decisions decisions
Okay I'm not generally one to ask for advice but I have a choice to make and I welcome all input anyone who reads this can give. I got a pretty cool job offer today. But it will require me leaving the country for at least two years, possibly three. I applied on a whim... didn't think i had the qualifications for it really. It's working as an assisstant/nurse for a doctor who just got a rather large grant to do AIDs research. Funny thing is Dr. Kaufman, turns out to be one of our clients at work. He spoke with me today on the phone and said that he knows I'm personable/professional from dealing with me at VVSA. Plus he originally was looking for a personal assistant and a LPN, but he said that by hiring me he could use more of the grant money toward research vs staffing. I'd still get 40k a year plus living expenses covered for the entire duration It's a 3 year project that will be done in conjunction with several other doctors world wide... Overall it sounds like an amazing thing to work with and be a part of. He said the first 6-8 months will involve mass amounts of reasearch and my main duties at that point would be data compiling and presentation prep, plus i'd be learning french and spanish during this time. After that we'd be doing field trials of various drugs in several countries... including (and this is the scary part) Haiti, and parts of south africa. If it was going to be some European thing I'd be fine with it... but those aren't exactly safe places. Plus my duties at this point would be blood draws, lab tests, and basic medical care. Yes I know how to use gloves and such but being around that much contaminated blood in such unsafe and unsterile conditions is slightly disturbing. Then i have personal things going on to that wouldn't be helped by me being gone for that long. In fact some of the personal issues going on would be made worse by me taking this job because I know if i do then things are definitely not going to turn out in a postive way in one situation that i really did want to make work out somehow. Plus I'd miss football season. He said he knows it's a big step and that he'd love to have me come on board, but that if I'm not going to do it that he needs to find someone soon, so he's going to give me a week to decide. If i take it we start on July 1st. So what do you think???????