Should I apply for this Job?

Hi, everybody. This is my first thread and since no one knows me, let me tell you a little about what I do. I am a credit manager for a small credit union in Salt Lake City. I have been here about 2 1/2 years and was recently promoted to the position I just mentioned. There are some nice things about working for such a small institution, like working intimately with our members and having the opportunity to gain experience in many different areas of operation. Being small, I have to take on multiple responsibilities and make my own decisions regarding credit without a lot of supervisory interference. But, there are draw backs. Such as limited advancement potential and, probably the most important of all, money. I've pretty much reached the limits of what this institution can afford to pay me (that should give you an indication of how small we are). Now, I could get into the managerial stupidity of the credit union's president, stupidity that has gotten us into the position we're in, but that's not important. What is important is looking to the future. I want to be loyal to the credit union, but loyalty has it's limits. My brother, who works for ebay, told me about a position that has opened up there. He thinks it's right up my alley and that it would be a great opportunity and, of course, more money. I guess the decision should be simple, but I worry that I'd be leaving this little credit union to it's doom. I'm not trying to say that I am just so important and valuable that they can't live without me, but being that I represent 1/3 of the credit unions entire work force, leaving would be very difficult on them. I feel really bad for the girl they hired to take my old position. She's been here less than two months and if I left she'd be stuck here with my current boss, the president, alone, Just the two of them. That would suck. Of course my boss would hire someone else, but only in time. He's not very good about hiring. It took him 3 months to hire this new girl when it was just him and me. To further complicate things, my boss has already signed me up for a mortgage lending training seminar in New Jersey that would come at some cost for our small credit union. I don't think it's refundable. So, they'd basically be out that money.

I don't know, maybe I should just put all of that out of my mind and do what's best for me. Needless to say, ebay is a large company with a lot of room for advancement. Plus, this position would nearly double my current salary.

Well, what do you think?

but you should put yourself first.
If you give your boss plenty of warning that you're leaving, he'll have sufficient opportunity to replace you, and if he fails to do so, I think you can rest assured that you made sufficient efforts to aid in a smooth tranition for your former employer and coworker.

Quite simply, you need to look out for yourself, because they'd fire you at moment's notice if they had to. Never, ever forget that.

That's my advice!

I was in Community Watch. What position are you going for?

Trust and Safety...oh, I'm sure you know. :)

it's not trust and safety, I'd be a top seller account manager. I thought TSAM meant something else.

I would say, if you're going to be in management, to go for it. One of my team leads in Community Watch ended up in Ireland. Since eBay's all over there are all kind of opportunities. I'd love to work for them again, as long as I didn't have to move back to Salt Lake.

i'll at least apply and see what happens. If I burn a few bridges, no major loss. ;)

I know what you mean about Salt Lake. I need to get out of here myself. I hate it here.

You need to do what you need to do for YOU! and not the company or the poor girl who works there.

It seems like the current job has run its course and it's time for you to move on.

Good Luck. :)