pan, or...?

[adrienmundi]

So Friday afternoon there was a job posting in my company; one of the clients for whom I'm officially tier 1 is looking for a tier 2 tech. Many of the other helpdesk folks seemed excited about it, and my manager made a point of asking me if I was applying.

I'm torn, for several reasons. First, the work I do I actually kind of enjoy. I genuinely like dealing with a lot of people, of getting to know them and help them out. It's the management, the environment I don't like, but the actual interactions with actual clients, I like, a lot.

The job would be support for a local retail chain. Less human interaction, more machines. It's a business casual environment, and to my knowledge, a staff of all straight white guys. I'd have to wear a tie and willfully enter into corporate guy drag just to apply.

It would get me away from my manager, who I really can't work for, but I'm afraid it would get me away from people too much. Too, I know that historically I've tended to accept difference as a substitute for better, and I tend to stay a long time once I jump ship. I'm really not sure this would even be better, just... different. I don't necessarily want to be 'more technical', you know?

So, I'm torn. Weigh in, if you've opinions.

Comments

[skiadaimonos.livejournal.com]

Mebbe apply if you there is a significant compensation difference (and you can never really know how social some task will be unless it involves old legal files, an attic, and no company?)?

And then once the toes are wet, look for something else entirely?

[ineffabelle]

yeah, what she said.

[adrienmundi]

Be careful, lest you give her an inflated sense of accuracy.

[theinnocence.livejournal.com]

i agree with phaedra

[adrienmundi]

You'd be surprised how many do. Oh, wait, no you wouldn't.

[adrienmundi]

Here's hoping you're not just leading me into the wilderness sans plan ;)