperwork toward becoming a Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve and too many other things to recall. They wanted to interview me on a conference call today and said that they were highly interested in my skillset (computers plus Military Police background). Well, in March, I accepted a position at the nearby Army base as a GS-11 Network/Security manager. So taking a step back from that and moving all the way to Clarksville, WV on top of everything else made it hard to accept and I ended up passing on it.
Tell me though, why despite it all, I can't stop thinking that I could be working for the FBI just a few weeks from today. I'm beating myself up bad here for passing, but my life with my new daughter and the slight pay cut just didn't make it an easy decision. Oh well, such is life I guess.
Cliff notes:
1) Got offered job by FBI today
2) Turned down due to pay cut (GS-11 now, would be GS-9)
3) Not a good point in life to move across the country
4) New adopted daughter in life now
5) Still having a tough time with the decision
I applied for a job as a GS-9, Systems Analyst for the FBI back in January of this year. They just finally called me today to offer the job. I regretfully declined, but in the past year, many things have happened. I adopted my wife's niece, started going back to school to finish my degree, started paperwork toward becoming a Warrant Officer in the Army Reserve and too many other things to recall. They wanted to interview me on a conference call today and said that they were highly interested in my skillset (computers plus Military Police background). Well, in March, I accepted a position at the nearby Army base as a GS-11 Network/Security manager. So taking a step back from that and moving all the way to Clarksville, WV on top of everything else made it hard to accept and I ended up passing on it.
Tell me though, why despite it all, I can't stop thinking that I could be working for the FBI just a few weeks from today. I'm beating myself up bad here for passing, but my life with my new daughter and the slight pay cut just didn't make it an easy decision. Oh well, such is life I guess.
Cliff notes:
1) Got offered job by FBI today
2) Turned down due to pay cut (GS-11 now, would be GS-9)
3) Not a good point in life to move across the country
4) New adopted daughter in life now
5) Still having a tough time with the decision