Thread: Interim Job...yay or nay?

Out of the blue earlier tonight, I got offered a plum job with Toyota, more specifically a service manager at a major dealership. I'm a qualified mechanic, took over in the manager guise when necessary, but did my minimum time and moved on due to ****ty wages n conditions. I already have a great job lined up up north prior to moving, but this was randomly dropped in my lap for reasons I cannot explain. I never looked into it, never applied and had no interest in...I left the industry on my terms. Someone (who I suspect) has put in a good word without asking me 1st.

The job's closer, pays better, has better hours, more responsibility, and is in an industry I'd washed my hands of in disgust a while back.

There's a few catches before I consider this job offer, first and foremost...

#1 is that I hate Toyota above every marque out there due to their insistance on producing white-goods on 4 wheels. They don't drive or handle in excellent means, and they have lost the plot with their new 4x4's. Everything smacks of mass producing average vehicles which do the job, technological overkill, yet lack any emotion, individuality or a sense of identity.

#2 and probably the most personal is that neither me or any of my family have ever bought Japanese anything on principle after what they did to our family during the war. I make no apologies for that comment...

#3 is that asides from my personal bias, I have found them unpleasant to work upon, often making obvious parts due for attention difficult to access. They appear to be made to a time-limit unless you can be bothered.

#4 is that I have no real faith, loyalty in the product whatsoever. I haven't heard a friend or someone else who hasn't had a legitimate complaint about whatever vehicle from Toyota...even from the militant loyalists.

The lures and attractive means are set in place, but do I take it or not? The fellas I've worked with and those who I worked under say hell yes, but... I have different industry and career ambitions, yet somehow get singled out for this n smacks of wtf...

It's going against my principles, morals, ambitions, etc, but has good solid prospects and a career in its own right. Advice welcome fellas, cos I'm weighing up my principles v my wallet atm.

It wont take long for you to become disillusioned again if you do.

If toyota Australia get found out doing any of the things that US toyota was up to then I wouldnt want to be anywhere near the place.