New Job ? What to do ?

spurs1234

Hi all just looking for a little advise, im currently network admin for a big company who have put me through my A+,N+ and are there are plans in the near future for MCSE/MCSA training too, my problem is that ive just been offered another job with a school ! yes a school , now my wages are good but the school has offered a very competitive wage for an easier job and better hours , and is closer to home so the traveling costs are massively decreased...

You might think great (which i am ) BUT what if im moving into a job that im not going to learn anything new.

My question is what would you do ? New job more money or current job very with possible promotion and training in the future.

Any response would be great :beer:

superscaper

I guess the old psychologist trick would be to turn around the question. What is more important to you. Money, convenience, comfort or challenge, advancement, learning? If it was me I think I'd stick with the current job if I could seriously plan out a decent future with goals that I could achieve. I would change though if the differences with the job offer are very significant, eg much easier job (would the better hours allow you to pursue something in your spare time like setting up your own company etc), or a lot more money. I think I'd be as torn decision wise as you seem to be and it would depend on the specifics and I suppose I'd have to ask myself what I really want jobwise.

Maybe I'd just post the question on a forum to see what others thought

superscaper

Good luck and I hope you do well whatever you choose to do.

spurs1234

Maybe I'd just post the question on a forum to see what others thought

Hadnt thought of that one

Yeah i think im going to give it alot of thought , i havent got to let them know for another month but ill need to give two weeks notice , so ive got 2 weeks to decide

Thanks for the input :beer:

TheFlyingGerbil

If you got the training at your current job, would that open the way to a job that is even better/higher paid that the one you have been offered at the school?

Joe

spurs1234

If you got the training at your current job, would that open the way to a job that is even better/higher paid that the one you have been offered at the school?

Yeah if i stayed and they followed the plans they have stated , then yes the mcse training is expensive and can lead to massive pay with other qualifications too , how ever the money in the school is better and i might be able (once settled in) to take the mcse under my own funding....

P.s forgot to add that im only 23 so ive got alot of time to accomplish what i like

superscaper

I think the best way to think of it is that there isn't a right or wrong decision here just different paths. So essentially you should think which path most suits you. Or maybe I'm talking !!!!!!, it's been know to happen.

spurs1234

I think the best way to think of it is that there isn't a right or wrong decision here just different paths. So essentially you should think which path most suits you. Or maybe I'm talking !!!!!!, it's been know to happen.

No you are actually making some sense , sometimes the more i think about something nothing sounds right but then someone else says it in a different way and its much better lol

TheFlyingGerbil

spurs1234 wrote:

Yeah if i stayed and they followed the plans they have stated , then yes the mcse training is expensive and can lead to massive pay with other qualifications too , how ever the money in the school is better and i might be able (once settled in) to take the mcse under my own funding....

P.s forgot to add that im only 23 so ive got alot of time to accomplish what i like

If the training is expensive, then would the cost wipe out the extra income from the new job? I personally would go for the qualifications you are being offered now. A friend of mine was supposed to get training at a job so she chose that one over another she was offred but never got the training! Maybe also if the school job doesn't support you through the training with time off etc it may prove unworkable.

If it is definite training at your current job maybe that is best, so you wont have the expense of funding yourself in the future when maybe you would be looking at morgages/marriage expenses/babies! :eek:

Joe

albertross_2

Obviously only you can decide, and even if you make a mistake, you are young enough to rectify it later. It really depends on what you want out of a job..money, challenge, status, responsibility, easy life, social aspects.

You are never going to get rich working in a state school, even if the wages are good now, it's likely to stay much the same in 10, 20 years time.. If the computer department is small, there will be little room for advancement up the career ladder. In smaller departments, things like personality clashes with the boss can have a detrimental impact on your enjoyment of the job.

Apart from the general skills of running a network, server, and PC's, you'll miss out on the vast majority of commercial software and hardware knowledge that you'd get in a big corporation. That may lock you into a life in the education sector, unless you are careful.

My view on qualifications and training are that it's a piece of paper, and is out of date in a couple of years, knowledge, experience and problem solving ability is more important. It may get your foot through the door for future job interviews, but there not much point putting stuff from 5 years ago on your CV.

The pro's of working in a school, are you are more likely to learn and know everything IT, rather than get compartmentalised in Servers, or Networks, or PC's. The travelling aspect is important, sitting for years in traffic jams to chase a bit more money is not a good way to spend the limited time we have on the planet. If road charging comes in, then that is even more reason to work close. But, you will probably want to move house one day..

phill79

What networks/systems do you look after at the moment?

What networks/systems do they have at the school?

If the answer to the second question involves a certain RM, then forget it, stay where you are as you will be frustrated and not learn anything to help your career. Even if it is plain vanilla, then you are still limited in what you can do.