an opportunity?

i was offered a different portfolio at work... to assist in another aspect of RM... something new and after talking to that boss... it was something really exciting.. worth a try... but i was held back by some other issues... my current superior who is new on the job requires my utmost support... i feel that if i were to move onto the other job and time share with the other boss... she might feel lost and that i am not there to help her... she's supposed to be reliant on me... i'm supposed to be supporting her... but yet, all i could think of is to find my own career and network my way into a job which i can fly high in... after all, every human is selfish.. so why can't i be selfish for once?

i spoke to my immediate boss about this problem and concern i have... well, what can i say? she feels that i should stay put and help this boss... after that's what i am hired for.. to assist her... and the subsequent person... however, she does not deny the fact that this job gives much more prospects and it is definitely an opening to a career...

spoke to richard about it... two different answers i got... cos he told me to go ahead with it cos it's not gonna take much of my time anyway and there's gonna be variety in the kinds of things i do at work but one main question is that is this what i really want in my career cos in RM, there's a limit to how much you can go... deep down, i asked this question many times... but yet, after 6 months into this job, this is the only job that lets me still feel the sense of achievement when i create rapport with the consultants and understand what they are going through... it's gonna be a long way to learn everything but it's interesting and i was pretty sure i wanna try to make this my career... but maybe the timing is not right as there is no headcount and they cannot promise me anything... but yet, is it the headcount or the benefits that's so important in a career? not to me i guess... while most of my friends have found a niche for themselves, be it in IT or sign on or freight forwarding, here i am, still finding something for myself... however, i'm always a late bloomer... i always start to excel later in my life... :0)