At a crossroads--need your help!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

I've been offered a new job. It is as an independent contractor, so no taxes are taken out. It starts at the same pay I have now, which, in fact, would be a pay cut. It is in a totally different field than I have been in before, so there is a lot of learning to do. Work where I am is stressful because my employer is not honest and I wind up catching a lot of flak from angry customers. My husband and my doctor (who recommended me for the new job) both want me to leave my current employment.

I went to interview last Friday and didn't get any feeling, good or bad, about changing jobs. I do start part time with training tonight after I get off work here. I'm hoping I get a better idea if I should take the new job or not then, but I'd GREATLY appreciate any impressions you have.

I'd be moving from the pest control field to the travel agency field (the agency has an international clientele, so I don't think our economy will effect it).

[PinkTiger]

1. I know this is hard

but try to banish the fear, go in tonight and check it out, and see how it goes.
If you think you are going from frying pan to fire, don't leap. But if it feels comfortable, consider it.
I will be thinking good thoughts for you.
By the way, are you in Arkansas? Stella told me you were, I think. I live in Missouri, right across the line. Small world!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

2. Yes, I do.

Do you live in or near Springfield MO? We lead the Dances of Universal Peace the first Saturday of every month at the Unity Spiritual Center in Springfield.

[stellanoir]

3. I agree with PT's post.

You can call me if you want me to pull some cards for you and look at your chart again anytime dear.

It feels really liberating for you to me. Sometimes we get cosmic carrots though. Just stay centered and don't forget to breathe. :)

PT-ayesha is really well networked in her area.

Hope you two get together at some point.

:grouphug:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. Thanks for the offer!

I'm getting all sorts of bon mots from the Northeast today--your lovely offer and an email from Sam Waterston. I'm stoked for this opportunity!

[stellanoir]

5. Glad you made peace with him and pleased to be in good company.

Now I'm gonna demand some wool. Damn it.

Kidding really but am totally sincere in my offer.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

7. When I get the wool,

you'll be on my list!

[stellanoir]

9. Sweetie that was a joke.

Though I used to be a quilter and adept seamstress, my vision is not what it used to be so I've fallen out of the practice, though my sister is strangely, an optometrist. I've never, at least in this lifetime been a knitter or a weaver.

Hope you don't mind that I ratted your locale out to PT.

:hi:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

11. No problem

You can see now why it is so easy to tease me. I take everything literally! Really, though, I do plan to make felt with the wool. It should be an interesting experiment. And if it doesn't work, I'll stuff it into pillows!

[PinkTiger]

28. Stella,

My best friend's sister is an opthamalogist. (sp?)
She's in the English department at Loyola, in Baltimore.
We went to grad school together. You remind me of her, somehow.
LOL

[PinkTiger]

26. I live 100 miles from there

near Bentonville, in McDonald County.

[PinkTiger]

27. Do you ever go to the spirit fairs

That Cyndy Green puts on at the Lamplighter in Springfield? She does this sometimes in Fayetteville, too, I think

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

34. I've been to the Fair in Fayetteville

and also to the ORI functions there. That's a group of dowsers and mystics. They have a lot of neat stuff at their headquarters, including a library, bookstore, and a light room, etc. They have guest speakers every month and they are going to have their convention in Eureka Springs next month. Google "Ozark Research Institute" to find out more.

[PinkTiger]

40. Thanks!

April is a fun month, with the UFO convention, etc.
see: http://www.ozarkufo.com/

Unfortunately, I cannot go to the ORI convention in Eureka, as it is during the week and I will be teaching in Joplin. But thanks for the link! So -- do you know Delores Cannon?
And what do you think of Cyndy?

[Fire Walk With Me]

6. When in doubt, throw it out. You deserve the best, and to feel great doing it.

And as you wisely recommended to me, take the three cleansing breaths and trust your gut. I wish for the best possible outcome for you and for everyone involved!

