Re: Quick career question--go in-house with another company, or stay outsourced with better conditions?

["Julie Stickler" <jstickler -at- gmail -dot- com>]

On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 12:25 PM, Joey P <joeyp2008 -at- gmail -dot- com> asked
for the groups opinion:

> there's far less commuting time than I'd have with the new job
> The pay's also better where I am now

I want to know why on earth you'd even consider taking on a longer
commute for less pay?  If you really want to pad your resume so badly,
why not take an unpaid internship?  That makes just about as much
sense to me as accepting this job offer.

Seriously, how a job looks on your resume is all in how you spin it.
And you're a professional writer now, right?  Don't ever take a cut in
pay unless there is a damn compelling reason to do so, like health
issues or more time with the family.  A "big name" on your resume is
not worth losing salary.  Especially not in this economy.
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