NYC Job hunting
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- monospaced8
Recruiter I do not know reaches out to me via email about a creative leadership role at financial company a couple weeks ago. We talk briefly, I send over some additional samples and a bulleted professional bio upon request (thank you for the help there chat gpt), and long story short, I just had an interview on Friday morning with the president of a major investment company looking for someone to come in and bring this established institution up to date and make them look good. They need real help, and way more than one person in my estimation.
Crazy how I can apply to a hundred jobs and not get an interview, and the one major interview I get is for a job I never would have applied to, as it’s above my pay grade, in my mind at least. But here we are, and they think I’m the one for the job, but there are major red flags. They don’t have an established creative organization, no true brand stewards, and expect everyone in the office 5 days a week. Huge pay but at the expense of family life balance. A real crossroads for me in my career and so much to consider.
- "Death is the end of life; ah, why Should life all labour be?" Feel the same, is any amount of money worth time away from the family?_niko
- Fuck You Pay Meutopian
- Honestly, I would rather change sectors, and reduce expenses to the minimum possible to compensate lower salary, than lose the freedom I have now...OBBTKN
- its a crazy world....neverscared
- Everyone in the office 5 days a week is a big ask after everyone has been used to fully remote. Most places asking for 2-3 days tops.microkorg
- no room to negotiate a hybrid package?lemoucheron
- I’m seeing this as all about negotiation, and also with my current position where I just launched a team, but the pay is low.monospaced
- Does your wife work @monospaced; you're in NYC, yeah?
A tough call indeed!ideaist - We both work from home in the burbs now, with two young kids in school and activities. It’s a commute to nyc now (under an hour) but that’s a significant cost.monospaced
- A lot of the higher salary would go straight to commuting costs and extra help, meals, etc since I wouldn’t be around for as much.monospaced
- Honestly, as a dad who seems to have a similar situation, kids and what not, I took a lower paying job to be fully remote.BonSeff
- The lower stress and time with family is invaluable.BonSeff
- That’s where I’m leaning. At least for now.monospaced
- I too am in the "lower stress" / "time with family" boat... Seem to be making good household income on paper, BUT also seem to be buying a lot (also on paper).ideaist
- Let me ask you a question that may help. Do you need more money?maikel
- a) I don't think that 5 days in an office is a big ask. It was normality a few years ago.
b) What everyone else is saying. Personally, I want time with my kid.Nairn - "At what cost more money?"Nairn
- A few years ago I could have walked. But the world shifted and we moved, so commuting is a burden on time and family.monospaced
- Yeah, I could always use more money :)monospaced
- Less pay for more life is worth it (if you're able to keep up with all your overheads that is)sausages
- Thank you all. Confirming and supporting my own feelings. Let’s see where this goes. Thanks.monospaced
- Mono this sounds GOOD. It feels like you hold the aces here and could set terms re family/work/life balance. A two year plan + then review.Horp
- add some tariffs for higher pay...neverscared
- I’d say, fucking congratulations man. Having options in a job market as dry as the current one is a pretty big feat.maikel
- Chinatown, Mono. Financial Company is going to be a conservative environment. 5 Days onsite is the norm. That's the culture; not pajama parties with llamas.MrAbominable
- Get ready to do the work of three people, to never get approval for recruiting, and to get sodomized on hours until you burn out into a festering heap.cannonball1978
- That’s my primary concern, cannonball. Cheers!monospaced