The situation Wednesday:
Another division in the large corporation I’m working for is recruiting me. I like these people, they’re very active and see things the way I do. Plus I get to keep my seniority. This is good.

Still, I have an interview planned with another company, and I go anyway, though I’m not all that interested in light of the likely defection to another division. Turns out the interview is amazing, I like the company, they like me, they want to hire me as project manager. For 60% of my current salary. This is not good.

Oh well, defection to another division it is.

The situation Thursday:
Defection to another division becomes unlikely, as it turns out my current division has to approve it. They’ve already lost three people to that division already, and the head of the division is not hot on the idea of letting me go as well. This is not good either. Crap. Now both my boats are sunk.

Island ahoy! The “other company” calls me back, to offer me another position, in charge of their project managers. Better salary. This is good!

I know I talk about this a lot, but other than Comet pooping on my mother’s white rug this weekend, that’s what’s going on. I’m up, I’m down, I’m up, I’m down.