So, today I met with some of our HR people and it turns out that taking a buyout package is not without its costs. Yeah, sure, it might look like these so-called fat-cat public servants seem to have nice buy out packages, but then, one has to look at loss of benefits (medical, dental, death benefit, etc) not to mention "going back to zero" when it comes to building up vacation time, medical leave, etc., which all disappears when you go to a different employer. (Do I really want to go back to a two-week vacation per year? Ugh...) More stuff to think about before I decide that the umbilical cord should be cut...
I also had a chat with a consultant who worked with me during our teambuilding exercise. I asked about the possibility of doing some personality tests (values, interests) to see how much change the last time I had some done 15 years ago. We've lined up a meeting for next week to discuss some options.
In a funny parallel, my eldest son is going through a career-orientation exercise though his school. He interviewed me on workplace questions, and it made me realize the great deal of diversity of jobs I had held. I realized that I was a "jack-of-all-trades", I was master of none... and that I figure my workplace has outgrown me, and may be selecting for staff who have much more specialized training in certain areas than my résumé can provide. So now I'm tring to revamp my CV so that it better summarizes the variety of things I have done, and I'll research what young/small organization might benefit from my talents.
