At least once in everyone’s life, there comes a time when they are presented with something that can change their life for the better – or for the worse. After being presented with this life altering change – they must then make a decision as to what they will do – not knowing if the decision they make will be the right one either way. The reason I bring this up is because that is exactly what happened to me on Friday.

On Friday, I got a call from my friend in the Mayor’s office who told me that her friend at the Taxi and Limousine Commission was looking for a Director of Public Affairs – and she recommended me for the job. The last time she recommended me for a job – was for the job I currently have. So she asked me to give him a call.

Just for the hell of it – I called him and he told me that I should send him my resume. He then told me that the job would pay ten thousand dollars a year more then I make now – and that he will call me once he gets the resume.

Herein lies the aforementioned fork in the road – the life altering decision. I now must decide if I should leave a job I love and take a new one that is one level higher then my current one – and pays ten thousand dollars a year more then I make now. Or, if I should stay where I am and just be honored that I was even recommended for the job in the first place.

There are obviously many factors on either side of the decision that must be weighed. What if I don’t like the new job? What if I love it? What if the new Mayor wants to replace all Directors – which is common in a change of Administration? What if I don’t take it and they change all Press Secretaries anyway?

The funny thing is, I haven’t even been offered the job yet – and who knows? He might look at my resume and think that I am not even qualified. But still, the fact that I was recommended for the job is something I am grateful for. Its nice to know that I do my job so well that other agencies and members of the Administration feel that I would be qualified for a higher position. When I first got this job, I was so worried that I would not do it well – and three years later – I haven’t screwed up yet – and I am appreciative that others see that besides myself.

So as I stand here at the crossroads having one job that I love while sending my resume to another – I wait for his decision – and my own.