W.S.J.D (What Should Jenny Do)?
I'm panicking.
Either its my morning caffeine buzz, or it's the fact that I haven't heard about this non-pofit project management job I've been interviewing for.
It could be both.
Complicating matters is the fact that yesterday I got a call from another temp agency about a Web Production gig that would start right away. And this job pays $20/hr.
Broken down, that's much more than the base salary of this other position I've been busting my butt to get for the better part of the past month. But I would have neither holiday nor sick pay, nor any guarantee that I would stay beyond a certain point.
And frankly, I've been an hourly employee at one job or another for almost four years. I'm pretty sick of it.
However, I think production work could be more fun. But I'm lacking confidence in my technical skills. So if I jettison my efforts for the full-time, salaried project management position in favor of the hourly production position and it turns out I'm in over my head technically, then I'm back where I started -- which is to say, NOWHERE. I don't want to void all the hard work I've done to get this far with the non-profit, not to mention turn my back on the friends I made while temping there -- friends who have also worked hard to get me this opportunity. And I'd much rather stay in the non-profit arena anyway.
BUT I haven't been working for three weeks. That's three weeks without income, and Christmas is around the corner.
I have to make a decision today.
So I put in a call to the non-profit and the temp agency to try to tease out some details. Heard back from the non-profit, and the HR rep says she'll have some kind of answer for me this afternoon. The original temp agency through which I found the non-profit position is not going to be as much of an obstacle as originally feared. I haven't heard from the other temp agency yet.
Meanwhile, JLew and I are working the numbers.
Stay tuned.
Update (10:30am): Temp agency called. Job doesn't start until early January. That changes matters...
Update (10:55am): From JLew...
Update (2:30pm): The non-profit has made an offer! Waiting to talk to JLew.
Either its my morning caffeine buzz, or it's the fact that I haven't heard about this non-pofit project management job I've been interviewing for.
It could be both.
Complicating matters is the fact that yesterday I got a call from another temp agency about a Web Production gig that would start right away. And this job pays $20/hr.
Broken down, that's much more than the base salary of this other position I've been busting my butt to get for the better part of the past month. But I would have neither holiday nor sick pay, nor any guarantee that I would stay beyond a certain point.
And frankly, I've been an hourly employee at one job or another for almost four years. I'm pretty sick of it.
However, I think production work could be more fun. But I'm lacking confidence in my technical skills. So if I jettison my efforts for the full-time, salaried project management position in favor of the hourly production position and it turns out I'm in over my head technically, then I'm back where I started -- which is to say, NOWHERE. I don't want to void all the hard work I've done to get this far with the non-profit, not to mention turn my back on the friends I made while temping there -- friends who have also worked hard to get me this opportunity. And I'd much rather stay in the non-profit arena anyway.
BUT I haven't been working for three weeks. That's three weeks without income, and Christmas is around the corner.
I have to make a decision today.
So I put in a call to the non-profit and the temp agency to try to tease out some details. Heard back from the non-profit, and the HR rep says she'll have some kind of answer for me this afternoon. The original temp agency through which I found the non-profit position is not going to be as much of an obstacle as originally feared. I haven't heard from the other temp agency yet.
Meanwhile, JLew and I are working the numbers.
Stay tuned.
Update (10:30am): Temp agency called. Job doesn't start until early January. That changes matters...
Update (10:55am): From JLew...
The temp agency wouldn't pay vacation or sick days so I subtracted that from annual and avg monthly pay. I assume a 25% tax rate. The bottom line is the after-tax difference between the two employment options.So this is what it means to be a grown-up...
Temp
Pros: More $$
Cons: No benefits, vacations, sick days; holidays not earned for about 6 months; job doesn't start until 1/1/05; additional car maintenance; uncertain fit to skills, interests and work environment
[non-profit]:
Pros: Benefits, vacations, sick days, holidays; presumably starts soon; known commute; known work environment; new job experience
Cons: Less $$; new job experience
To me, the [non-profit] pros outweigh the reduced income. Either way, it's a lot more than you've been making before, plus I low-balled the [non-profit] salary.
That's my data.
Update (2:30pm): The non-profit has made an offer! Waiting to talk to JLew.
posted by jennybunny at 1:00 PM
1 Comments:
it's kathie. my vote is non-profit. bennies are great, may even be cheaper then janes.also there may be pay in lieu of health insurance. sick pay, holiday pay, and job security are VERY important-and grown-up. gee-a 401k may be next!!!!!!!!!
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