** place 1**
** well established and recognized industry player
decent pay
little opportunity for growth
shift work between 7-7
follow orders / procedures environment
1 year contract, renewable every year. very little chance of going perm
non-downtown location, plenty of free parking
easily accessible by car, relatively less traffic
terrible by public transit, almost no question of public transit
no benefits as long as its a contract position**
** place 2
relatively new, ‘hip’ business still experiencing exponential growth
pay is 85% of place 1
plenty of opportunity/incentive for growth
regular office hours
take ownership, do your own thing environment
6 month contract with a guaranteed chance of going perm
downtown location, parking is $10 a day
tons of traffic going and coming by car+ $parking$
fairly easy to access through public transit
benefits start after 6 months**
i personally think its a misconception about recognized industry player that lill room for growth is available. i believe their challenges are much big bigger and more dynamic
I'd like to know about the individual's current circumstances... fresh grad? mid-career? upgrading/promotion? changing careers?
Also, what is the nature of work... it sounds like the organizational culture in place 2 tends more towards an adhocracy - but is that type of culture a catalyst or an inhibitor for the type of work that the individual is involved with? In certain contexts, a centralized culture would work much better.
Zobia,
I don’t think Cheegum is binding the two together… certainly, the two things need not manifest themselves in all situations. It’s just his judgement about this particular position that the job role is rather dead-end within the framework of that organization… i.e. there is no lead-in to better opportunities through this particular job.
ps. as a fresh grad i would prefer to go for option one, as i will get more time to grasp each and every operation more thoroughly (it will also good for the resume too) whereas after two three years i would prefer to go for option 2. (and two three years there then i gonna leave that and open my own company )
you have to ask urself, what is THE biggest factor on which u'll be making this decision? for me, it has to be growth opportunity...the rest are smaller factors, but not deciding factors...so based on the given info, i'd opt for option # 2...
also, for #2, benifits start after 6 months...and the contract is also for 6 months...so the assumption is u'll be going FT, i.e. not on "chance" as u mentioned in ur post?
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