"You don't marry one person; you marry three- the person you think they are, the person they are, and the person they are going to become as the result of being married to you."
-quoted in Reader's Digest, December 1983
The Cameri-mo wedding weekend is almost upon us!
Friday, April 22, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011
two weeks notice
A new opportunity came up and so it turns out that I will be changing jobs in mid-May. The new position is challenging and involves a lot of travel, but it is right up my alley and I am very excited. :) (Believe it or not, it is within my scientific field AND is an actual PhD-level marketing position. Who knew such things existed?) It is also based in San Diego, so I get to stay put. Win, win, win!
At the same time it will be sad to leave my current position. I have learned so much in the time I have been there, and I genuinely like the people. I do feel bad about leaving. Drug development is also quite exciting, a field that I could see myself in. As one of my coworkers pointed out, I do not know what other opportunities I could have after a little more experience in my current position... so my decision to leave is still a judgment call, one that could be wrong.
Still, it is a hard sell to get someone to continue "paying their dues" in a post-doc position when there is an offer on the table for a job that actually approaches dream job status, at least as far as I can see right now. I have had many "two weeks notice" conversations this week, with responses that run the gamut. These conversations have not been easy. But in the end, everyone says the same thing: You have to do what you feel is best for your career.
This is the right decision.
At the same time it will be sad to leave my current position. I have learned so much in the time I have been there, and I genuinely like the people. I do feel bad about leaving. Drug development is also quite exciting, a field that I could see myself in. As one of my coworkers pointed out, I do not know what other opportunities I could have after a little more experience in my current position... so my decision to leave is still a judgment call, one that could be wrong.
Still, it is a hard sell to get someone to continue "paying their dues" in a post-doc position when there is an offer on the table for a job that actually approaches dream job status, at least as far as I can see right now. I have had many "two weeks notice" conversations this week, with responses that run the gamut. These conversations have not been easy. But in the end, everyone says the same thing: You have to do what you feel is best for your career.
This is the right decision.
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