18 months must be my limit
Feb. 18th, 2003 03:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
susandennisFor years, when I worked at IBM, I changed jobs about every 18 months. Most of the time that meant also changing time zones. But, sometimes it just meant a different building, different manager and different duties. I worked at Microsoft for three years - two different jobs. I worked for a dot com for three years - two different jobs. I have now been at this company, in this for for 18 months. And it's getting skanky.
But, there is no job to change to and I'm not ready to give up the sweet commute. I'm going to have to dig in my toolbox and see if I can find a way to get past my 18 month wall. Maybe I'll consider![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kyrielle's bribe idea. Think of some really big reward for making it, successfully, through December or through next Spring...
I remember once when I first started working for IBM. I had actually been on that job for 2 years and I wanted a promotion and I wanted to move - I wanted to go to HQ in the worst way. They kept telling me soon. I knew that if I didn't trick myself, I'd quit out of frustration. So one day, on the way home from work, I bought a new car. With car payments. I figured if I was in some serious debt, I would be not as prone to toss away a nice paying job.
I thought to myself that a car payment of $300 a month would be enough to feel but not too much to hurt. I pulled into the first dealership I came to and looked for the model with the most options. Found it in a color I liked and told the guy to start talking. We went into his little office and he started punching at the calculator. He said the monthly payments would be $310. I gasp because this was clearly doable! He thought I was horrified at the price and he went back to calculator and came up with $290 a month.
I drove the car home, and stayed with IBM another 12 years. (Oh and the new car and I moved to HQ about 6 months later. I drove that car for 15 years - it was a good one.)
The car payment ploy won't work this time but I think the concept is the same. I just need to come up with the prize.
But, there is no job to change to and I'm not ready to give up the sweet commute. I'm going to have to dig in my toolbox and see if I can find a way to get past my 18 month wall. Maybe I'll consider
kyrielle's bribe idea. Think of some really big reward for making it, successfully, through December or through next Spring...I remember once when I first started working for IBM. I had actually been on that job for 2 years and I wanted a promotion and I wanted to move - I wanted to go to HQ in the worst way. They kept telling me soon. I knew that if I didn't trick myself, I'd quit out of frustration. So one day, on the way home from work, I bought a new car. With car payments. I figured if I was in some serious debt, I would be not as prone to toss away a nice paying job.
I thought to myself that a car payment of $300 a month would be enough to feel but not too much to hurt. I pulled into the first dealership I came to and looked for the model with the most options. Found it in a color I liked and told the guy to start talking. We went into his little office and he started punching at the calculator. He said the monthly payments would be $310. I gasp because this was clearly doable! He thought I was horrified at the price and he went back to calculator and came up with $290 a month.
I drove the car home, and stayed with IBM another 12 years. (Oh and the new car and I moved to HQ about 6 months later. I drove that car for 15 years - it was a good one.)
The car payment ploy won't work this time but I think the concept is the same. I just need to come up with the prize.
