My wife said that exact same thing ;)

She said, now you can trade your car in for something you really want.  She was 
thinking sports car, truck…my first thought was all-electric because of my 
commute being in the range now ;)


On Jun 25, 2013, at 10:13 AM, Ray Champagne <[email protected]> wrote:

> 
> Good luck!  Now you can trade the Prius back in for the pickup.
> 
> 
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:47 AM, Zaphod <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>> 
>> Well, just gave my notice!  My manager was actually really happy for me
>> and was glad I found a job with a shorter commute.
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 12, 2013, at 11:26 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 1:10 PM, Zaphod <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I feel guilty for my coworkers who are left behind and will have to
>>>> shoulder extra load for a while.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> I'm a lot like you in this (I think many of us may be).  In the end your
>>> current employer may try to counter but know this - they will survive.
>>> Yes, your co-workers will have to bear the brunt of the load but know
>> that
>>> eventually the company will fill the holes.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> It is a tough decision if they'd give me more WFH time.  Stay with
>>>> comfortable or go with exciting?  Tough call.  This would be me 3rd job
>> in
>>>> 23 years :)
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> When I took my current job I promised my wife that I would stay here for
>> at
>>> least 4 years.  I just passed my 5th anniversary.  It's a position much
>>> like the one you're in.  I half-jokingly say my job title is
>> Technologist,
>>> "short for He Who Handles Anything With A Plug."  Switching (back) to a
>>> strictly developer position would be an interesting trick for me.  I'm
>> used
>>> to coding and running the servers.  I may well have a problem with a DBA
>>> looking over my shoulder.
>>> 
>>> My two-bit advice on the review, I'd bring up the positives of
>>> work-from-home, compare your job description to your actual functional
>>> duties, see what they want to do about the discrepancies.  Bring up the
>>> down-sides of work-from-home and say you'd like to work out a mitigation
>>> strategy for them that will make both you and the company happy.  Don't
>>> mention the other opportunity.
>>> 
>>> Based on the results of your review, then plan out your next move.
>>> 
>>> Until Later!
>>> C. Hatton Humphrey
>>> http://www.eastcoastconservative.com
>>> 
>>> Every cloud does have a silver lining.  Sometimes you just have to do
>> some
>>> smelting to find it.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
> 
> 

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