Madison ???
My goodness, my life can and will change at the drop of a hat.
James called me yesterday afternoon. He said that Heartland called him and they set up a meeting for Wednesday. I asked him if the meeting was in Chicago. He said no, Madison. HUH? How does this keep happening?
They told him that they are still unsure about Chicago but they wanted to know if he would be willing to take District Manager of Madison. (I knew something was up when his old bosses told him that if he did not get the job they still wanted him back in the company.) He asked them about pay and said that he would never even consider it if it was below what he made before. They said that it should not be a problem.
Chicago and Madison are in the same region of stores. Apparently Madison wants to split off into its own region and buy more stores. Maybe they are not even hiring for Chicago any more if they are going to split. They said that James would be DM in the Madison area.
DM and RM normally get relocation covered but he is not really relocating since he has not worked for them since April. James brought up on the phone that he would have to move if he took the job since it is two hours away. The guy said that they would talk more on Wednesday.
James said that if they want him enough they will pay for it. He said that he has also heard of them loaning moving costs and then just deducting it from bonuses. I told him to make sure he reminds them that we just spent thousands moving here.
I did a city comparison for our city, Chicago, and Madison and found huge differences. The schools are better in Madison and the crime is lower. I worry about the cost of living being higher in Madison though. I found that the average person makes $10,000 more a year there than our town and Chicago. I also found that the vast majority in the city have at least a 4 year degree. So we will be lower on the totem pole there. LOL
Well, James meets with the guy Wednesday in Madison. He asked what I thought and if I was willing to move there. I told him that as long as they offer a better salary than he had before since it is a higher cost of living and we have money to move some how, I will go along with it. I did tell him that if we are going to do this he needs to try to get it all moving fast. I do not want to have to deal with all the driving back and forth and living separate for a month again. It ends up costing us tons in gas and food.
So like always, I sit and wait. Maybe all this is not still to teach me to stop being afraid of change. Maybe it is to teach me patience or to be able to just sit and let life happen without stressing all of the time.
James called me yesterday afternoon. He said that Heartland called him and they set up a meeting for Wednesday. I asked him if the meeting was in Chicago. He said no, Madison. HUH? How does this keep happening?
They told him that they are still unsure about Chicago but they wanted to know if he would be willing to take District Manager of Madison. (I knew something was up when his old bosses told him that if he did not get the job they still wanted him back in the company.) He asked them about pay and said that he would never even consider it if it was below what he made before. They said that it should not be a problem.
Chicago and Madison are in the same region of stores. Apparently Madison wants to split off into its own region and buy more stores. Maybe they are not even hiring for Chicago any more if they are going to split. They said that James would be DM in the Madison area.
DM and RM normally get relocation covered but he is not really relocating since he has not worked for them since April. James brought up on the phone that he would have to move if he took the job since it is two hours away. The guy said that they would talk more on Wednesday.
James said that if they want him enough they will pay for it. He said that he has also heard of them loaning moving costs and then just deducting it from bonuses. I told him to make sure he reminds them that we just spent thousands moving here.
I did a city comparison for our city, Chicago, and Madison and found huge differences. The schools are better in Madison and the crime is lower. I worry about the cost of living being higher in Madison though. I found that the average person makes $10,000 more a year there than our town and Chicago. I also found that the vast majority in the city have at least a 4 year degree. So we will be lower on the totem pole there. LOL
Well, James meets with the guy Wednesday in Madison. He asked what I thought and if I was willing to move there. I told him that as long as they offer a better salary than he had before since it is a higher cost of living and we have money to move some how, I will go along with it. I did tell him that if we are going to do this he needs to try to get it all moving fast. I do not want to have to deal with all the driving back and forth and living separate for a month again. It ends up costing us tons in gas and food.
So like always, I sit and wait. Maybe all this is not still to teach me to stop being afraid of change. Maybe it is to teach me patience or to be able to just sit and let life happen without stressing all of the time.
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