Ethical dilemma #026
You lost your management role. You are offered a job without leading anyone. Would you accept?
You lost a management role and are offered a job as part of another team. The salary covers your expenses, but you fear others will see it as failure.
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Choose an answer before continuing.
The context
For five years you led a team and felt proud of your position. Two months ago, the company closed your department and you lost your job. You have sent applications, but have not yet received an offer for a similar role.
Today another company offers you a job as a team member, without leading it. The salary covers your expenses and the schedule would give you more time with your family. Even so, you fear your former colleagues will think you have failed. Your savings will last another three months. You can accept the offer, reject it to keep looking for a management role, or ask whether you can accept while continuing to apply for other jobs.
A perspective to continue
Your job title is part of your life, not a complete measure of your worth. What conditions do you need now, and what commitment can you honestly offer?
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What your decision prioritizes
You regain income and a schedule that works for your life. You will have to adjust to a different role from the one you had.
You hold on to the goal you want. Your savings may run out before a suitable offer arrives.
You seek income without closing other possibilities. The company may need a commitment you do not want to make.
How other people responded
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The company explains that it needs someone for at least a year. It cannot guarantee a promotion and asks you to be honest before accepting.
Now that you know this, would you stand by your decision?
Stand by it
The new information does not change your decision. Consider whether your original reasons still hold in light of what you have just learned.
Change it
What you have just learned leads you to choose a different response. Which detail changed how you see the situation?
I need to know more
The new information leaves you with an important question. What would you need to ask before acting?
0% changed their mind after learning the new context
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