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Youstolemyname

Youstolemyname

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Okay. This is difficult. I got offered a job within the marketing department of a Premiership Football Club. It is a great job, great salary and great prospects.

I went to hand my notice in and my head of department said 'no way. I am not letting you leave. Give me till the weekend and I will have an offer for you'

Sure enought she has put together a package that is financially better to the job at the football club. The job that is on offer is a really good role that will be working with Premiership clubs amongst other sports institutions.

I am in a really fortunate position that I have two great jobs to choose from. One with a premiership football club, the other with the largest publisher in Europe. Thing is, I just cannot decide.

Part of me thinks- take the one at the club, it will look great on your CV. But the major reason for taking it is just that- I dont want the job as much as I want the prestige of the club's name on my CV for my next job.

The other part of me thinks, better the devil you know. Take the job with your current employers. The obviously value you immensely both financially and otherwise and will look after me.

I really dunno what to do. I know I would be happy in the job where I am, but would always be thinking 'what if I had took the one with the club'. Taking the one with the club is a risk as I may not get on with the people there and I am 'the new guy' so people are always looking to knock you down.....but at the end of the day it is a premiership football club.

AHHHHHHHhhhh. Can anyone help as Messers Peroni, Corona and Smirnoff have been no help tonight!
 
I usually stick to the "Grass isn't always greener on the otherside" if you're happy, know the job well, and have just been reassured of your place within the company, either through personal communications from the manager etc. or as in your case, have been offered a better counter deal to a new job then I;d probably stick personally :)
 
All i can say is be careful... i know someone who used to work in "THE" premiership club ( say no more ) in the marketing side of things and i can assure you thats its not all roses. They were apparently really bad to work for and were always trying to diddle her out of money and wanting loads of extras like after hours ( for free ) all because of their name. Maybe this wont happen to you but MAYBE it will.... how well do you know what you are going to at this club? compared to what you KNOW about your current employer.

Good luck either way!
 
Its always difficult when leaving a job because you seem to question yourself in your ability. Can i do the job, difficult challenges, get on with everyone, enjoy it, the list goes on. But i say go with your gut instinct, usually best. I have to say i would jump at the chance to have a job that would tie in a hobby or interest, because you already have the passion and enthusiasum to make it work.
Hope this helps, if not ignore lol
 
Tough one - I think it comes down to how valuable you wish to feel.

Whilst working for a Premiership club would be great on your CV, as you say - I'm not sure you will perhaps feel as valued as you do at your current job - I don't know how valuable that is, but to be offered a deal that exceeds that of an offer you were considering, must mean you have done something right.

To cut it down to one question; Which job do you believe will get the best out of you?
 
if you were that well respected in your current job they you would already have the package that has been offered to you by your boss.

think to yourself, im getting a better financial package but, will things change? will your job role change? if the other job offered more money again, would you take it?
by staying will you actually get a payrise next year, or will the bosses worm out of it saying you had a payrise already?

lots of other things to think about.
 
a football club will value you less than a publisher, with a rigid corporate structure. you will get yourself into politics you would never have encountered before. furthermore they will not care too much about you and you will get blamed for things you have little account for. i would base my decision on

further prospects - where can both roles go in the future

do you actually dislike your job or you allured by the pretsige of the club

the prestige you refer to is limited in honesty mate, a good marketing role does itself enough justice - it depends if you want to change your career avenue and move into that area
 
Tough one, if you go to the club to have their name on your CV you'd probably have to stay at least a few years to make it a significant mention on your CV, if you dont like it there and leave shortly after then it will hardly by the glowing mark you were looking for

On the other hand, your current work have caved and are gonna give you more cash, this could go 2 ways, you might now have got all they are prepared to give u and have limited prospects for more ££, whats more your loyalty is no longer guaranteed in their eyes, next thing they could bring in another person to 'help you' and learn your job and your no longer the golden boy, i certainly wouldnt be cocky about it

The other way it could go is that they give u the extra cash yes but expect a lot more from you, this would be a great time for them to pile work/responsiblity on you, you wouldnt be in a position to refuse after just having a nice raise, this might have the good effect of pushing you onwards and upwards if you can handle the work or get some staff under you, or you could just end up bogged down
 
At the end of the day life's an adventure, if you don't take those risks even the small ones you'll always look back and think 'What if?'
 
Do what feels most comfortable to you.. But be confident you've made the right decision when you make it (If you get what I mean)
 
Another important factor when dealing with football clubs, especially premiership ones, is that (depending on the club), they may not always be premiership clubs... (as you havent' stated which club, I'm not sure how relevant this is, but I'll say it anyway).

If the club does have a bad year and drop to the first, they lose a LOT of money, and that can have an impact on staffing.

The main question I'd ask myself was what was my motivation for applying for other jobs? Was it purely the money, or was there other reasons? If it's the money, you're probably better staying where you are, where you're known and so on. If there were other reasons (like you'd stopped enjoying your job, it's too far to travel, whatever) then take the other one.
 
If you're happy with your current job I'd stay where you are - you know you're valued and you'll be better off financially.

Just moving jobs in order to get a name on your CV would be daft.
 
Some really good advice so far so many thanks to those that have contributed. I am making a list of pros and cons of each job and will base my decision on that.

My head is saying take the job with the football club, it will look great on your CV and will open a lot of doors in the future. Plus, I love football which is a bonus :)

My heart is saying stay where you are, they obviously value you and the job that they have offered is in the sports division so it will still be working with the football clubs. Plus there is a company car on offer so that's one less expense to worry about.

Decisions Decisions...
 
Youstolemyname said:
Some really good advice so far so many thanks to those that have contributed. I am making a list of pros and cons of each job and will base my decision on that.

My head is saying take the job with the football club, it will look great on your CV and will open a lot of doors in the future. Plus, I love football which is a bonus :)

My heart is saying stay where you are, they obviously value you and the job that they have offered is in the sports division so it will still be working with the football clubs. Plus there is a company car on offer so that's one less expense to worry about.

Decisions Decisions...
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it depends how you look at it - it will not necessarily look better on your cv than the other role - marketeers are not going to be impressed by it just for being a football club - you will get tied down by the football needs and it will be less structured and corporate than the publishing field.

to me the core of the argument is that you want to work for an exciting glamour job - my response would be it may turn sour, these types of jobs have high labour turnover and will always be worse than anticipated

the key question is how happy you are in your current role?

the allure of this team tells me you will not heed advice and are destined to take this option!

best of luck

ps. no offence intended in my posts, simply a reasoned argument
 
Well, gave it loads of thought over the weekend and just handed in my notice here. The opportunity to broaden my horizons in another field of marketing was too good to turn down. I have had 5 years in the media that I really enjoyed but another 5 would have turned me into a one trick pony. The role with the football club is massively varied and lets me manage people, something that my current role does not.

So cheers for all the advice and if anyone wants match tickets im your man ;)
 
A man has to have a little mystery! But put it this way, there aren't exactly many newspapers in Liverpool. And there are only two football clubs so you have a 50/50 chance of getting it right ;)
 
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