You wait for ages, then..........job advice needed.

Dear TLB collective, as some of you lovely peoples may know I have recently had an op on my arm following a work injury which is healing nicely if a little slowly but could leave permanent immobility or pain. Whilst waiting for the op I've been on 'alternative duties' in the office but also had to go on the sick for a while.
Now, for the last 6 weeks I've been temping as a project manager in another office, it's been a bit of a steep learning curve getting to grips with the software and it is quite stressful generally with deadlines to meet and financial penalties etc. but it's all going pretty well with plenty of positive feed back from the managers and I got a free trip to Seoul out of it which went really well. It's all gone so well in fact that the hr manager has been trying to get me moved there permanently.
Today however I have been offered a job in another department, with much less stress, less travel, less opportunity, and less job satisfaction, but it is permanent and is being handed on a plate. I don't want to turn it down and then find myself in sh%t street if the project managers position doesn't turn out to be permanent! but then I don't want to drop the projects I'm running into someone's lap just to see them fail - I've worked too hard on them to see that happen.
Considering I thought I was losing my job not long ago it's been a bit of a turn around!

So loving collective, what would you do?

 

In all honesty... I would take anything permanent over a wait-n-see job.

 

Ask your line manager for advice along the lines of 'I really like this job but I can't afford to turn down the opportunity of a permanent position .........'.

 

"Work injury. could leave permanent immobility or pain"

I'd seriously get my backside to a good solicitors office pronto. If it was their fault, that is. Hindsight is a wonderful thing and in my case, I should have done so, but didn't.
Are they buttering you up so you don't sue them for industrial injury? If they are a big company, bet your lollypops they are. Tread carefully.

 

The nature of Projects means that there are always opportunities.

If the permanent job has a big fat glass ceiling and the PM job gives future opportunities, then back yourself.

I've been Managing Projects for years, try to not specialise too much is my only advice.

 

you seem to thrive on the top job ,stepping down is deflation ,my advise take the job and maybe widen you scope for a better job knowing now you can do it...

 

After going in a circle with my career due to health issues i would say go for the job you like/want to do
you spend to much time at work to do something you dont want

 

taking the easy job and getting by with less responsibility and stress always floats my boat, once i go home i like to not give a Marmite.

 

As someone who has worked all his life overseas, go for it!!
At the age of 21 I couldn't see a future here, and its a lot harder these days.
Tony

 

Not having deadlines and being bored can bring its own stress if you like to have demands and targets ( as you have now found out you like ). Do what you enjoy most, life is too short. The PM job will open more doors for you elsewhere should things not work out in the present company.

 

I took the "easy" option with a career change a couple of years ago, because of personal circumstance, and later regretted it.

When I saw what they'd replaced me with it made me realise I was actually rather good at what I did! (not ego but fact!) and I'm now climbing back up the ladder

It's down to self worth and work / life balance so the bus remains "in progress" but the retirement and gap years look allot more promising!

Looking forward to travelling what's left of the world!

Mr B

 

As some one who has never given a Marmite about working for a living I feel I should not give any advice apart from be happy in what you do.

 

How i do wish that I'd adopted that mentality rather than turning into a wage slave!!

 

Luckily i married a very sensible and dedicated woman who had a good paying job. I have saved us more over the years than earned I reckon.

 

Class!

 

PS

I'm a lazzzzy git at heart.

 

Thanks everyone for your sage advice, wait and see the T&C's. I know the PM manager wants to keep me, it's just inter company politics dragging out the process which makes it all difficult.
What I don't want to do is waste peoples time taking one job then jumping ship as soon as I get bored.
No hum, life's to short to worry, weekends nearly here!

 

Well, they've offered 5k more but I lose the company car and mobile phone.
I think I'll give it a go for a while, nothing ventured nothing gained and all that, if they want me back in management enough they'll make a better offer won't they!
Life's too short to stress, carpe diem and make the best of it.

 

Did you claim for your injury? I broke my back at work 2 years ago and haven't claimed, it was 50 50 and iv kept my job although I have had to change roles but it was made fairly clear that I could have Been Sacked for my actions leading to my accident, there was faulty equipment involved that the hse identified too. I thought it would be stressful and I would loose my job so have left it, everyone thinks I'm daft but I have a job and I can pay bills. Just curious as I don't really talk about it anymore.