I'm not sure where I'm going yet (Amsterdam, NYC, Seattle, Austin, or San Francisco). I seem to have opportunities in all of these places. To my mind, it will come down to 1) how good a fit with my colleagues I think it is, and 2) what sort of challenges face me in the job.
When you get to a point where you are fairly senior in a role, the challenges tend to be systemic and not easily given to a quick remedy. Generally, they are process related, often with staffing issues thrown in.
A typical position that I might consider will require coming in to a new department, or one reorganizing and having to hire some new good talent or put a new process in place to make a group/company profitable. In my experience, it takes between six months and a year to do a turnaround. It can easily take longer, but one should see results in that initial timeframe.
I'm trying a lot of Baltimore's better restaurants with friends before I leave. Packing starts this week, and I have to be done by 20-21 March because I'm off to Kauai for a couple of weeks at the end of March.
At least I'm getting to spend some really good time with friends before I leave and now that my work schedule has slacked off I can actually live a decent lifestyle for a short while. I know it's only temporary because the next job will require all my energies so I had best enjoy the time I've got.
On the plus side, I'm not missing any Liverpool games anymore.
Posted by artandscience at February 25, 2007 10:10 AM