Would you take a job with Chrysler?

[Recoil]

I have a stable government job and have virtually 0% chance or ever being laid off or fired due to the nature of my work. There is a possibility I could get a job with Chrysler Canada. Probably same money but likely better benefits and employee pricing on cars. I've only been working for about for about 2.5 years so moving a pension wouldn't be such a big deal.

I've read now that the UAW owns a large majority of Chrysler these days and they are in bankruptcy, so I'm paranoid about accepting a new position then loosing it in a few years.

What do you guys think??

 

[GQgeek]

Which provides you with a larger chance at upward mobility? Where will you get more responsibility? Will the work be more interesting at one or the other? If the money is close to the same you have many other things you should be thinking about imo. How's the government job going?

 

[R-H]

Employee pricing on cars isn't enough to warrant the move.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by R-H

Employee pricing on cars isn't enough to warrant the move.

Plus, who wants a chrysler? Anyway, it seems the OP is concerned about stability, in which case, you can't get much better than the government.

 

[Recoil]

The job with the gov't is going well. Since they are nearly identical positions I think the work would generally be the same, mobility would depend on the organization's structure. I am very concerned with stability especially since I'd be moving to a city where if the job with Chrysler didn't work out I'd have a hard time finding another paying similar wages.

I think I'll go for the interview and see what the money looks like.

 

[Piobaire]

Working for Chrysler = government job.

 

[oneeightyseven]

Chrysler is hiring?

 

[EL72]

Originally Posted by Piobaire

Working for Chrysler = government job.

+1. I'd stick to the gov unless you really hate the environment. Why go work for a dying company in a industry that is undergoing serious restructuring and turmoil if it's a lateral move? Makes no sense to me but I'm not you. I can't believe benefits are better at Chrysler and gov't pensions are gold-plated suckers - no one can beat them.

Also, if you have to relocate from TO to Windor, I would never consider it.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by LVoer

The job with the gov't is going well. Since they are nearly identical positions I think the work would generally be the same, mobility would depend on the organization's structure. I am very concerned with stability especially since I'd be moving to a city where if the job with Chrysler didn't work out I'd have a hard time finding another paying similar wages.

I think I'll go for the interview and see what the money looks like.

Based on this I wouldn't do it.Why would you even consider going through a relocation for a job with similar pay and similar work? I can't imagine Chrysler is paying generous salaries right now...

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by EL72

+1. I'd stick to the gov unless you really hate the environment. Why go work for a dying company in a industry that is undergoing serious restructuring and turmoil if it's a lateral move? Makes no sense to me but I'm not you. I can't believe benefits are better at Chrysler and gov't pensions are gold-plated suckers - no one can beat them.

Also, if you have to relocate from TO to Windor, I would never consider it.

HEY! Windsor has so much to offer. Nightly fights/stabbings/shootings of Detroiters in the casinos, the Windsor Ballet, cheap real estate...

 

[Mildly Consumptive]

Originally Posted by LVoer

I have a stable government job and have virtually 0% chance or ever being laid off or fired due to the nature of my work. There is a possibility I could get a job with Chrysler Canada. Probably same money but likely better benefits and employee pricing on cars. I've only been working for about for about 2.5 years so moving a pension wouldn't be such a big deal.

I've read now that the UAW owns a large majority of Chrysler these days and they are in bankruptcy, so I'm paranoid about accepting a new position then loosing it in a few years.

What do you guys think??



Going from an indexed defined-benefit pension to a defined-contribution pension with a bankrupt company doesn't sound like much of a deal. Even when you throw a cheap Dodge Neon into the equation.

 

[Recoil]

Windsor is "home" so that's the selling point. And obviously there is not a whole lot going on there compared to Toronto but I do enjoy spending time across the river. Good restaurants and comparable shopping (I'm not going to debate shopping in Detroit on this forum again, but trust me, it has everything TO has and more).

Yes, moving into a dying industry is a risk and the government pension is amazing. I suppose it's a risk I'll have to evaluate... Chrysler was doing poorly when my dad moved to Windsor, if he invested in them at the time he'd have retired long ago. Everything is cyclical.

 

[Piobaire]

Originally Posted by LVoer

Windsor is "home" so that's the selling point. And obviously there is not a whole lot going on there compared to Toronto but I do enjoy spending time across the river. Good restaurants and comparable shopping (I'm not going to debate shopping in Detroit on this forum again, but trust me, it has everything TO has and more).

Yes, moving into a dying industry is a risk and the government pension is amazing. I suppose it's a risk I'll have to evaluate... Chrysler was doing poorly when my dad moved to Windsor, if he invested in them at the time he'd have retired long ago. Everything is cyclical.

Sounds like you know what your decision is, despite the advice you're getting here.

 

[Recoil]

Not the case at all really, I haven't even gotten a call for an interview. I'm merely explaining why I would go at all, some people were asking about my motivations. At this time I'm just toying with the idea, and as I said earlier, stability is my main concern so it would really have to be worth the risk.

 

[GQgeek]

Originally Posted by LVoer

Windsor is "home" so that's the selling point. And obviously there is not a whole lot going on there compared to Toronto but I do enjoy spending time across the river. Good restaurants and comparable shopping (I'm not going to debate shopping in Detroit on this forum again, but trust me, it has everything TO has and more).

Yes, moving into a dying industry is a risk and the government pension is amazing. I suppose it's a risk I'll have to evaluate... Chrysler was doing poorly when my dad moved to Windsor, if he invested in them at the time he'd have retired long ago. Everything is cyclical.

Maybe in a global sense, but there is no long-term future for chrysler imo.