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How short is too short? |
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PLEASE HELP! |
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07/27/2001 |
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I just graduated with my MBA from DePaul University (June 2001) in e-commerce and entrepreneurship and have an excellent job offer with a company just outside of the beltway in DC. The culture of the company is great as is the fact that they really seem to value my MBA (seems to be hard to come by in the slow Chicago job market and the fact that a DePaul MBA seems to be overshadowed by Kellogg and Chicago in this area) and past experience (I was a LT in the Navy prior to this), not to mention the starting salary.
The problem:
My husband and I have been married only 7 months--the job would require us to live apart (and me to take advantage of the flex time that they assured me they would allow) and only see each other on the weekends. My new job is just outside of DC in Vienna, VA and he is in Chicago. He is due to relocate in the next 4-8 months PROBABLY NOT TO WHERE MY NEW JOB IS.
Is it worth it for me to get some experience for 4-8 months and then move to our next (and hopefully final) location?
Does it look bad to only be employed somewhere for that short of a period of time? What is the shortest period of time you should work somewhere? Is there a rule of thumb?
Is it better to take the job and see how it goes rather than not working anywhere for potentially 8-9 months after my graduation date?
Which is worse, only taking a job short term or not having one for a couple of months until you know where you're going to be? (I know that the latter is more ethical, but...?)
I know that we do not want to live apart long term and am worried about the stress that it could put on our marriage. I am confident that we could do it short term, but am not sure if it's worth it or could even hurt my future career? This decision is really tearing me apart inside. Please help!
Did I mention that we are supposed to leave tomorrow and that I am supposed to start on Monday?
Thanks for listening...
jlw
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