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I am in a very peculiar situation. Ok here it goes. I was laid off following a global turndown of the market. I started searching for a job and am lucky to find multiple offers (all permanent positions):
University , a govt org - very stable, no risk(i thought), old technology, open source development, team consists of partly students and partly employees(with long term experience in project).
Start up - latest technology, very high risk , advertising domain. (Senior technical architect).
Consulting company - latest technology. they will be hiring me out to other companies. risk - I speak english and not the language of the country(norwegian). (technical position).
In the past i have been a technical guy for 12 year with 3 years of management experience.
I choose the university job and it was promised that I would be doing a bit of development and more of project and requirements management. However when i joined i realized they needed me to get good in development before pushing me into requirements management. I then had a one-on-one with the person who interviewed me and told him my expectations. The person agreed and assured me the expectation will be met but over the weekend send me an email saying it seems we have a mismatch in the expectations !
So now I am very confused what to do !
Any pointers will be really helpful.
Should i try to convince the person that its ok with his expectations - in this case i will have a fear for 6 months as its 6 months probation period and he may cancel my contract after 6 months.
or should i try with the other employers i have an offer from still.
professionalism software-industry career-switch
asked Nov 29 '15 at 13:23
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closed as off-topic by Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings Nov 29 '15 at 14:19
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I am in a very peculiar situation. Ok here it goes. I was laid off following a global turndown of the market. I started searching for a job and am lucky to find multiple offers (all permanent positions):
University , a govt org - very stable, no risk(i thought), old technology, open source development, team consists of partly students and partly employees(with long term experience in project).
Start up - latest technology, very high risk , advertising domain. (Senior technical architect).
Consulting company - latest technology. they will be hiring me out to other companies. risk - I speak english and not the language of the country(norwegian). (technical position).
In the past i have been a technical guy for 12 year with 3 years of management experience.
I choose the university job and it was promised that I would be doing a bit of development and more of project and requirements management. However when i joined i realized they needed me to get good in development before pushing me into requirements management. I then had a one-on-one with the person who interviewed me and told him my expectations. The person agreed and assured me the expectation will be met but over the weekend send me an email saying it seems we have a mismatch in the expectations !
So now I am very confused what to do !
Any pointers will be really helpful.
Should i try to convince the person that its ok with his expectations - in this case i will have a fear for 6 months as its 6 months probation period and he may cancel my contract after 6 months.
or should i try with the other employers i have an offer from still.
professionalism software-industry career-switch
asked Nov 29 '15 at 13:23
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141
closed as off-topic by Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings Nov 29 '15 at 14:19
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions asking for advice on what to do are not practical answerable questions (e.g. "what job should I take?", or "what skills should I learn?"). Questions should get answers explaining why and how to make a decision, not advice on what to do. For more information, click here." – Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings
Nice name :-) If you take the Norwegian job, drop in to the Lancelot bar in Asker and say hello to Arling, the barman, for me. Happy days!! You will love Norway and there is no need of Norwegian (which is easy enough, if you have English & German), because 100% of Norwegians speakbett’r inglish than wot you n me do. I don’t just mean in the office, but also on the street. This is true of all of Scandinavia and also Holland.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
BTW, Norway has a very high cost of living. You will be paid accordingly (taxes are high too), and if you can save X% of your salary, it might be worth 2X in your home country.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
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I am in a very peculiar situation. Ok here it goes. I was laid off following a global turndown of the market. I started searching for a job and am lucky to find multiple offers (all permanent positions):
University , a govt org - very stable, no risk(i thought), old technology, open source development, team consists of partly students and partly employees(with long term experience in project).
Start up - latest technology, very high risk , advertising domain. (Senior technical architect).
Consulting company - latest technology. they will be hiring me out to other companies. risk - I speak english and not the language of the country(norwegian). (technical position).
In the past i have been a technical guy for 12 year with 3 years of management experience.
I choose the university job and it was promised that I would be doing a bit of development and more of project and requirements management. However when i joined i realized they needed me to get good in development before pushing me into requirements management. I then had a one-on-one with the person who interviewed me and told him my expectations. The person agreed and assured me the expectation will be met but over the weekend send me an email saying it seems we have a mismatch in the expectations !
So now I am very confused what to do !
Any pointers will be really helpful.
Should i try to convince the person that its ok with his expectations - in this case i will have a fear for 6 months as its 6 months probation period and he may cancel my contract after 6 months.
or should i try with the other employers i have an offer from still.
professionalism software-industry career-switch
asked Nov 29 '15 at 13:23
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141
I am in a very peculiar situation. Ok here it goes. I was laid off following a global turndown of the market. I started searching for a job and am lucky to find multiple offers (all permanent positions):
University , a govt org - very stable, no risk(i thought), old technology, open source development, team consists of partly students and partly employees(with long term experience in project).
