Current Events > Responsible CE people, should I be looking for a new job?

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I have a fairly good job right now, I'm temp to hire with the eventual promise of full time with security clearances (important for working out here especially in IT and damned hard to get). I work as a field engineer, so I'm home based and on slow days I basically say "did training" and do whatever, training is rarely as long as it says it is. The problem is the company was messed with by Covid and they reneged on hiring me full time and getting me clearances, cut my hours to 32 a week, and have no plans at the moment to begin hiring anywhere in the company... Except they did hire some guy who has a security clearance on full time in my team quite clearly to cover my work, exactly when they were supposed to hire me. This was done above my boss, he has been doing everything in his power to get me hired on full time. Been with these guys about 6 months. I like my coworkers, I like how I set my own schedule, and if I were full time ("if" being the operative term) this job would be a dream job.

So, I now have the first of many good potential job opportunities in front of me that a recruiter reached out to me on. 40 hour work week, more pay, better benefits, starting as a contractor (1 year temp to hire) but only for the sake of the security clearance because there is no third party company involved this time, I would go straight to working for the government after the year. Location is slightly less convenient but under Covid I'd work remotely to begin so time to transition. The job itself is less flexible and fun (help desk), but it seems like there is more time off. I'd be surprised if I'm not selected, I have what they need unless the former director of the NSA applies. I might not like the team.

I can stick with my current job, I don't feel like they would get rid of me (my boss's words when I confronted him on it were that he needs me), at the same time they haven't honored their word of hiring me. A security clearance costs a company 100k to get for someone so they just don't happen much. Thoughts?

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You should always be looking for a better job, even if the one you have is sufficient.

If you are doing it right, you'll never take a job that pays less than you already make.

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i've heard that you should never stop looking
but i'm also lazy as hell so i understand if you're the total opposite cuz i am

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I'm not lazy. I just feel like making the jump might be a bad move, but idk.

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Wii_Shaker posted...

You should always be looking for a better job, even if the one you have is sufficient.

If you are doing it right, you'll never take a job that pays less than you already make.

This. It also gives you more leverage for asking for raises, not putting up with people's shit, and if you're always looking chances of finding something great increases

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You're 'temp to hire', so yes.

Once you have something permanent, you can then weight the pros/cons of keeping seniority vs getting a few bucks more in exchange, especially in your field.

Right now you're on a limited schedule and also a temp. If they need to cut somewhere, you're high up on that list (Regardless of what level of middle-management you report to says about it).

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Sounds to me that like there would be less uncertainty at the new job, which means less bullshit to worry about. I'd say to take it.

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GregShmedley posted...

Why do you feel like it might be a bad move?

The team is great to work with, great group of people. The hours are flexible. The situation will eventually resolve here and and the only real danger is if the company downsizes more.

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