Breathing space
The job I am not so keen on getting, but is 15 minutes from my house is mine if I want it.
Luckily, their HR bod is on holiday until 28th December now, so I have no specifics about the job, the main question of which is how much money are they offering. They are actually part of the company I used to work for before this one, so I know pretty much what the benefits are - I think some are slightly different, but they are pretty much the same as all the other companies in this industry.
However, they can’t expect me to give them an answer with nothing concrete on the table, and nothing in writing.
And I am going to be out of the country when their HR bod is back, and not back home until 7th January next year, giving me some time to think it over.
I was hoping to hear today about the interview I had on Monday, but I should be patient I suppose, he did say the end of the week and that still leaves tomorrow.
That is the job I really want, although I know the benefits there are not going to be anywhere near as good, because the company is so small. I don’t know for definite, but I am guessing no company car (even though it will involve a lot of travel, I just can’t see them getting any deal worthwhile for so few people, I may be wrong), no discounted mortgage, no healthcare, none of the ’special offers’ that are available from working for a large corporation (silly things like 10% off Dominos pizza, cheap cosmetics off a certain website, 5% discount on Comet vouchers, etc), probably not such a good pension scheme.
I think the two that will bother me the most are the mortgage and the pension.
Did I say that out loud? God I am getting old!