IT Job Advice Needed

[deca300]

Hi guys,

I need to make a choice between two jobs. At the moment I do IT support, all remotely, I go to the office in the morning and only leave once I go home.

Now I can do an internal transfer, it's for about 15% more money but then its field services, I wont work much from the office. Only going to to clients doing site visits.

I just cant decide on which would be better? What do you guys prefer? Any advice?

Thank you in advance.

 

[snowwolf]

Personal preference really. It all depends on what you enjoy and whether the move will line up with your own personal career development. Do you want to meet and interact with different people every day, or keep to what and whom you know?

I don't think you should base a decision on what others here prefer. Everyone has different tastes and enjoys different things. I've done both, client interactions and being in an office, and they both have their pros and cons. It ultimately depends on what you would want for yourself.

Weigh out the options. I like to think of any move as a learning experience. If you don't like it, you can move on to something else.

 

[GoneWithTheWindows]

Hi guys,

I need to make a choice between two jobs. At the moment I do IT support, all remotely, I go to the office in the morning and only leave once I go home.

Now I can do an internal transfer, it's for about 15% more money but then its field services, I wont work much from the office. Only going to to clients doing site visits.

I just cant decide on which would be better? What do you guys prefer? Any advice?

Thank you in advance.

Will all your travelling costs be covered? Or is that part of the 15% increase?

It honestly comes down to your preference to how you deal with people.

I have been on both sides of the scenario and I prefer being office based. The roads in SA suck.

 

[irBosOtter]

I have done both, I prefer not to travel around. Main reason was the added stress when I got lost on my way to client (Before the days of GPS on cellphones etc and I am kaaaak with directions like most men apparently lol )
How much stress can being late be right? Well, that all depends which client it was, you get some real a-holes out there. Soon as you arrive they bitch for an hour about why you were 5 minutes late, then start bitching cause you now spent an extra hour on site to listen to them moan about it and only want to sign for an hour onsite time sheet and the list goes on...

 

[deca300]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm just worried I make the move and then regret it at a later stage, I wont be able to move back and might be stuck there for a while. What kinda motivates me is there's way more growth potential in the new department.

 

[ozziej]

I would say go for it, provided they cover the travel costs too.
Tyres, services, petrol / diesel.
Travelling can make a massive dent in your budget.
Just a rough example, when I did this kind of thing I was doing between 2000-3000 KMs a month, just on business travel.
So, back then (about 10 years ago) this was adding about R2500 a month to my runnings costs, that is factoring in new tyres every 1.5 - 2 years, services, 2 per year and additional fuel.
These days, I would say probably about double that.
Remember, its not just the fuel that costs. There are the "indirect" costs as well.

 

[MartyMarts]

I have done both, I prefer not to travel around. Main reason was the added stress when I got lost on my way to client (Before the days of GPS on cellphones etc and I am kaaaak with directions like most men apparently lol )
How much stress can being late be right? Well, that all depends which client it was, you get some real a-holes out there. Soon as you arrive they bitch for an hour about why you were 5 minutes late, then start bitching cause you now spent an extra hour on site to listen to them moan about it and only want to sign for an hour onsite time sheet and the list goes on...

^ that +1000! Being an IT dude "on the road" isn't for everyone. Some do prefer it to sitting in an office for 8 hours a day. Therefore as others have said, it's more of a preference than one being better than the other. Both have their perks and disadvantages.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'm just worried I make the move and then regret it at a later stage, I wont be able to move back and might be stuck there for a while. What kinda motivates me is there's way more growth potential in the new department.

If you're young then go for it. Expand your skill set and experiences. Nothing wrong even if it turns out it's not what you want to do. Just has to be financially feasible for you.