I'm quite surprised. The economy slumps, unemployment is rising, but today I have received the third job-offer in last six months. (to explain it - I'm employed and these offers came as a surprise - I'm not seeking a new job) That's stunning especially because of my occupation / specialisation - I'm a teacher (and a wanna-be-researcher) of geography. I've never thought that our society lacks geographers.
I'm more or less satisfied in my current job - it's not so well paid, but seems to be stable, calm but also interesting with many new experiences. So I rejected two of the three offers, but I'm still undecided about the third one. It would involve moving into another city, smaller, calmer and more pleasant, slightly higher salary (with considerably lower prices in the city), and more teaching with less "research". I't perhaps less "challenging" in the modern "flexible-young-sexy-uptodate" sense, so it would be kind of step-back in my career... but I'm not sure if career-growth is the thing I'm looking for in my life... I have to decide it in the next two or three months. The only thing that makes me stay in my current job are friends and colleagues - I just can't imagine leaving them. I can't imagine leaving the city after more than 10 years! Perhaps I'm getting lazy and self-satisfied?
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That's perhaps the right place and time to start this thread. So - what's your job? What is your specialisation? And, what sort of help / advice would you be able to offer to other members of the forum?T0Mi wrote:Hmmm... coming to mind, what do we know of what all the members on the forum do to earn their living? Little to nothing. Maybe a thread like "what we could do" would help... hmm again.
In other words - if you're seeking a help or advice in a very special field of human knowledge / activity, and you can't find anyone in the place where you live - ask here. Maybe that other members could help you.
Erm, in my case, it's simple and dull. I'm a geographer. Actually, I'm not sure what I could offer to other members of the forum. My most practical ability is probably map-making. In hobbies, my most practical activities are working with wood, working in the garden, and in the forest. That's probably also not so practical in these days, since people usually buy furniture from China, and hire gardeners from Mexico and lumberjacks from Nigeria.
Ummm - so I hope the others are more practical than me!