I've been asked by the company to interview for a different position. It's not necessarily something I would APPLY for if it showed up on a job database, but I'm intrigued. 4 out of the last 5 people in my position got promoted to this position for which I'm interviewing.
I'm pretty happy with my position right now, but I do NOT want to stay in it forever. I like most of the work I'm doing right now (ah! but it's not the dream job, either!), but I worry about changing to something I may not necessarily like. I also worry about snubbing my nose at a possible promotion and then maybe hurting my chances for other promotions (Remember, one of the reasons I was hired was because I had the desire to move up in the company).
I'm going in with a "Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained" attitude. It can't hurt to find out what all this position entails. It also helps that I am familiar with the boss, as I knew him from my former company. And from the attitudes I'm "sensing" from certain folks, I do have a bit of a hopeful feeling that I won't be snubbed if I turn it down--they want me to be in a position where I'm comfortable and a good fit. So...we'll see.
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you should bring home the bacon and fry it up in a pan.
Now for a not-politically correct statement: I keep hearing on television that women make less than men do. And they leave it at that. We're left to believe that they are bringing it up because it's an injustice--that the jobs are the same, but the woman is being victimized. The reality, much like your situation, is that if you have the option as a wife and mother to take less stress at work, perhaps to offset your stress at home, you're likely to do it. And with regard to the same job paying less, it has a lot to do with women being "polite" and not pushing for raises. As most men have the tradition role model of bread winner, they are more likely to negotiate raises that their family is depending on.
For some reason they like to leave this out when the subject comes up.
But I do want to point out that I have the same degree as my husband and yet when I'm looking for a job, I can only find entry-level secretarial jobs making far less than he does.
You are right that there are a lot of elements figuring into that statement, however.
good luck!
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