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I called the President/CEO of the company earlier today. I asked him the big two questions:
1. Salary
He could not give me a figure, and when I threw a figure at him, I came right back and said that would probably be unacceptable. This figure mind you, is the same as what I made at job #2 full time. The area that his company is based is tech-heavy, and generally people would ask for a bit more, but I'm just starting out and the figure was not unreasonable by any means in my mind. I was surprised at this. Also, that he would have to talk with his financial guy to work something out. I mean, come on, even any well-minded person knows /approximately/ what it might take to live in a certain area, even in a dump of a place with all the associated costs etc.
2. Part time vs Full time
I asked him whether or not there would be a goal I could meet, or a time-frame in which I could perform and then be moved to full time. Again, he couldn't give me a straight answer. I mean, goal wise may be he didn't know what he wanted, but I would assume could at least throw out a time frame to which I could hope to reach and be reviewed salary-wise.
Based on those two answers alone, I am going to call him and politely decline the offer.
The problem is, I still feel guilty for having my uncle put himself on the line to even get me in the door. See, I tend to feel guilty a lot.. that's just the way I am. But everyone (including my dad, his brother) thinks that it probably won't be a wise decision for me at this time (financially, and with my lease situation, ie, I don't have money to live here much longer!) to hope that it could get better and get better soon.
Thanks everyone.. you've helped me make an informed decision. :-)
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