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What do I do?

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So I think the interview went well. The thing is, being a District Manager, the job requires relocation. There's basically a 25% chance I'd end up in Buffalo but 75% chance I'd end up in one of their other upstate NY markets. And there's a one year training period where I could be in a different market from where I would be after that year. If I WERE offered a position I'd really have to think about it...I mean, I LOVE Buffalo and just moved back here 2 years ago, just bought a house a few months ago! The thing is it would be a $21,000 salary increase and I'd get a company car...then a guaranteed $5000 salary increase each year on top of that for 4 years each, plus bonuses!

I'd have to find someone to rent the house out from me...someone I trust and preferably someone I know so I can stay here when I'm back in town! This way I can drive back into town often....I don't know how the arrangement would work :( I don't really want to sell though as I'd lose major money since I rolled the closing costs into the mortgage and have only made a few payments so far. If I just let the house sit and made payments on it and some tiny apartment wherever I moved, I'd basically be netting no additional money, probably would end up costing me more in fact.

Please share your thoughts!
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💬 8 comments

  1. imk2 ·

    can you share what kind of managing this would be? what sort of business?

  2. drew ·

    Sounds like a good job. Can you pay somebody to rent out your house? (like a property manager) Then you could just stay with friends or whatever when you came to Buffalo.

  3. tiburon1724 ·

    imk: District Manager for ALDI.
    drew: I hadn't thought of using a property manager, sounds like something to look into.

  4. janelle ·

    tiburon, have you talked to other people who have done the Aldi management route? Here's my anecdotal evidence that makes me want to encourage you to seek out other Aldi employees.

    There's two red flags for me. At my college they advertised really heavily that they would take anyone with a degree and make them a manager of a store. So my thought was that they probably had really high turnover.

    My best friend's brother went the Aldi's route and was a store manager for a couple of years before he quit because he was working brutal hours and the work was more physical than he anticipated for being management. Of course, you'd be a district manager so the work load might look different for you.

    I wouldn't leave Buffalo and your new house unless you were sure that this job is really what you want. But I tend to be more conservative and less risk-taking.

  5. tinypliny ·

    I think @janelle has made a very valid and important point. The organization interviewed you, so now its your turn to analyze them. Go undercover, talk, email etc. Find out everything you can.

    That being said, I also think following your heart is important. It cannot be a bad decision if you learn something from it. I think any decision that is more appealing has a learning quotient as well. If your motivation for this job is merely the extra money, I would reconsider again.

    Ask yourself; do you expect this job to enrich your self, and your experience and not just your bank balance? If the answer is yes, then I think not earning more than your present job, but just earning new experiences and perspectives is valuable enough to not worry about anything else. Newer opportunities will present themselves in the future if you would like to take the door out. This will merely be a grade in the school of your life.

  6. jason ·

    Tib,

    I have a friend who took an Aldi DM job straight out of college. He is no longer with them, and hasn't been for a long time. I know a little about what it is like through him.

    Basically, they work you like a mule. You work early, you work late, you're always on the road, and the physical labor aspect of it is true as well. We would go to visit my pal and get there at 11, when he was just getting off of his shift.

    Also consider the relocation. You very well may end up moving to bumblefuck. Of course, the benefits and salary are very nice (they do count your miles on that car), and if you did it for a short time just to boost up your bank it isn't a bad option. Just know what you're going to have to sacrifice to get there.

  7. tiburon1724 ·

    Thanks guys for your input!
    I can say if offered the position and relocating was not in the picture I would take it. But relocating and not being thrilled with the job combined would be an issue. That said, I would never take the job and relocate if it weren't so much money, to tiny's point.

    I'm no stranger to hard work, my job now is quite physical, I basically have to do all the resets/planograms, seasonal sets, remerchandising, unload the truck each week, work the truck, build displays, etc etc. So I'm really not afraid of that. But where does this come into play as a District Manager (directed more to Jason)? I know the first year is all training and that's fine, and a DM has 4 stores in his/her district here.
    What about it was so greuling? Everything on the floor is palletized and I assume it comes off the truck that way, so it's just a matter of rolling it into it's spot on the sales floor?

    As far as hours, that's retail. Right now if working early I'm in by 7 or 730am, and if working a night shift as I do twice a week on average, I'm out at 10pm. Before CVS I worked at Disney as a retail manager and often didn't get out until 2am on a night shift, in at 6am on a morning shift. My average day is 9 hours, often more.

  8. tinypliny ·

    Can you speak to @jason's/e:Janelle's friends?

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