Turning down an offer
I just turned down an offer by a Proper Company for a QA Engineer position… I really liked the folks and the atmosphere (for a Proper Company), but things were too late, or something, I dunno, but anyway I’m here at The Venture and not there, so…
A headhunting firm introduced us. I just spoke to the guy in charge of me. Turning down this offer feels like I’ve dumped a really nice guy *sigh*
Dude, I dunno what’s right. But then again, I wasn’t terribly excited about the actual work there too. The learning prospects seemed very good, and I would have had a lot of experience running teams in a structured but growing environment with a lot of support. Basically, a venture company on steroids.
Instead I chose the “easy” path, flitting into a small company that may not have many great prospects for success, that’s got real growing pains with headcount and profitability, where they work you to the bone and beyond… Does it have a future? What would I learn? Should I have gone for more “education” and then zip back into a venture atmosphere (keeping in mind that this company really is trying to break beyond venture and into proper company zone)?
I guess the biggest question is, when will I finally decide to go back home? And what would I do then?
So, I guess I should write up what I’ve done, and what results I expect from this decision, in 6 months time.
Ah hell, who knows what you’ve lost in the road not taken? If I had gone to the other place, I would have been wondering what I was missing here.
