Decision Made

Applied, Interview, Job Offer

For now the best decision for the family is too stay in our current city and for me to go back to my job after mat leave ends ( GAH, in 2 weeks).

When I stripped the idea of moving down to its roots the decison was really simple and based on one thing and one thing alone.  I love having my family just across town.  I spent 5 years 7 hours away from them and I truly love being able to call my mom up to go see a movie or having my brothers stop by for coffee.  And I don't know if I could break Emmett's little heart by moving him 3 hours away.  He loves his Grandma and Uncles and sees them all at least once or twice a week, and often more than that.  I want Emmett and Kennedy to grow up knowing their extended family.

The two jobs my company offered me were fantastic.  I would love, really love to accept either of them because they are right for me.  They are a better fit to my skill set and personality than my current position.  If only they were in our current city.

I half feel like I'm letting my company down by not taking one the offered jobs but I know they will understand.  After hours of struggling with my decision all of a sudden I just understood that these opportunities will come again and if they don't then new ones will.  Seeing my company want to work with me on different levels was a great confidence boost and also reaffirms that I am doing good work for them right now.

With passing on these 2 jobs I am going to offer to step up my volunteering in the company.  Right now I focus on the local volunteering but I'd like to start aiming towards Provincial volunteering, which will bring in new opportunities for me.