A new job?

In about an hour and a half I’ll be sitting in a job interview. I’m not sure why. I don’t necessarily dislike my current job, although I am still miffed that my boss made the comment about writers being a dime a dozen when I asked him why the salary of another employee with zero education is equal to mine. In a twisted way, I’d love to tell him to pull out another dime and find someone else who can increase this private university’s media coverage by 240 percent like I did. And deal with the … sometimes eccentric people associated with this institution.

This new job is for a top editorial position with a bi-weekly business newspaper. I didn’t apply for it. They asked me to consider the job. I freelance for the paper now. The editor I report to now is who recommended me … and if I get the job, she would actually answer to me. My title would mean something, unlike the worthless “director” title I have now.

The money the publisher is talking about right now is just a little more than $2,000 per year more than I’m getting. The paper doesn’t have a 401(k). My current job does, and it’s a pretty good one, although I’m not eligible for it yet. The most important thing, though, is that my current job offers FREE undergraduate tuition for my family. Remember, I have four kids.

My oldest kid will be 13 next month. It’ll be five and a half years before he could use the free education benefit. Will I be here in five years? Should I take the money and the title now (assuming they’re offered)?

Ack. I don’t know.