Would I take it if the opportunity arrived?

I’ve been head hunted. It’s a great feeling when you get an email asking we would like you to look at this role as we think you would be a great fit. It’s all early days and very easy to get over excited but feeling quite positive. Should find out on Monday if they want to interview me. The role is getting more specialised, moving away from my current role, back into what I’ve done previously, but at a more senior level.

I’m not overly enjoying what I’m doing, it’s a bit ‘dry’. The HQ Leader has left and all his knowledge and charisma hasn’t been replaced. Candidly I’m started to get bored. This new role will offer me a great challenge, the chance to build my own team, something i love doing and have been very successful at, and will transform a key program into a modern platform. The company is big enough and have some very good reviews. The role would be based in my home city in the city centre. This is a big appeal. I love the local city centre and the vibe. If I were to move job, I’d only go to work there.  Then there is the pay-rise, if I got the salary I’ve put in for, it’s a 40% pay-rise. Ding dong!!!

Now there still is a long way to go. Three interviews at least. All very senior leaders.

‘suppose I was offered the role would I take it?

Now I’ve been with my current employers for nearly 7 years. Been moving up the company at a good pace. I’m seen as a key employee, apparently, by HR. I’m known throughout the business globally and have contacts in every site, generally seen as a bit of a character in a good way, and when people travel to my office, they come and find me!! I’ve absolutely loved working for my business. At the office i work at, we’ve grown from 26 to nearly 200 people in that time. I’ve held a series of office related roles as well as my usually day to day role, and been part of the original team helping the site grow.

After what happened to me, I feel my passion is waining, love is falling for the business. I have some wonderful friends from there, but this would fall away as we wouldn’t see each other everyday, gossip, see how we are, and generally be there for each other. I’ve got a band of about 6-8 who I’m very close too and consider close friends. It would be difficult leaving them. The other side is that some of the new people in the business are frankly unpleasant, arrogant (that’s coming from me), and just lack humility to work with everyone else. The CEO who now been in position a year, I’m not keen on. Very bi-polar personality, one minute all school boy humour then next giving you a kicking for some random item. Personally, I have stood up to him, which is difficult, but I’ve been his direct reports be crushed by him for minor reasons. I don’t like his carrot and stick style. I like my COE to be more of a shepherd.

Would I take the role if I was offered it? Yes, just for the job title! Head of XX for UK and Europe. Egotistical bastard I am! Plus 40% pay-rise and the chance to completely transform a product, own it and sell it. Move into a very specialised area of Finance that will always have work and having an office in the City Centre. I’d start tomorrow!

Had a cheeky lunchtime run today, 5km in 30.27, second best time. Will soon have it below the 30 minute mark regularly. Will be out again on Saturday.

Tune of the day – Todd Terry – Something’s goin’ on

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