Best Of Both Worlds: Flogging A Dead Horse
So it seems that the position with the Olympics that was brought to my attention months ago has been reposted. Feels like a long time ago now given my son’s development and Patti quitting. So once again the dilemma is thrust upon me. The question is are the conditions right to make me go?
Or to put it in different terms: is this the Ares, Melbourne, or Titan?
The reposting tells me they failed to find a suitable applicant in the first attempt. This could mean a few things. Perhaps they’ve lowered their standards. Perhaps they increased the pay. Perhaps they’re very picky. Perhaps the deal isn’t very good so no one’s taken it.
And why is it that people bring the wardrobe type jobs to my attention? Yes it’s what I’m doing now but that’s not because I have a passion for textiles. I don’t. I have a passion for management, for training and development, for organization, and to a lesser extent service - specifically helping people. So why don’t people mention general management, training, and Guest Services jobs?
Perception I guess. People are after all pattern recognition devices. Fits the short-term profile.
Yesterday I got to talking to a virtual stranger about the most recent version of this dilemma. Call it dilemma in a funny hat. Anyways this person said “I’m going to give you some very cheap advice and by cheap I mean something uncomplicated that you already know. You have nothing to lose by applying. Worst case you never hear from them. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain”
“But what about job security?” I said “I’ve got a pretty good gig right now, why would I give that up for a 2 and a half year contract? The economy or job market could decline right after the Olympics and I don’t want to be the only guy without a chair when the music stops”
“Job security isn’t the issue” he replied “look at it this way, you’d have job security for 2 and a half years. That’s 2 and a half years of bringing home a bigger paycheque for your young family”
Today one of my staff provided the counterargument. “But what then?” she said “it’s not like this job will be waiting for you 2, 3 years down the road”
It was then brought to my attention that someone I used to work with is already with the Olympics so I’ll contact her to see what it’s like.
I suppose one could argue that working for the Olympics is a unique opportunity but that doesn’t mean much to me.
I haven’t even looked at the site since the reposting was brought to my attention.
My staff did bring up another interesting counterpoint, “what if they hired someone before and fired them already?”
Indeed. Where would I be then? A highly employable person in a great job market, yes, but I don’t have the greatest track record looking for work. The one job I found myself is the one I’d most like to forget. Everything else found me.
MJF - Teacher recommended
KGIC - Teacher recommended
PNE - Jon dragged
SOF - Mom submitted
E/S - Burton asked
VMP - Fei recommended
VKI - Maggie recommended
WV - Scott asked
GM - Patti recommended
