So just a little backstory: I’ve been working at my current company for 8 years. It’s the first company that has hired me as a permanent employee. The other places I worked at before this, I was only a temp for several months. Anyway, in these 8 years, I’ve worked in 2 different departments (first department for 5 years, then transferred to my current department and going on 3 years at the end of this month).
Anyways, in these 8 years I feel like I have really grown. I’ve made great relationships with the people I work with. The ONLY thing I really dislike is my commute. I live 1.5 hours away from work and when traffic gets really bad, it can be an upward of 2 hours to get home. I don’t really have time to do much after work- I don’t have time to take my daughter out to do her extracurricular activities if she has any, etc
So about a week ago, one of my work colleagues pulls me to the side in private and tells me that she knows someone from a different company that is looking for someone in the same field as I am. My colleague mentioned my name to that person and thinks I’d be a great fit in their company. My colleague also thinks this that this new company would treat me better than my current company (again, I have no issues with my current company other than a long commute.. and maybe sometimes my supervisor can be kinda snooty but let’s not get into that!)
So my colleague asks me if if I’m interested in the job! I was really caught off guard since I was not technically looking for a new job.. but of course I’m always a little curious of everything, so I ask her what city the job is located in. Turns out, this new company is only 30 min from my house! So now I’m more intrigued because the commute is already shorter.
So, my colleague gives me the name and # to call this person to get more info about the job. I call this person the next day and we chat for about 30 min. I ask her what the typical day is like, how big is the company etc etc to get an idea of what it’s like since my only real experience of being with a company is the one I’m currently at. I also let her know what I do at my current job and she seemed to like what I said and that I would most likely be doing similar things at the new job. I was not going to bring up wage questions but since she was the one who brought it up, that’s when we talked about it. Well, turns out if I get this new job, I would be making about $5 more than my current job. $5 raise and shorter commute!! Sounds so good right?
So anyways, we scheduled a time for me to come in for an interview which is next week where I get to meet her and a second person who I believe would be my actual boss. Based on the previous phone convo, I am led to believe that she is interested in me. She looped me into a text chain between her and the other person that would be interviewing me and in his text, he said he would introduce me to the company, staff, and company culture. Does this sound like I got the job already? I mean, most likely not since I still have to do the interview but I know there’s some places that do interviews but deep down they know already whether they want to work with you or not. Just wondering what you guys think of that text??
Also, if i do get this new position, I am already nervous of how to bring it up to my supervisor that I want to quit! I feel so guilty since I’ve only been at this position for 3 years and these 3 years is the only experience I have in this position! What’s the best way to break up with a company? I have not done this before. I also dread confrontation. I don’t even know what my opening words would be.
Should I even go for this new job? Is it better to stay in a familiar company or go to a new one? This new company, if I decide to go there, is a lot smaller than my current company… smaller in terms of people who work there. Anyways.. (I think I’m babbling)
Any advice is appreciated..thank you in advance!