New Year, New Job!

Change is the unknown. It is easy to fear the unknown. As long as you have experience, if the new job doesn't work out, you still have options. Think of the new opportunity in exactly the way you want it to work out. See yourself as being successful. If you have decided to make this type of work your career, embrace the thought of being completely successful. If you focus on the possibility of failure, you will get that result. To quiet your fears, think about the positives that the new job will bring. Create in your mind how you want this new job to work out for you. Then those thoughts will become your truth. I am willing to bet that at some level you created this change for yourself. Inside, you know what you are capable of and you have now been given the exact chance you have longed for. It didn't just pop up out of the blue. Make your thoughts work for you and expect the best from this new job. Focus on the things you want, not on the things you fear.

Everyone is apprehensive about changing jobs. We get secure in our present surroundings and don't want to mess anything up by adding change. You need to ask yourself if your current job is taking you where you want to go? Can you accomplish all that you want to be by remaining there? What are your options for moving forward in this career? What do you have to gain by leaving and starting a new job? What do you have to lose? Heartache? Humiliation? Empty promises? Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith and just do it. New Year, new beginnings (npi)!

It makes you nervous to change, because you are going from a known to an unknown, and even though you have verbal assurances of things, it is not written in stone. You also possibly are concerned that this job will require more of you than you can give, you might fail. You know you are good where you are. You do not know if you will be just as good where you are going. Be brave, have fun, enjoy the challenges.

Well you have to think whether it is worth the change and whether you are going to earn more money, weigh up all the benefits and see if you are happy with that if not it is better to stay where you are until you find exactly what you want I do not think that if you wanted to change that you would have these doubts.

new year new job. What say?

Thats a very natural feeling, change is sometimes very syreeful to some. I think you should be commended for thinking things through throughly before I am sure you will great at your new job.

change is a scarey thing, so that is probably why you are so aprehensive, it is a scarey to go from something and the people you have known for 6 years to starting all over again. But don't worry it is for the best, you are just better yourself, you will do great.

You are probable just having anxiety, new change new environment. You just have to do it. If you are not happy in your current position, and this one is offering you more money and better benefits. You should just think of the money, and benefits that will help you overcome some of your fears.

well of course your going to be nervous, going somewhere you dont know and having to meet new people, and going to have to prove yourself to your new employer. but this sounds like a great opportunity for you! good luck

It's really hard to go from what you know to what you don't know. Any time I've left one job for another, I have those moments of making silly things important.... I'll miss my office space or I'll miss the fact that I can shop at certain stores on my lunch hour or I'll miss the people that I really like, even though they are only "work" friends and not "home" friends. Whether or not those things are beneficial isn't the issue, it's just that they are comfortable and we LIKE comfortable :) Maybe you're feeling a bit of pressure because you know that someone worked hard at Charter to get you in there on the terms that you wanted (i.e., to keep a salary level that puts you much higher than your new coworkers). Maybe you feel that you're going to have to "prove" you're worth that extra money? You also say they've told you that you won't be a CSR for long... that's another uncertainty. But then, further in your post, you show that you know you're good at what you do... and that's why they want you on their team :) Moving from a smaller firm to a larger firm can be nervewracking because you can feel a bit like the squirrel trying to get across a four-lane highway! Everything feels huge, moves fast and you don't want to get run over! ;) But you adjust. Congratulations, pennycan2! I'm sure you'll be very successful in your new job. After the first week, you'll be wondering what you were worried about :)

hey..this happens with every proffessional.....i say, its good for you that you r being promoted...otherwise, i've seen a lot of people working for a long span and can't b promoted...so, just do whatever you are gettin, and remember, god is always there for our assistsnce..!

Well i would say if you are paid more then its better you take the new job and make sure that its much better than the other job..I hope you will be able to make it... my best of luck is with you everytime..Dont get hesitated.. Go forward and do it...

most probably you hd lready had made good friends in your previous company. i had that dilemma before.. i have to choose between going back to school and my job.. i juggled both but i hve to sleep at least 4 hours a day.. now that's tough.. i cannot leave the company because of the pay, of course, nd i am having fun at that time in there.. but for you to try out a different enviroment then you could just grab that oppurtunity.. youre lucky because t this point you already knew what you wanted nd having fun with what you are doing.

you're normal,change is always scary,but also good.Just be proud of yourself because obviously someone has recognized your value and is willing to give you an opportunity to grow.Go for it and do the best job you can,you can't lose when you be your best and be honest.Good luck.Don't forget to give some one a hand in the future like someone has given you.

Believe me, if you stayed where you were, you'd still be ranting about your current job. Go for the gusto and take this new job. It sounds like it's better all the way around, and you are certainly qualified for it. After a few weeks on the new job, you'll wonder why you were so apprehensive; but you'll be glad you made the change. Good luck and let us know how it turns out for you. Most of us have been in that same position and can now look back and laugh at why we were so worried to take the new job.

you have to go with ;your gut feeling. I fyou dont like what you are doing now then maybe you should change. You will be making more once you get there and if you dont like it, you could always look for another job, good luck with your choice :)

good luck for your new career. but i do not know why are you still aprehensive.

Its a dreamshot and you're scared. Take the job, sounds like you have a very promising career in the cable industry. Charter is one of the top communications companies in the USA. Take a deep breath and take it - why deny yourself a better future? The human resource person was impressed with your potential, now get some confidence and go for it!

Oh, wow! If this lady was willing to go the extra mile for you and work so hard to get you that level of pay at this new job, I say you should absolutely go for it! You wouldn't be at that level for long, you would already be earning more than you are now, and it sounds like you are not that happy where you are at the moment! So why not take a chance? I can't see any reason whatsoever to hesitate, other than being nervous about starting a new job in a new place, which I can totally understand ^_^ I wish you so much good luck and good fortune! Let us know what happens! ^_^

it's normal and i desire you good luck this year