My Question of the Day for 15 July 2010 – UPDATED
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My Question of the Day: Rolanda is tired of her boring job, so she decides to make some changes. She went to school to be an accountant, and she’s been doing that for the last five years, but she’s always had a passion and actually a real talent for fashion design, which was her minor in college. She sends out resumes and includes a link to her online portfolio of clothing designs she’s hoping to bring to life for some firm that will have her.
About two months later, Rolanda gets a phone call from a firm who’s very interested in meeting with her. She takes a few days of vacation from her current job to prepare for her interview and to go to the interview itself.
The interview goes exceptionally well, and the manager offers Rolanda a position on the spot as a junior-level designer. Before Rolanda can give her answer, the manager interjects that the position is unpaid for a probationary period of six months with the option of the company to let Rolanda go once that period is up if she doesn’t perform as expected. If Rolanda does perform as expect, she will be paid retroactive for the six months she worked without pay, and she will be given a starting bonus equal to 33% of her six months’ salary.
Rolanda asks if she can have a few days to think it over, and the manager says yes. The manager asks Rolanda to let her know her answer within the next four days. As Rolanda is riding home, she is torn about what to do. This is her dream about to possibly become reality, but there won’t be a paycheck for six months and she could possibly not see any pay at all if she doesn’t meet the standards.
What do you think Rolanda should do?
My 2 Cents: If Rolanda’s financially prepared, she should go for it. If she’s not, she should get financially prepared and try it again when she’s ready to sustain herself financially for six month. If this is her dream, she can defer it as opposed to totally ditching it all together. Maybe the firm willing to take a chance on her will bring someone else in for the time being, but they would be willing to give her another shot once she’s able to live without the paycheck for six months.
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