Reply #8: If I got this job, it would help my long range goals

[Nikia]

I am currently stuck in my position at my company. My company won't pay for any type of certifications, seminars, or training for me. The older men who hold positions above me have no intention of leaving the company for another several years. Even if my boss did leave, I think that they would hire someone else who another company had invested in. They expect a lot from me while offering little.
The large corporation would offer me a chance to develop and be promoted within the company.
I suppose the personal risk is point number one. The current owners of the small corporation that I work for seem committed to their business. It is unlikely that I would be layed off there. Unless something serious happens, the plant will not close. We are already running too thin in my department so my position will not be eliminated. At the larger corporation, they have downsized anytime they have failed to increase their profits.