Job offer would you go for it?

[RioDuranie]

I was offered a job today that would pay very, very well and help me out in the long run.

Its for investigating fraudulent insurance claims.

The down fall is it consist of a lot of driving and a few nights out of the month of being away from home, and weekends here and there. I drive a large vehicle and dont have the money to get something smaller right now. The reimburse the gas and pay for mileage.

I have only lived here for a year and the driving would be in the upper New York to near NYC. I dont know my way around to begin with just in my little area.

I dont know how safe this job would be spying on people with a camera and video camera.

For my two girls I am their only parent, so I worry about some one wanting revenge or something and my girls not having me. The girls are MY LIFE. I dont want to be working so many hours (like I am now with little pay) and not being home when they really need me.

They have been through enough with their father for me not to be here when they need me, my two jobs now are very family friendly. This one I dont know.

Again the money is good has great benefits and the office is in the town I live in so when I am not driving all over the state I'd be there.

Just wondering if any one else does this or knows some one who does this type of work, is it safe?

Just want opinions

[notoriousphantom]

It sounds pretty safe to me. If you do your job right, most people will not even notice you spying on them. And if someone saw you, 99% would certainly NOT have the investigative skills to track down your name, your address, etc., and of those would have the skills, fewer still would risk an assault/murder charge by trying to go after some anonymous person who was judt doing their job. I do NOT think it is the type of think people would try to hunt you down for to seek out revenge. That type of thing is usually for more PERSONAL things.

If you are scared of someone seeing you in hte act, get a concealed weapon's permit or buy a taser or mace. I don't think you have anything at all to worry about, but...it might help your peace of mind.

You might also try googling tis to see if you can find a forum/community devoted to this kind of thing...so that you could get comments from people that do this as a career. But i really doubt you have anything to worry about in terms of safety. It seems the msot you have to worry about, to me, are those nights away from home and possible wear and tear on your car.

[sixthandbroadway]

I agree with the above post. Also, it seems like you should be able to write off your vehicle as a business expense since you will be doing more than just driving to and from the office. The gas, too. Just a thought.

[Dani]

Go for it

[Carina]

How old are your girls again? Do you have family that they can stay with when you are away? Do you have a trusted friend who can stay with the girls (for pay, of course) when you are out of town?

Are your bills dragging you down, and the extra pay would make it all go away? Are your two jobs so 'family friendly' that you are *never* away from the girls for more than four hours?

Do the bennies include things that would benefit your entire family, like paid time off, better health, better dental, etc.?

I really don't think you have to worry about the line of your work and revenge, necessarily. Every single insurance company has people that do that. I used to work for the second-largest P&C insurer in the US, and I never heard of the work being hazardous.

All the questions I posed above need not be answered by you on this message board. I posed them to give you specific questions to think about while you are contemplating taking the job. The decision is yours. Of course, though, you can answer them if you want to, to help provide insight for others to provide advice/thoughts.

[pattylondon]

As a single mom, I get your POV, but your girls are smart enough to realise their mom is doing the best and giving them the best. They know how to handle that and as you said, they had been through a lot, so, this will be kinda the same but the good point is this is better because this time they will SEE more from your efforts!

Go for it, and if you ever need a frind to take care of them... count me in! LOL

A lot of kisses to you and to your girls! And the best of luck!

Love
PL

[RioDuranie]

Answers:How old are your girls again? 16 and 13 in a week

Do you have family that they can stay with when you are away? my mom but she tends to be more pissed off at every detail then being a grandma, I wouldnt trust my other family members

Do you have a trusted friend who can stay with the girls (for pay, of course) when you are out of town? one person

Are your bills dragging you down, and the extra pay would make it all go away? a little bit, either way all the martial debt will be paid in Jan 08

Are your two jobs so 'family friendly' that you are *never* away from the girls for more than four hours? no they can be at either place or call at any time

Do the bennies include things that would benefit your entire family, like paid time off, better health, better dental, etc.? yes but my girls are covered under a separate plan and I would have to pay for medical and dental making the extra pay not worth it.

I went for an interview today and what I was told before with the traveling isnt what it really is. I could get a call at 3am and be expected to go then. Also the travel is more then I was told. Meaning I would be away from home more then I would be home.

I told them if I could have a position in the office I would be more then happy to work for them, right now the traveling would be better suited for some one with out family commitments like mine.

Thanks for all the replies.

I am how ever going to check in to going back to school to become a pediatric :. That only takes two years and something I would really like to do.

[SimonsFlame]

That really sucks that they told you one thing when it really is something else. If they won't hire you for the office then definitely go back to school and do what you really want to do. Just from your first post you didn't sound really enthused about it in the first place. You're daughters will love ya no matter what you do deary.

*smootch*

[RioDuranie]

The lady called me today and said she might have an office position coming up and she will let me know. So it could turn out.

If not I got the go back to school deal.