Decision making process
How do you guys go about deciding between a bird in hand and something else better? I am having a hard time. Both options are wonderful, but my nature is to always reach higher. I don't know if it's greed or healthy opportunism. With no disrespect intended, a smidge more information about the two options might be helpful. Generally speaking, however, my advice would be to ask yourself which option you would otherwise be most happy to accept. Once you' re able to answer that question, accept that offer. If you' re wondering if you should try to negotiate more from either "wonderful" option, I' d say don' t do it. Greed and opportunism are just about co-equal partners in the negotiation game - motivation might be slightly different between the two, but not much - particularly if both offers really are wonderful. Pick the one that' s the most wonderful, accept that offer and say, "Thank you very much."
Take the job that offers you the most personal satisfaction, challenge, advancement opportunity, flexibility, best working conditions--whatever is most important to you personally! And forget about the money, if that's what you are most concerned about. If both jobs offer you enough $$ that you would be happy with--if the other offer wasn't at hand--then pick the job you LIKE better. If, on the other hand, the second option is not a firm offer, and you don't know that it will become an offer, then take the first one. Or you could end up with no offer.
I started the post about writing about my situation but I just just end up rambling because there' s so much going on. Even as I try now, it' s hard to formulate. But yeah I knew if I just get some ideas on how you guys go about it, it' ll point me in the right the direction. I agree. Basically 1) if only one good offer, take it no matter how likely you expect 2 to occur. 2) if 2 good offers, go for the more personally satisfying. I have no intention of using one to negotiate with another. Both parties have been very considerate to me so far, so I have no intention of taking one and hopping to the other. creative, first glad to see things are looking so good! And, yes, I understand it can be difficult to decide between two equally good offers. Last time I was out looking for a job (not this current one, but the one before that) was over 5 years ago, and the same thing happened to me. I was registered with an agency and had an interview with company "A." In the meantime, the agency also submitted me to company "B." When I interviewed with A, the job sounded interesting, and the pay was acceptable. However, in that position I would have been working as an #### to a guy who gave me a very weird feeling. I liked everybody else I met with, but this guy just seemed odd.... In any event, they wanted to make me an offer, but B was also interested. Long story short, I got both offers, and B sweetened the pot by enough to make my decision easier, because that position was also extremely interesting. I could have gone either way, but I listened to my gut, and my gut told me this guy was just too strange to work with. I was with B for a few months, loved the job, they loved me, etc., but it ended up that they went thru some reorganization and it was apparent they needed somebody more hours than I could work. Lo & behold, at that very time, company A reappears with a different position, this one more closely aligned with my marketing background, and working directly for the president of the company. They had ended up hiring an for that first guy, but she left in short order and he decided he didn' t need or want another one. The timing being perfect, I left A and went to B. Turned out to be one of the best jobs I' ve ever had. But had I gone the first time, it surely would not have worked. Moral of the story? When all else fails, listen to your gut instinct. The couple of other times I had "gut" feelings about a job not being right, I was right. The first time, though, I really needed the job and took it. Lasted about 6 months--horrible experience. The second time, I knew enough to pay attention to the warnings going off in my head, and did listen. Found out later I made the right decision on that one. You may not think you have a gut feel for one or the other. But I bet if you are quiet, if you put them both out of your mind for a bit, and sleep on it, the answer will become clear. It has been really tough. I was so exhausted when I wrote that last post, it' s funny looking back at how incoherent some of the sentences were. I am still cautious and will be so until I sign an offer letter or something, but there is definitely appears to be a light at the end of the tunnel. I don' t know any of the people on this forum and doubt we will ever meet in person, but it' s amazing how therapeutic it is to discuss these matters with you all. | |
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