paradise VS paradise

[bigway 4]

i have been working towards a full time marketing position for a dropzone in new zealand for years, i showed them what i can do over the last three years.
I applied for the same sort of position at a dz on a beautiful small island and have got the job. I phoned the company in new zealand to ask for a reference and they asked me to come home and start the job i have been working towards. both places say the sooner the better, and the island one says they will pay for my ticket and give me the inpression they would like me to start in a day. I fell like i have just hit a brick wall of good luck....i guess it is a stupid question but would you guys go for the uncertainty of pay for a all year round summer or would you go for a stable position and income in your home country that has its fair share of bad weather?
Blue skles.

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[jakee 1,596]

Where's the island, and does that Dz have a solid future? Either way, good luck

Do you want to have an ideagasm?

[bigway 4]

i would rather not say the island as i feel it would be wrong to discuss the DZ on a skydiving website before i give an answer. It sure does have a solid future though, it has some big backers.
The people there sound great as well but the money situation is up in the air, but you know i am a jumper and am in it for the love of the sport. Family wants me to go home after not seeing them in years.

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[NWFlyer 2]

All things being equal (and only you can decide that) I'd go for the people - in my mind that's what makes or breaks just about any job. The people at your home DZ in NZ are a known quantity, so, assuming you enjoy working with them, you know what it's like to be a part of that team. The other one? Total unknown. Not ncessarily a bad thing, just a different choice.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[Andrewwhyte 1]

It's all about you. It doesn't matter who offered first or how long you waited at the first place. The big question you have to ask yourself is "Which job will make me happier in the long run." Are adventure and new sights high on your priority list right now? Are you really looking for that settle down job in the industry you love? There are not a lot of 'all about you moments' in life, but this is one of them

[bigway 4]

well i think i am going for the island, i mean i am just being stupid thinking about the choice...the one in new zealand will still be there but the one on the island, living a whole year in sunshine with new people that are world class freeflyers, get to learn alot and get to change my transparent skin into something a bit more darker.
I am just a bit nervous i guess, i ring up tommorrow and more than likely fly out the next day. Quite exciting really, will be leaving my partner here in the uk doing her job just to make sure we have a good salary coming in....she can come over when i am settled.
It is not really about the money for me, i just need to be able to live and they have said they will pay my accomodation for a month while i get settled and pay for my ticket to paradise....dont know what i am worried about really.

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[bigway 4]

you are right, this is a big one as well. It was all easy until my dz in new zealand said, oh i thought you were coming home soon

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[John4455 0]

How about once you get there and get settled in, let us know where you are.

How do ya like it Johnny?

[bigway 4]

For sure!, i cant wait to tell someone where i am heading....i just dont want to conflict anything until it is finalised as it is a marketing position, not a jumping position.

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