Going abroad
May. 26th, 2009 07:47 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
scallanI've got this offer for a 4 month contract in Florence, Italy. I think I'm going to turn it down, but I'm incredibly conflicted about it.
Pluses
It's experience abroad.
I'd be working on stuff that I mostly understand.
Expenses would be paid by them, unlike my current job.
Minuses
I would be abroad for 4 months. I'm not good away from my routine. This current job is bad enough for me.
This is happening too fast. The job would start in two and a half weeks, and I need time to get myself sorted out.
The pay would be less than I getting in the current contract.
I'm not sure how this would affect my OU stuff - the tutorials would definitely be an issue, as my tutor is very unlikely to phone abroad.
interesting
I would be in Florence for several months.
What do I do?
I think the major thing is the speed at which it's happening. If I had a month or two to sort myself (my mind) out, I think I'd jump at it.
Maybe ...
Maybe I could delay things a bit. If I tell them that I have things I need to do over the next couple of months that would prevent me taking the offer immediately, but that I would be available from the start of August.
This would give me time to sort myself out, while still earning money as I could extend my contract with Praxis/Ultra till the end of July.
I think that this is my least bad option. If CommProve won't accept this, I think the pluses of the job are such that I won't be that bothered.
Comments anyone? I have to make this decision by 7AM tomorrow.
Pluses
It's experience abroad.
I'd be working on stuff that I mostly understand.
Expenses would be paid by them, unlike my current job.
Minuses
I would be abroad for 4 months. I'm not good away from my routine. This current job is bad enough for me.
This is happening too fast. The job would start in two and a half weeks, and I need time to get myself sorted out.
The pay would be less than I getting in the current contract.
I'm not sure how this would affect my OU stuff - the tutorials would definitely be an issue, as my tutor is very unlikely to phone abroad.
interesting
I would be in Florence for several months.
What do I do?
I think the major thing is the speed at which it's happening. If I had a month or two to sort myself (my mind) out, I think I'd jump at it.
Maybe ...
Maybe I could delay things a bit. If I tell them that I have things I need to do over the next couple of months that would prevent me taking the offer immediately, but that I would be available from the start of August.
This would give me time to sort myself out, while still earning money as I could extend my contract with Praxis/Ultra till the end of July.
I think that this is my least bad option. If CommProve won't accept this, I think the pluses of the job are such that I won't be that bothered.
Comments anyone? I have to make this decision by 7AM tomorrow.
