Posted on 04/06/2024 7:18:59 AM PDT by CMS
i just turned down my absolute dream job
I received a $55 hour job offer
But because it would require me to go to Abu Daubi for 2 years, I can't accept. I can't leave my daughter with minimal contact for that long. especially when your daughter says " daddy why do you want to move further from me?" her asking that broke me and is why declined the jon"
family comes first no exceptions
You made the right choice.
good choice...
further away ?
You invested in someone far more valuable than $55 per hour.
But your girl asking "why?" is obviously very powerful stuff.
Yep...can’t buy back 2 years for any price.
My heart would melt.
My children are grown, but my wife and I made the decision early on we would NOT sacrifice our family and children's future for any corporation. The lure of money and status is very short-term, but your family is there forever.
Also, where God closes a door, he opens a window. Living properly will always lead you to a greater opportunity than that which you gave up
Not $55,000 per year. No skilled job pays that little any more, does it? $55.00 per hour isn’t too bad I suppose, but you can get that just about anywhere too with the right skill set without going to Abu Dhabi.
Correct choice - family comes first. Consider also that, assuming you are a White Christian, the possibility exists that since you are working deep in muslim territory you may not make it back home.
You wouldn’t want to run for President of the United States would you? Wish we had a president who believed in putting his “American family” first.
$55/hour is not slouch pay.
You say “dream job”. Was it partially for the adventure of working in a foreign country?
Could you take your family with you?
Twenty years ago, I turned down a $100K+ position because it required me to travel 48 weeks out of the year. The bonus potential was very favorable and I already knew I could amass another $70K on top of my salary.
I thought my husband would be thrilled being a stay-at-home dad.
His response when I told him about the offer? “No. You sleep next to me at night. If you are in another city, I can’t protect you.”
End of discussion.
I took a part-time position making a fraction of that and put my husband and children first.
I used to think that providing a comfortable life and opportunities was my primary role as a mother.
Now that my health is failing and I’m slowly coming to the end, I realize that the people who will miss me the most when I’m gone are not co-workers, bosses, or clients...it’s my family. They come first.
$55 x 40 = $2,200
$2,200 x 52 = $114,400
No income tax (IIRC) in the UAE
If there’s a way around paying the IRS then it’s pure profit.
And if free housing is part of the deal then it’s even better.
But,of course,the sadness of a little girl is very,very important.
I took 3 kids, 3 dogs, and a husband to Dubai for 2 years. We all loved it. $55 per hour better come with paid accommodation, paid utilities, and a car, for Abu Dhabi.
It sounds as though the family is not together.
If not, you made the right choice.
I'll second that. My son received a very lucrative job offer in a state two states away from ours - he went and checked out the area, looked at apartments - then it hit him that he'd be leaving everything he knows behind (he's unmarried but has a girlfriend). After that realization, all he wanted to do was leave and come back home to his family and friends - he never looked back.
Job would have paid him ≈ $60K more than he earns right now.
You would have been a fool to go there anyway.
I struggle to find meaning in this post. Are we just supposed to admire your selflessness?
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