Career advice

[steveg]

Hi
currently work in ICT , job is nice and local , pay is ok

Been head huntered from another company who are offering 10 k more pa however will be away from home most of the week installing software at customers sites

The extra money would be nice , however don't recon it's worth not seeing the family for 10k extra a year ?

What do you recon

Money aint everything imo, nice when you got it, aint the end of the world when you havent.

[G]

Your family will either cope with you being away or they won't.

I work in Denmark, it's supposed to be everyother week but I've been out of the uk almost every week since Christmas.

It's hard on your family and it really ****s up your routine, my weight has gone through the roof from eating out all the time and not getting to the gym as much as I'd like.

One benefit for me is I don't get the chance to spend any money as I am almost always on company expense, unless you really love the job (fortunately I do), your used to a bit of upheaval and are fairly laid back... It's probably not worth it for £10k

[timwilky]

I work in IT done it for 30 years.

I spent 15 years working 3 weeks a month in China, Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, etc. managing software development/deployment on power stations and missed a lot of my kids growing up. I dictated my resignation over the phone 3 times and each time it was rejected by my director who would change my contract to allow the wife to fly out to spend time with me etc.

Since then I have been UK based but spent the week away from home and home for the weekends etc.

Living in hotels is a miserable time. Going to a restaurant and asking for a table for 1. Hoping to find someone in a bar who is as equally lonely/miserable so at least you can have some conversation.

I assume if you are permanently on the road a car comes with the job. Therefore expect to loose 3 of that 10 in tax for the car. then 4 of it goes to the taxman for income tax. so you are in real terms 3 grand better off.

Not worth it. enjoy your time with the kids

[Bri w]

My dad worked in the middle east thro' the late 60's, early 70's. It was no fun seeing other fathers on the touchline, in the stands, in the audience.

I promised myself I'd never do the same to my kids.

Me, scared? No not at all.

[husky03]

you've answered your own question mate-its not worth 10 grand or 100 grand to miss out on the wee things that make life special, hearing your wee one saying bye bye every morning or i love you at night is priceless-as a biker you never know whats waiting round the corner so you tend to appreciate things that wee bit more imoa.

[G]

Originally Posted by husky03

or 100 grand .

I wouldn't go that far... Lol

[husky03]

Originally Posted by G

I wouldn't go that far... Lol

i would mate - my family is what I live for

[steveg]

Thanks for the replies

Recon I'm going turn job down , would have to cover Midlands and south which would mean crazy miles aswell

Cheers Steve

Id take a 10 grand cut to get away from the mrs