Just received a job offer - Fairly big career move

Your obviously young? any family or anything to keep you at your present location? if not id be packing up .

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I would be leaving my job as basically a large corporate design engineer

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I did that and I'd basically take any job BUT, it was so damn boring most of the time.

Little over a year ago, I was approached and asked to interview for a position that would have been somewhat related to what I do now, but would have been very different in many ways. Basically, I would go from working with clients on a daily basis, to doing advocacy, training, speaking, and writing about tax topics. My "clients" would no longer be people with tax issues, but other CPAs who needed guidance. I would have been involved in analyzing tax bills before Congress and some state legislatures, talking about tax topics, etc.

I would have gone from basically no travel to maybe travel a total of 6 weeks a year.

The position was located about 1,000 miles away, but form the start, I was told I could work remotely, and only go to the office maybe 4-5 times a year, and I could tie those trips at the same time as other trips. I went through two interviews, and got to the point where we were talking salary and specifics.

Then, a boss two levels ahead got cold feet and decided they wanted someone in the office, and would not allow remote work for this position. My kids are young, I like what i am doing currently, and while this would have been a neat change of pace, I wasn't willing to move my family 1,000 miles away to do it.

So I declined the offer.

I've spent the last year transitioning at work. I still spend most of my time on client issues, but I also am doing more teaching, writing, and researching. I've been able to tie together two things I enjoy.

If the logistics work out, don't be afraid of new opportunities. If it fails, it fails, you can always go back to what you were doing before.

Good luck bro. I made a huge career pivot awhile back. Started at my new gig two years ago today. Anyone who says the grass can't be greener is lying through their teeth.

There's no way you won't succeed. Even if the job isn't for you, you'll learn so much about yourself it'll propel you forward in your career. Congratulations on the opportunity. From your posts I'd say it's absolutely the right choice to take it.

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basically a large corporate design engineer and transitioning to the director of business development for a smaller, up and coming company

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You do realize that doing sales for a small company is a grind right? You'll probably be doing a ton of cold calling. I went from operations with a big company to sales with a small one a few years back and regretted it. Just getting people to see me for 5 minutes was difficult. I gained a new found respect for sales guys, its not all golf, games and expense accounts.

I made a big career change last year and took the opportunity of a lifetime.

Hated every minute of it and went back to my old job.

But I do not regret it

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director of business development

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Do you feel that you or the team that you'll be managing can bring in some big time customers ? Cause , if the up and coming company doesn't see new business soon, someone else will be posting on the money talk about their big career opportunity ;-)

Good luck , though!