:hug:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

8. Thanks Peake

especially for the reminder! :)

[MorningGlow]

10. Totally neutral

Hi Ayesha,

I'm getting a totally neutral reaction as well. I wonder what that means. Need more information? That's what I'm picking up--go find out more.

Well, as the Magic 8 Ball says, "Ask again later."
:rofl: :hi:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

12. This was the feeling I got on Friday

A neutral reaction. Since I usually get a strong YES or NO, it has driven me nuts this weekend! But I'll do as you suggest, and report back here.

[Grateful for Hope]

13. Ayesha

I don't have a lot to offer in the way of advice, but, I just want to urge you to trust your gut. You, yourself, know what is best for you.

Sending you some light and love that this decision process will be as easy as is possible.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

18. Thank you!

When I went to work today at the bug company, the boss lied about doing a service and made the customer so mad she quit us and demanded a refund. When I went to work for the travel agency, everyone was so nice and friendly and helpful! I came home energized. Tomorrow I get to answer phones while both of the ladies are out of the office--quite a bit of responsibility for someone who has worked there only a day.

[Why Syzygy]

14. Ayesha ...

Whatever you decide will be the right choice. I know you will trust your inner guidance.

On a practical note, should you decide to go the contractor route, be sure to bone up on the income tax ramifications. Keep all your expense receipts for EVERYTHING. You may need to file quarterly estimated taxes depending on the income bracket.
http://jacksonhewitt.com/?DeductionsWork

Also, I believe the travel industry is one of the fastest growing industries. It is recession proof. Would you get travel perks? As for the pest control field, I couldn't say.

You'll do the right thing :hug:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

19. thank you for this information

Since I am also starting to do website design and maintenance on a larger scale than before, I need to know this anyway. Felt very happy and energized after working for the travel agent today.

[Why Syzygy]

31. That's VERY encouraging! Go get em! n/t ;)

[Stevepol]

15. Incubate a dream about it.

Before going to sleep, repeat an affirmation along these lines (but in your own words): What should I do about the new Job? or How do I really feel about the new job?

Repeat this phrase over and over until it becomes a short version: How do I feel about the new job? How about the new job? About the new job?

Keep saying it till you fall asleep.

Record anything you wake with. Don't expect a definite yes/no answer. What you'll get is a picture of what to expect or what you actually feel about it at a gut level. You still have to choose.

Dreams usually cut out the middle man (our cs mind).

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

20. I'll try this tonight

but I may have gotten the answer last night. In the dream, I was in a new office--but with the old boss from the bug company. He had moved me from one building to another, and I was no longer in the old office. The new office looked like a house, which is interesting, because the travel agency is in a house.

[Delphinus]

24. Cool dream!

I love the posts you've made since you came back from the training - your energy is coming through very positively!

[Stevepol]

30. This could be your answer, but it depends on how you feel about the new house.

Just on the surface it suggests that this might be just like the old place except for a homier environment (since your old boss has just moved you and he's still there), but the details of the dream and the feelings you had about the dream would tell the tale.

It does sound as if the home-y atmosphere is better than the old place.

How did you feel about the dream? Did the new house seem like a nicer place? Clean, orderly?

Maybe you're also getting a precognitive sense of what the new place will feel like when you move into it.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

35. It felt good

and the rooms were made of white light, which to me always means something that is coming into existence on this plane.

I did ask for a dream last night, and got a very interesting one. I moved into a house owned by my spirit guide, who was living right across the hall. I helped him with a musical composition involving a violin and a sitar among other instruments, and joked with the musicians. My guide and I talked for quite a bit about all sorts of things--genealogy, old families, and we had the eye/heart connection very strong (I've experienced this in the flesh with a person who, interestingly enough, looks very much like my spirit guide). He appeared to be a bit tired, and I was trying to help him out.

I think that this means that I am following guidance and that what I am doing is helpful in the larger scope of things. I love having dreams about this fellow, though they don't come around all that often. But I do trust him, as he is the one who told me "something wonderful is going to happen" the day before I met my husband to be and fell in love at first sight.

