Tuesday, March 27, 2007

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

So, I've been with the company that I am at now for about seven years. I'm fairly happy there, but recently, the opportunity came up to jump on a differen ship. When faced with tough decisions, my Dad always recommends doing a "Ben Franklin", which is where you write the pros and cons down next to each other and see which list is longer.

I don't know why I'm putting that list here, but it just feels appropriate to get it out.

So, here we go. The pros are for staying where I am.



ProsCons

I've built a great team

The product I've built for my company is my baby

Crime is low where we live

Everything here is a "known"

I will miss my co-workers, especially my counterpart in Germany

Pennsylvania is no longer attractive to me or the family

I don't trust my boss anymore

There is little more growth opportunity

I have no mentors left at my current company

The opportunity company seems more professional: I could learn more from their staff

That is what I was afraid of... they are pretty even...