I was asked to take on a new project this week. One that in theory sounds really interesting. It would have been an opportunity for real career growth and advancement, and would have made me more marketable. It sounded exciting. It was a job that would have given me the autonomy that I love, and freedom to execute things and strategize at a meaningful level.
I gave the offer very serious consideration and spoke at great length with Tim about it. I respect his opinion, and his perspective is often different than mine. In the end I realized that as exciting as the opportunity would have been, the actual nature of the work was very unappealing to me. I would be broadening my skill set, but in a direction that I had no real interest.
I know myself quite well, and I know that I would embrace and attack the parts of the project that appeal to me, and put off, or ignore those that didn’t. Unfortunately, that would do the client a great disservice in the end. On the job training…cutting my teeth at their expense, would likely have been just that. Had it not been a high profile project I might have considered doing it, but as we all know first impressions are of paramount importance in the 2.0 biz. I cannot presume to play with other’s livlihoods.
I hope something else exciting comes along soon!
