Off topic, but I got offered a promotion. Said promotion requires me to move a couple states away; a few days drive. It will help my career down the long run but requires me to say good bye to friends and family and is last second. Has anyone moved cross country for a job before, and if so, was it worth it in the long run?
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How old are you? What career are you in?
You don't sound very enthusiastic about that. Friends and family are a real deal over a lifetime. You didn't tell us why you want the job except for the 'promotion'.
More info is more better.
33, warehouse management. I have quite a few friends out here and have already moved for the job once before. I want to move up in the company so I can eventually afford a house as the area I am in is getting expensive. Plus, I have been doing the same thing over and over again for years and the area I am in there is very little, if any ability to be promoted with the company I work at. I have looked at getting another job but there isn't a whole lot of high paying jobs out here, plus a lot of local companies are currently on a hiring freeze.
Considering all that, I'd move.
But I'm sure others will disagree.
If you're in warehouse management, then I assume your eventual goal is to end up in a position like Operations Director, or COO? Unless you plan to start your own business of course. There probably aren't going to be many positions higher unless you're going from a company with a single warehouse to a company with multiple warehouses.
Hiring freezes are becoming quite common in the industry I work in (IT distribution) - many companies believe we're in for at least another 12 months of economic hardship and are battening down the hatches in preparation. You might not see another opportunity like this come up again quickly.
I've done something similar in my past - moved from one state to another for career purposes. It took time and effort to build up a social network in the new city, but it was worth it for me - I still live here years later, and now have a family, house, etc. I do miss the city I grew up in, but looking back, I absolutely made the right decision to move.
Hope this helps.