How big is the project if all they pay the manager of the project is 90k ?
Some realism required here, perhaps from both sides. Project Manager ? What is that in your perception ?
dave
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| Hello everybody,
I've spent the last week barely sleeping due to a big problem that i have right now in taking or not a job position in Basel. That's why i need to ask for advise. So, let's start from the beginning:
I live in Spain, I'm 30 years old and Mechanical Engineer. My background is a grant in a telecom company, product manager for Iberian market in a Spanish company (lightning company) and right now I'm working as Regional Sales Engineer for the Iberian market in a german company that supplies high tech equipment for R&D.
I consider myself right now (even my company considers me like that) Regional Manager as I'm developing the market myself here since 1 year and a half. I will be the manager of the future office in 1.5 year when we will decide to open it. Great future indeed.
But as an engineer i'd like to deal with technical stuff and not only sales stuff.
My sister and her husband are working in Basel since 4 years and they are quite happy there.
Well, the problem comes when my brother in law suggested me to apply for a job position in his company as a Project Manager as they got new contracts last week and they are overwhelmed. The company sells software for telecom companies worldwide and i love that company cause i love gadgets and everything related to technology. And i could manage projects all around the world.
I applied for the job and they like me but the first salary offer was 80k CHF.
I said that i was expecting at least 110-115k CHF cause my salary in Spain right now is even higher than that (I've sold a lot and i got a lot of commissions). I know that they will increase their offer but i think that it will be something around 90k CHF.
I'm not happy at all with that salary because i would decrease mine a lot (only in fix salary i earn 60kEUR) but apart from the money the rest of my brain is willing to accept the job.
My sister is there, i know that i could be really happy there, i will not need a car to go to work, a lot of green areas (spain is very dry), and much more things.
If i think twice maybe 90k CHF is not that bad but i know that once you start with a salary it's very difficult to increase it later.
So, that's the point where i'm stuck right now.
I would like to hear your suggestions. I would like to know if it would not be a crazy idea moving to Basel as a Project Manager for such money. For the very first year i would live alone as my girlfriend lives in Germany (300km far) but she will join me October 2008.
I don't want to feel that i made a mistake leaving a great opportunity in Spain in terms of job position and salary. I want to feel that it's worthy to decide earning less money and gain in quality of life.
Well, i could keep telling you much more things but i don't want to boring you.
To sum up, Project Manager for maybe 90k CHF in Basel.
Could i live comfortable with that?
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