changing jobs and taking risks: please help

[folledeschiele]

hello there,
I'm facing what could be a difficult decision. I've been itching to move on from my full time job for some time now as it doesn't correspond to my own values, as I've previously talked about on this forum. I'm being offered a very different kind of job that would be for a year, perhaps two, and allow me to both get back to teaching, and provide lots of free time to pursue my creative projects and freelance work, which have been taking on more importance in my life. The only problem is that with the financial crisis, I'm worried anout leaving my steady job with decent pay for a job that will last two years at most and pays a bit less. some people are telling me I'm crazy for even considering it, but something feels right about making this jump. I still enjoy my full time job but I'm starting to feel myself detach from it, prepared to move on to horizons that suit me better, even if it means a bit more instability.

I asked the Yi whether accepting this new job would be positive for me, and got 48, The Well, with lines 1,5,6 changing, to hexagram 26.

Then I asked if I would regret taking this new job or if I could trust my desire for change and growth, and got 28.5 changing to 32. This seems less encouraging than the first reading.

Finally, I asked, "Overall, would it be favorable or unfavorable for me to accept this job"? > Got 62, changing line 5, to 31, influence.

Hmm, I really don't know what to think of all this...any suggestions more than welcome!

 

[willowfox]

I put up a detailed answer before but a breakdown on this site ate my answer.

So, in brief it says that accepting this job is not a good idea but doing your own thing is.

 

[folledeschiele]

thanks willowfox. The thing is, I kind of see this potential job as the means to do what I want, because it would free up my schedule quite a bit and give me a financial foundation (I wouldn't just be jumping into a freelance chasm). This is going to be a tough call, and my own instincts are telling me that even if I don't get what I want right away, freeing myself from a job that's weighing me down, even with a temporary situation that isn't totally ideal, will put me on the path I need. Still not sure yet though...

drew again because of this confusion, this time asking a pretty straightforward if/or question:

Which is the best option: A) accept this job and use at is a platform to get where I need to go; or B) Stay at my current job for now and continue fishing around.

A: Got 11, changing lines 3 and 4, to 54.
B: Got 57, line 1, changing to 9.

57.1 talks about irresolute vacillating. While neither reading is wildly favorable, part of me feels like taking a plunge, however imperfect, is better at this stage than staying stuck. That's how I interpret it anyway...but of course am very open to other interpretations.

 

[willowfox]

Which is the best option: A) accept this job and use at is a platform to get where I need to go; or B) Stay at my current job for now and continue fishing around.

A: Got 11, changing lines 3 and 4, to 54. It suggests that this is not really a good choice at all, as it will turn out to be troublesome and actually put you in a bad position. Look back at line 28.5 which suggests it will prove to be a dead end job, while lines 48.5,6 suggests yes at the beginning it will indeed be good but Hex 26 suggests moving on.

B: Got 57, line 1, changing to 9. This shows your current indecisiveness, you have to decide, and Hex 9 is about showing restraint, which indicates staying until something good comes your way, success is certainly indicated but not yet, there is a waiting period before it arrives.