I mentioned last week that there was yet another career decision I had to make. This one has been the hardest yet because I still have so much to learn in both roles. And one where I had to give them an answer at the beginning of this week.

So do I stick with what I know and where I feel safe (i.e. Finance) or do I take a leap of faith and stay under the umbrella that is Legal? Both sides want me (which makes it more difficult because there will be people upset at the end of it all ).

I decided to hedge my bets with Legal. I know I have lots to learn from so many other parts of the business that I have yet to touch. But I also had so much left to learn in Commercial Finance and this was what got to me. What are my career options now? What if I don’t like it at all?

I know that the reporting line in legal is currently more defined and supportive. There are changes happening in finance that we don’t know about yet. Who is the new boss? What are they like? What if we don’t get along? What if they are tyrannical?

At the end of the day, we are a constantly changing company so what’s not to say that this new module won’t work and that there will be more changes or perhaps we have a shift back to the current model? Perhaps in 6-12 months, there will be a more senior position suited for me in Finance (oh, that was the other thing, the Finance role is more junior to what is offered in Legal)? Who knows, I’ve seemed to make it so far based originally on a 6 month contract. I think I should look forward to what’s coming but I am still uneasy and having second thoughts.

Rather unsure me..