RE: Decision to make? -- MIDRANGE-JOBS

Hi

If you are not happy in your present job, I say it might be worth the riskof changing job. If your goal is to have a pay increase, 5% is not enough.

Quitting a job is risky. If the employer cuts your job, the severance willbe proportionnal with your length of service. If you start on a new job, thelength of service will be smaller, hence the severance. This is part of therisk. Also, you never really know what the environment of the new position (bosses, internal politics and rules and policies) will really be. You mightend up in a similar situation.


Daniel Warthold

From: "James Blunt" <bluntparallel@xxxxxxxxx>
To: midrange-jobs@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Decision to make?
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 03:11:49 -0600

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I have been working in the iseries market for 10 years.  I have read the
discussion thread that happened a few weeks ago here and found it very
intersting, some insight from you guys would be appreciated.

What am I?  I am an average and yet enthusiastic programmer, not overly
aggressive, not great at office politics.  I cant get reimbursed for
training on the iseries or new skill sets so have taken classes/conferences
on my own.

My current position is at a good organizaiton in a support role with some

programming in RPG. I have expanded my skill set with some knowledge ofsql

server and .net.  I am very busy with my day to day activities and have not
had time to really get in depth in these new areas.  I applied for a
Sr.RPGposition at a different firm in the area and they did not want
to pay more
then what I am making, so I didnt take it.  Im not terribly happy at my
current position due to the politics and certain bosses are self-cenetered
and difficult.  I do seemingly have job stability/security.

A new opportunity has come up with a similar type of organization to my
current one that requires someone with sql server and .net plus service
skills.  They like me even though I do not have a full backgrand in the
specific skill set.  They claim they have not been able to find anyone they
like as much.  The offer will be around 5% more than what i make now,
similar benefits.

What would you do?  Do I leave the iseries behind?  Do I try to renegotiate

with my current employer to expand/change my day to day activities,possible

money adjustemnt from them?
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