Situation...

[Angola!]

Here's the scenario:

You're the assistant SE at a 21K paper, covering prep sports, three minor league franchises, and a DII university...

you have the opportunity to jump to a 5K paper, but become the beat writer for a Division I school, and being a beat writer for a college or pro team is your ultimate desire.

The money is not much different, 1-2K less at the 5K paper, plus the situation changes as well. Instead of managing a team of incompetents who have lost passion or know-how for what they do, you become part of a team; a role player instead of 'the man".

Would it be silly to take the 5K position, and would future jobs take you because you cover a D2 school at a 21K paper, but not take you for covering a D1 at a 5K?

Next time you rip on your staff and call them incompetent, you may not want to have your work e-mail, location and age listed in your profile.
Also, I hope it doesn't bother you that your boss and co-workers now know you are considering a job offer.

So how long have you been a correspondent for TX Writer's newspaper?

Sorry, different part of Texas. Though based on what little money I bring home, I'd string for them, unless they were like the Mansfield paper and just decide to never pay you.

 

[Editude]

Transparency is not always a good thing. :-X

 

[BillyT]

But they're incompetent, Angola. They'll nevvvver figure it out ...

I just e-mailed them.

No, I didn't.

But what a great thread!

 

[wickedwritah]

I just e-mailed them.

No, I didn't.

But what a great thread!

You're kidding, but someone else surely did e-mail them.

How quick does this dude's current job get posted? I say three days, tops.

 

[Chi City 81]

Here's the scenario:

You're the assistant SE at a 21K paper, covering prep sports, three minor league franchises, and a DII university...

you have the opportunity to jump to a 5K paper, but become the beat writer for a Division I school, and being a beat writer for a college or pro team is your ultimate desire.

The money is not much different, 1-2K less at the 5K paper, plus the situation changes as well. Instead of managing a team of incompetents who have lost passion or know-how for what they do, you become part of a team; a role player instead of 'the man".

Would it be silly to take the 5K position, and would future jobs take you because you cover a D2 school at a 21K paper, but not take you for covering a D1 at a 5K?

Next time you rip on your staff and call them incompetent, you may not want to have your work e-mail, location and age listed in your profile.
Also, I hope it doesn't bother you that your boss and co-workers now know you are considering a job offer.

Oops ...

 

[Chi City 81]

Also, TX Writer, going back and changing your post later doesn't change it for the people who have quoted it.

 

[thegrifter]

This thread is awesome. Damn newbies.

 

[TyWebb]

It took him 33 posts to make himself look like an ass.

Amateur. I have him beat by at least 20.

 

[wickedwritah]

Not quite the Virginian-Pilot meltdown from the summer, though.

 

[ColbertNation]

Also, TX Writer, going back and changing your post later doesn't change it for the people who have quoted it.

A hard lesson to learn.

 

[User 1019]

I just e-mailed them.

No, I didn't.

But what a great thread!

You're kidding, but someone else surely did e-mail them.

Wow. That's sad.

 

[Oscar Madison]

To get back on topic, I've done something similar in the past. I was at a 22K and moved to an 8K to be its sports editor. The problem with making such a move is that, although there's a nifty new title involved, all most hiring editors see is that you currently work for a crappy 8K paper. Also, you left a 21K, so something must have been wrong with you. At least, these were kind of attitudes I got when I was trying to move on.

Keep in mind, that, at least for me, there was an entire cultural difference between 21K and 8K. If you hate hyper-local stuff and readers feeling like they have a say in the content, don't go to the 8K because it will only be worse