[crikkett]

39. You mean like, "same stuff, different day"?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

41. No

It was significant that my guide was there, and we were getting closer again. At one point in my life, he was my teacher and the only guide I had. Through him I discovered the Sufi path--one that I had never heard of before.

[elleng]

16. Hi, ayes.

Arrived here late, and my issues tend to be 'practical.'

On what basis would you be paid, in 'new' job? Travel industry has become WAY complicated over last 30+ years.

Planning travel can be fun, but aggravating, too, depending on for whom. Business travel less 'fun' AND aggravating than 'discretionary,' because discretion allows people to change their minds, and they do so!

GOOD LUCK and peace.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

22. Paid by the hour

the travel agency has clients all over the world, and only books cruises, working on commission, and this agent is one of the top ones in the country. So I don't think there will be a problem of getting paid.

Ironically, today at the bug company the tech called, worried because the boss keeps blowing off appointments and lying to clients. The tech is really worried that the business will fold. He told me that I would easily land a job doing bookwork for one of the other pest control companies! I didn't tell him I was already making a move to a different field altogether. But it was reassuring to know that he thought I could pick up work if I needed to.

[elleng]

23. Those are both reassuring!

I don't mean to pry, but I know a bit about travel/transportation industries. How do you know that the agency is one of the top in the country?

Do you know what, if any, effect was felt by agency, due to various 'sick ships' in recent years?

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

25. The agency was listed in Conte Nast

my husband looked it up online and found out a bit. Also, and this is more important imho, my doctor and good friend has known this woman for decades and knows she is an honest travel agent. In fact, it was Doc who recommended me to the agent.

[elleng]

29. Doc's recommendation is important,

I agree, but in broader terms, what did your husband learn about the particular business? Public? Listed? I'm being very cautious now!

Good luck, and when I can afford it (!!!???) I'll head for some place at your recommendation!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

17. Thank you for all the advice

I went there today and was energized by the work and the atmosphere. I think I'm going to really like it!

[MorningGlow]

21. Great news!

All the best on your new venture! Sure you'll do great! :hug:

[rumpel]

33. good sign

:)

[elleng]

36. So happy to hear you say that!

Great to hear both the work AND atmosphere energized you!

ALL THE BEST!

[rumpel]

32. Just a first impression

You say "others" want you to this new job. Do YOU want it?

It is great that you get to train and see if you care for the job. Whatever you decide, I trust is what you want also and is intended for you at this time if you truly want it.

I send you light so you have a clear indication.... :)

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

37. I appreciate you doing that

I went through a phase wondering if I was doing it just for my doctor and my husband, but after working there yesterday and feeling so good, I think it is the right way to go. The offer for this job came out of the blue, and was not expected. I am very unhappy where I am, but didn't think there would be a chance of getting another job.

[crikkett]

38. All I can do is observe pros and cons.

For one it sounds like your present place of employment is toxic in more ways than one and so you'd do well to leave, for the sake of your physical and mental health.

OTOH things are getting expensive. Too bad you couldn't argue for a larger rate of pay, but the good news is that you won't be relying upon commission.

But health is so much more valuable than money.

I wish I could help more.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

42. You have helped

I'm wondering if the present job is going to last, or if the business will go under. As for health--I'm living in my doctor's basement. I won't tell you the number of times she's come down and treated my husband or myself for various ailments for free. She takes a holistic approach which includes spiritual healing. And, Praise Be, my husband's medical needs are being paid for at the moment, which I find rather remarkable. He was diagnosed with Myasthenia Gravis in September, and was on SSD by December. He was able to get into this specialist this month and the MDA paid the bills, and will continue to do so on anything related to his neuro-muscular problems. Plus he sees a Doctor of Chinese Medicine who is helping him regain his source Qi. So we feel blessed in this.