I need everyone's input, and I need it right now, as in today
EVERYONE respond to this, I don't care if we never talk, or if you don't know me (that's even better actually) I need as many opinions as I can and I need them fast
Now to the people who I know and love, I need you to look at this situation and throw away the fact that you don't want me to go, because this is a serious decision. I don't want to go either, but it's more than that at this point. Here's the low down:
As you may or may not know, the company I'm working for has for lack of a better word relocated to Tempe, Arizona, and they want me to go too. I've been back and forth on the issue for months...the general pros and cons have been pretty similar, at least in significance: I stay here and start from scratch with a job, in a city I love yet I've been and will be struggling in it. I also have nothing musical going here (my main focus) so I'll be starting from scratch on that end too. Or I go, live semi- comfortably, in the same situation musically.
Now a lucrative position in a group that is doing things and making it happened opened up, I tried out and it went really well. That made me lean towards staying completely, but now they don't know if they're getting rid of thier bassist, so that's up in the air, and at this point isn't looking good. Regardless of that being up in the air, I went to my supervisor and told him I wasn't going...he then told me a bit that he has planned for me...which would cause my salary to double, if not triple, in the next 6 months. (If you know this company from other people who have been kind of screwed over, this is a totally different situation, trust me, it's legit)
If you're a musician, you know how important cash flow can be, if you have money AND talent, you have the best chance out of anyone. Especially in the long struggling beginning. There's plenty of people and places here that I love to death, but that's not going to pay the rent or put food in my stomach. I haven't been able to even find another job here...that isn't an hour away from my house, and though I have a job like that now, I'm making enough to support the drive, I won't at these other places.
The last factor is they want me out this weekend. I did tell them that I want to compromise at a couple more weeks, but that'll be the second extension I've asked for. I haven't heard back on if I'm going to get it or not.
A lot of you have spent a lot of time talking to me about this already, but it's final decision time, and if you could seriously seriously, all of you, put yourself in my position and give me your honest opinion, that would help me to no end.
Thank you so much, I love you all
Now to the people who I know and love, I need you to look at this situation and throw away the fact that you don't want me to go, because this is a serious decision. I don't want to go either, but it's more than that at this point. Here's the low down:
As you may or may not know, the company I'm working for has for lack of a better word relocated to Tempe, Arizona, and they want me to go too. I've been back and forth on the issue for months...the general pros and cons have been pretty similar, at least in significance: I stay here and start from scratch with a job, in a city I love yet I've been and will be struggling in it. I also have nothing musical going here (my main focus) so I'll be starting from scratch on that end too. Or I go, live semi- comfortably, in the same situation musically.
Now a lucrative position in a group that is doing things and making it happened opened up, I tried out and it went really well. That made me lean towards staying completely, but now they don't know if they're getting rid of thier bassist, so that's up in the air, and at this point isn't looking good. Regardless of that being up in the air, I went to my supervisor and told him I wasn't going...he then told me a bit that he has planned for me...which would cause my salary to double, if not triple, in the next 6 months. (If you know this company from other people who have been kind of screwed over, this is a totally different situation, trust me, it's legit)
If you're a musician, you know how important cash flow can be, if you have money AND talent, you have the best chance out of anyone. Especially in the long struggling beginning. There's plenty of people and places here that I love to death, but that's not going to pay the rent or put food in my stomach. I haven't been able to even find another job here...that isn't an hour away from my house, and though I have a job like that now, I'm making enough to support the drive, I won't at these other places.
The last factor is they want me out this weekend. I did tell them that I want to compromise at a couple more weeks, but that'll be the second extension I've asked for. I haven't heard back on if I'm going to get it or not.
A lot of you have spent a lot of time talking to me about this already, but it's final decision time, and if you could seriously seriously, all of you, put yourself in my position and give me your honest opinion, that would help me to no end.
Thank you so much, I love you all