Start up - latest technology, very high risk , advertising domain. (Senior technical architect).
Consulting company - latest technology. they will be hiring me out to other companies. risk - I speak english and not the language of the country(norwegian). (technical position).
In the past i have been a technical guy for 12 year with 3 years of management experience.
I choose the university job and it was promised that I would be doing a bit of development and more of project and requirements management. However when i joined i realized they needed me to get good in development before pushing me into requirements management. I then had a one-on-one with the person who interviewed me and told him my expectations. The person agreed and assured me the expectation will be met but over the weekend send me an email saying it seems we have a mismatch in the expectations !
So now I am very confused what to do !
Any pointers will be really helpful.
Should i try to convince the person that its ok with his expectations - in this case i will have a fear for 6 months as its 6 months probation period and he may cancel my contract after 6 months.
or should i try with the other employers i have an offer from still.
professionalism software-industry career-switch
asked Nov 29 '15 at 13:23
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closed as off-topic by Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings Nov 29 '15 at 14:19
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions asking for advice on what to do are not practical answerable questions (e.g. "what job should I take?", or "what skills should I learn?"). Questions should get answers explaining why and how to make a decision, not advice on what to do. For more information, click here." – Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings
closed as off-topic by Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings Nov 29 '15 at 14:19
This question appears to be off-topic. The users who voted to close gave this specific reason:
- "Questions asking for advice on what to do are not practical answerable questions (e.g. "what job should I take?", or "what skills should I learn?"). Questions should get answers explaining why and how to make a decision, not advice on what to do. For more information, click here." – Joe Strazzere, mhoran_psprep, Dawny33, keshlam, IDrinkandIKnowThings
Nice name :-) If you take the Norwegian job, drop in to the Lancelot bar in Asker and say hello to Arling, the barman, for me. Happy days!! You will love Norway and there is no need of Norwegian (which is easy enough, if you have English & German), because 100% of Norwegians speakbett’r inglish than wot you n me do. I don’t just mean in the office, but also on the street. This is true of all of Scandinavia and also Holland.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
BTW, Norway has a very high cost of living. You will be paid accordingly (taxes are high too), and if you can save X% of your salary, it might be worth 2X in your home country.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
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Nice name :-) If you take the Norwegian job, drop in to the Lancelot bar in Asker and say hello to Arling, the barman, for me. Happy days!! You will love Norway and there is no need of Norwegian (which is easy enough, if you have English & German), because 100% of Norwegians speakbett’r inglish than wot you n me do. I don’t just mean in the office, but also on the street. This is true of all of Scandinavia and also Holland.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
BTW, Norway has a very high cost of living. You will be paid accordingly (taxes are high too), and if you can save X% of your salary, it might be worth 2X in your home country.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
Nice name :-) If you take the Norwegian job, drop in to the Lancelot bar in Asker and say hello to Arling, the barman, for me. Happy days!! You will love Norway and there is no need of Norwegian (which is easy enough, if you have English & German), because 100% of Norwegians speak
bett’r inglish than wot you n me do. I don’t just mean in the office, but also on the street. This is true of all of Scandinavia and also Holland.– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
Nice name :-) If you take the Norwegian job, drop in to the Lancelot bar in Asker and say hello to Arling, the barman, for me. Happy days!! You will love Norway and there is no need of Norwegian (which is easy enough, if you have English & German), because 100% of Norwegians speak
bett’r inglish than wot you n me do. I don’t just mean in the office, but also on the street. This is true of all of Scandinavia and also Holland.– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
BTW, Norway has a very high cost of living. You will be paid accordingly (taxes are high too), and if you can save X% of your salary, it might be worth 2X in your home country.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
BTW, Norway has a very high cost of living. You will be paid accordingly (taxes are high too), and if you can save X% of your salary, it might be worth 2X in your home country.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
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Nice name :-) If you take the Norwegian job, drop in to the Lancelot bar in Asker and say hello to Arling, the barman, for me. Happy days!! You will love Norway and there is no need of Norwegian (which is easy enough, if you have English & German), because 100% of Norwegians speak
bett’r inglish than wot you n me do. I don’t just mean in the office, but also on the street. This is true of all of Scandinavia and also Holland.– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32
BTW, Norway has a very high cost of living. You will be paid accordingly (taxes are high too), and if you can save X% of your salary, it might be worth 2X in your home country.
– Mawg
Oct 18 '16 at 10:32