Nov 29, 2007 18:09
Job.
Well.
Blizzard offered me the billing job.
Poll, guys?
The cons, because I am a negative person --
* I am getting paid less. Not so much less that I can't move out, but enough less that it hurts.
* No insurance for my probationary period, which is usually 3 months.
* I am going to be working with a lot of 19 year old gamers. x_x
The pros:
* Blizzard is probably more stable.
* I miss the gaming industry.
* Hardly anywhere gives insurance in the first three months ANYWAY.
* Probably going to be cooler about websurfings.
* It sounds like they want me to be a trainer eventually, which I would like A LOT MORE than being stuck to a phone.
* Location's better, not only to where I live now, but to where I intend to live next year, to my friends, to school, to SCA... so I'll be saving on gas. A lot.
* It's a big company. Which means that even if I don't become a trainer, I'm going to have a lot more opportunity for advancement than I would in a company where there is... no... opportunity for advancement.
* I'm willing to bet the environment is going to be a lot more awesome. This bet is based on having worked at NCSoft.
* I'll be working at non-rush-hour hours.
* Blizzard hires internally mostly, so I'll have first grab at ANY Blizzard job.
The pros to staying where I am:
* I'm actually friends with my boss.
* My boss is FREAKING AWESOME.
* I know what I'm doing and I have responsibility and I like that.
* There's some nonphonetime when I can do things other than talk to people.
* The owner wants me to stay and may give me a raise if I threaten to leave.
* I won't get my Christmas bonus :-(
The cons to staying where I am:
* No advancement.
* There's still some... trouble... with the way things are running up here. Don't get me wrong -- things have improved. But they're getting worse in different ways. It's all becoming less relaxed, more weird.
I think I've decided to go. It's just a really scary decision. Thoughts?