sagaciously is...

opportunity or selling out?:: I got an offer pending, and it's more $. Not even a lil more $, more like way more $$$. Potentially. But it means two things:

I'll end up doing what I love for a living (writing):: don't get it twisted, writing comes as second nature now, so I spend more time doing it (at work, at school, here) than anything else. Cept being a mommy. So, when I say I love writing, it's like saying I love breathing. It's second nature. Now, this opportunity is to write technical documents, but it's still writing, and I'm still good at it (damnit). And it is more cheese...

but I'll give up something that I liked doing (coding):: well, did I? I mean, I enjoyed it. When I got a chance to do it. But it was an uphill battle, and I got a little tired of fighting it a while ago. Yanno, the assumption that you can't code, management taking a risk to allow you to code, while other folks subtly push you towards less challenging, less "technical", more "girly" career paths. Quality Assurance. Technical Writing. Business Analyst. The work isn't easier, it's just considered less technical (on the geek scale, or course). Along with that, er - I am almost an MBA. I'm on the comeuptuation path...

to struggle, or not to struggle:: see, I could keep coding, keep proving myself, keep fighting the good fight. Eventually, I'd get to where I want to be (project manager). However, on my current path, it would take years. I'm 40. I don't have years. A detour on the career path may leapfrog some of those years.

But (there's always one...), if I leave my current employer? Which will look better on my resume? Saga, Java-Warrior-Princess, or Saga, Business-Analyst-Lady-In-Waiting?

Doubt I can pull off that outfit as a lady-in-waiting...damnit.