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[Samwise]

I could imagine you can still keep most of them?

A lot of people I know who have left companies, keep their contacts.

[Samwise]

Lots of win to be had!
http://www.youtube.c...y/videos?view=0

[RX25SE]

Morning

Hello all.

I am dilemma.

Do I;

• Take a payrise/new job title but stay stressed, long hours (12+ at least a few times a week) and lots more on-call.
• Take a pay cut (~$4k'ish) and go to a quieter place, local govt job, 9 day fortnight and less stress, no on call etc.

Help.

Take the less stress job Alex while you have this option. If you decide to ramp up your career later on you may not get this chance and besides, $4k is really not enough to notice in your pocket each week.
I started working full time at the beginning of last year after working 4 day a week for the previous 7 years, the money far better now but I would still prefer part time if I had the choice, I was a LOT less stressed.

[U-Shell]

Did i just see jase driving into knox ford service centre on wellington road?

[simon]

Morning fellas. Ams +1 for what Jase said. If you are walking to work you would easy save $4k in fuel if you are driving 2.5hrs per day.

[Adam]

Yep. AMS, you would be a looney not to!



SSSIMO! Sold your car yet? Wanna buy mine?

[simon]

Adamantium!!! No havent even tried to sell it yet cause lazy. Soon........


How much you want?

[Adam]

Lol. I'm too scared to put a price on it. Incase someone actually makes an offer

I think I would regret selling it


I wish I was in a financial position to quit my job. Buy something like this. And make awesome burgers/food.

http://bit.ly/10xzYYs

[simon]

$284 Bargain food van. Do it!!! I will come buy a burger.

I'm the same I will regret selling it. But in all seriousness bud if you do sell it PM me a price cause im interested.

[Shaz]

Morning chaps.

Alex, hit them up to match what you're currently on, and take the new job. $4k isn't much. If you're as good as you say you are, I'm sure they will match it. There is ALWAYS room to move in negotiating salary.

[B4TT]

Take the less stress job Alex while you have this option. If you decide to ramp up your career later on you may not get this chance and besides, $4k is really not enough to notice in your pocket each week.
I started working full time at the beginning of last year after working 4 day a week for the previous 7 years, the money far better now but I would still prefer part time if I had the choice, I was a LOT less stressed.

I reckon all of this! exactly! $4k isn't shit compared to 2 hours travel a day! man I would take a $10K pay cut to save 2 hours a day and I mean that.

[ams]

If you're as good as you say you are

Lol thanks Shaz.

Yep you've all pretty much confirmed what I thought I should do anyway.

Spanks all.

[Shaz]

[Zac]

Yeah Alex, I agree with everyone else on here..

The Paycut isn't huge, and less stress is always good... and in IT, you can always find contacts no matter where you are... and there is always LinkedIn... contacts of contacts? Lol!

I have to say I'd take a paycut if it meant I could work closer to home... travelling 3 hours a day on public transport for work for the last 8 years takes its toll...

[B4TT]

Now that you and Rach are earning good money you can adopt me so that I don't need to work anymore. I can just stay at home, do a bit of cleaning.. play with Keira for a bit and get drunk.

3 hours a day, I honestly don't understand this.. I wouldn't consider a job if it required more than 20 mins each way travel and even that is a lot I think. (I currently have about 15 mins)

[Zac]

Now that you and Rach are earning good money you can adopt me so that I don't need to work anymore. I can just stay at home, do a bit of cleaning.. play with Keira for a bit and get drunk.

3 hours a day, I honestly don't understand this.. I wouldn't consider a job if it required more than 20 mins each way travel and even that is a lot I think. (I currently have about 15 mins)

Tell me about it dude... sux for me that I live in way out west Sydney and have to work in the city... I would move closer in, but then I'd have to rent an apartment or something, and not fun raising a kid in a place without a yard... plus, people closer into the city piss me off... and wife loves our new house too much to leave.. but she doesn't like the location too much anymore... in the 'riff, if she goes out anywhere with baby, she gets mistaken as a single mum on a benefit, since most people here are

[ams]

I should have said not gaining new contacts, not losing (loosing) old contacts.

[Zac]

I should have said not gaining new contacts, not losing (loosing) old contacts.

As I mentioned... keep in touch with them on LinkedIn or something... I still talk to all my old friends from my old work a year ago...

[ams]

OK.

I should have said not gaining future contacts.

Awkward....

[Zac]

OK.

I should have said not gaining future contacts.

Awkward....

Lol! Aight aight...

Can't you make new contacts in the less stressful job? Maybe not as many though...