What would you do? Job related.

**English assassin** · 02-15-2006, 11:07

I forgot to warn all the European members if they vote for Touring Europe on a bike they have to be prepared for an ugly american house guest.

You know the type that hangs out does nothing all day but eat your food, farts on your coach, burps to the song Dixie, and wont shower for a month at a time.

So, its basicly the same as having an Australian to stay, (with the substitution of Dixie for Waltzing Matilda)?

My two cents is that challenge is important. OK 40 can start to be a slightly tricky age on the job market if the new job goes tits up but, equally, are you really going to sit out the next 15-20 years going through the motions just because its comfortable? Of course if you have wife, kids, mortgage etc you might have to but if the downside of the move going bad is not total disaster I'd do it. Also of course check out the new boys carefully to be sure its not all bullstuff.

If it all goes wrong, THAT'S the time to sell the wife and tour Europe by bike.

**Husar** · 02-15-2006, 11:47

You´re always welcome in Europe...even with your wife.

**Papewaio** · 02-17-2006, 00:43

I have never stayed with a company for a continous stretch for 2 years.

So I say go. Learn, achieve, become, get more pay.

I always look for a challenge and something that makes me think more... these types of jobs have the side benefit of moderate to nice pay.

Never worked in a union, have done plenty of contract work. Unions have their place, but quite often they act as a glass ceiling for younger workers and/or an additional drain on paycheck and/or drain on morale (victim mentality... not all just too many).