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Oct. 22nd, 2010 10:21 amSo. I have an opportunity to work at the World Bank. The position itself sounds fairly interesting: not strictly archives, but more developing taxonomies and auto classification. Good skills to have.
One catch: it's a project position. 150 days. Through June.
That's kind of a conflict. I still have some outstanding applications at different applications, and priority #1 is still finding something long term. My issue is that if I take the job at the Bank, one month later I'll get a call back from another place saying, "We like you! Come work for us!" and I'll have to say, "Sorry, I'm locked in this other position until June," upon which they will say, "Oh, that's too bad. Guess we'll have to get someone else." Or else I'll see the perfect job come across, and won't be able to apply to it. So. Problem.
Then again, if I *don't* take the job at the Bank, the Law of Karma Screwing Me Over will mandate that I am unemployed at least through June, indicating that should have just taken it.
Option C is taking the job, then just leaving once something more stable comes up. But that doesn't sit well with me at. all.
Another possibility is, of course, that I failed Comps and have to take them again in April anyway. The good news is that if this is indeed the case, I should know before I need to get back to the Bank.
So, anyway. What would you guys do? Turn it down to keep myself open for long-term possibilities in the future? Take it because it would give me a new skill set that could help me down the road, and just refuse any job offers that come my way until the project is up? Take it, then ditch them as soon as something else comes up and earn their unending wrath? Continue to wring my hands?
One catch: it's a project position. 150 days. Through June.
That's kind of a conflict. I still have some outstanding applications at different applications, and priority #1 is still finding something long term. My issue is that if I take the job at the Bank, one month later I'll get a call back from another place saying, "We like you! Come work for us!" and I'll have to say, "Sorry, I'm locked in this other position until June," upon which they will say, "Oh, that's too bad. Guess we'll have to get someone else." Or else I'll see the perfect job come across, and won't be able to apply to it. So. Problem.
Then again, if I *don't* take the job at the Bank, the Law of Karma Screwing Me Over will mandate that I am unemployed at least through June, indicating that should have just taken it.
Option C is taking the job, then just leaving once something more stable comes up. But that doesn't sit well with me at. all.
Another possibility is, of course, that I failed Comps and have to take them again in April anyway. The good news is that if this is indeed the case, I should know before I need to get back to the Bank.
So, anyway. What would you guys do? Turn it down to keep myself open for long-term possibilities in the future? Take it because it would give me a new skill set that could help me down the road, and just refuse any job offers that come my way until the project is up? Take it, then ditch them as soon as something else comes up and earn their unending wrath? Continue to wring my hands?
