Atlanta Missing Home Case Study
Scenario 1: Lisa to leave for Atlanta without the family
In the first scenario, I would have Lisa moving to Atlanta to get the new job. She would have to do this without her family. Since she has been offered the promotion, she can take on the new challenge and boost her career experience. The feeling of something missing can easily be translated to the absence of excitement and boredom. This could be possible as Lisa and Jim have grown in the same neighborhood since they were children and may need change. By Lisa moving out into the new place it could mean that the family will have to try out a long distance rather than the usual one that they have had to live by since they were children. This may eventually affect their marriage negatively if the situation is not managed properly.
On the other hand, Lisa moving out to Atlanta could mean that she and Jim will have to compromise their desire to have children. For Lisa, having children may pose a challenge due to the new environment and increased responsibility …show more content…
at work courtesy of the promotion and the move to Atlanta. It may also be tough to be in a new town and pregnant at the same time while all alone. For that reason, this move would evidently lead them to postpone their project of expanding their family.
From a more positive perspective, having Lisa move to Atlanta would directly mean that the family will have more money as Lisa will get a raise. More money may enable them to invest in their private projects as a couple. In case there is an increase in the number of family members, the promotion will directly imply that the family will be more financially secure as compared to their current state. The move to Atlanta is two-way and it means that the family may have benefits as well as losses associated with the move.
Scenario 2: Lisa to leave for Atlanta with the entire family
The other alternative that the family can seek is for the whole family to go to Atlanta. This means that the family will all relocate to the new place. What this implies is that Jim will have to forego his career that is on a plateau at the moment and find something else to do while in Atlanta. The positive things with taking on this decision are that there will be adequate time for the family to spend together unlike in the first scenario. A new place offers a new adventure for them and possibly they can use the opportunity to reestablish their seemingly dull careers especially for Jim.
In as much as moving to Atlanta costs them the great daycare for their child, Jim could take over in caring for their child while still looking for something to do. Moving to Atlanta may just increase the time that he has to spend with his son. Getting a new job may take long as well. Additionally, staying together as a family would directly mean that they will be there for each other and may consider the possibility of expanding their family just as they desire.
The difference in the net salary for the family also increases even if it is only Lisa who is the one working. While in their current jobs they take home a total of $165, 000 annually. With the promotion, Lisa will earn $175, 000 annually. This is already an increase in their earning. Assuming that Jim gets a job, he will add to their annual earning and enhance their financial stability. Even if he were to stay at home to babysit their earnings would still be more than if they did not make a move. This step has, therefore, more positivity attributed to it than the first case.
Scenario 3: If they let things remain as they are without any of them relocating to Atlanta
The third option that the family can explore is staying in their current position. This means that Jim will get to keep his job and Lisa will turn down the promotion opportunity. Staying on the job has one significant advantage as the baby will not lose the excellent daycare. As far as that is concerned, this seems to be the only positive thing about the decision to stay on and not take on the opportunity to relocate to Atlanta. Them staying on in their current jobs also means that they will both have the chance to expand their family. Jim will still have fewer hours of seeing his son and will still be bored with his current position.
It is likely that if they stayed on their current jobs, they would be limiting the opportunities for them having an adventure and exploring new careers and possibly their social life as well.
The other negative attribute to staying is that they will not have the opportunity to increase their financial situation. They will still earn what they earn and this means that they will be at an economic standstill. Any possibility of having new projects will also be seized as the money will still be as it was.
Staying on could prove expensive in the long run for the family as if they go ahead and have more children the money will have to be squeezed so as to accommodate the larger family. This may not be such an intelligible idea as with more children there is increased need for more rooms, more things and more care which are all bought. This final move may seem insignificant at the moment but it carries with it adverse effects in the future for the family.
Reflection
When weighing the three scenarios, the couple should pick what option is comfortable for them instead of being driven to pick an option that is dictated by their friend. At the end of the day, the move will affect the family in one way or the other. Greenhaus and Powell (2016) state that while making hard decisions a family will have to look at the individual choices and what these choices mean to each of them. Moving to Atlanta may mean that the family gets financial freedom and still compromise on other factors. For example, the topography may not be appealing to the family for them to raise their kids in. The cost of living may differ with the one that they are used to and this means that they will have to dig deeper into their pockets to make it.
One other factor that the family may need to focus on when deciding on which scenario to take up is the need to prioritize. A family’s priority will define what they feel is more important and should come first and last in a particular order (Greenhaus & Powell, 2016). For instance, they may focus on having their family grow first before thinking of moving or Jim may take a break from work to improve his job desirability first before looking for a new job in the new place. All of the scenarios that are presented must take a thorough evaluation as they all have a lot that may be affected in the process of implementing the decision.
I have learned that decision making is not as easy as it may seem for many people. This is so because of the need to make a decision after weighing out some possible options. It is critical that a couple makes a list of alternatives. From the scenarios suggested above, I would more likely follow the second as it has the most benefit and fewest compromises foreseen.
In the first scenario, I would have Lisa moving to Atlanta to get the new job. She would have to do this without her family. Since she has been offered the promotion, she can take on the new challenge and boost her career experience. The feeling of something missing can easily be translated to the absence of excitement and boredom. This could be possible as Lisa and Jim have grown in the same neighborhood since they were children and may need change. By Lisa moving out into the new place it could mean that the family will have to try out a long distance rather than the usual one that they have had to live by since they were children. This may eventually affect their marriage negatively if the situation is not managed properly.
On the other hand, Lisa moving out to Atlanta could mean that she and Jim will have to compromise their desire to have children. For Lisa, having children may pose a challenge due to the new environment and increased responsibility …show more content…
at work courtesy of the promotion and the move to Atlanta. It may also be tough to be in a new town and pregnant at the same time while all alone. For that reason, this move would evidently lead them to postpone their project of expanding their family.
From a more positive perspective, having Lisa move to Atlanta would directly mean that the family will have more money as Lisa will get a raise. More money may enable them to invest in their private projects as a couple. In case there is an increase in the number of family members, the promotion will directly imply that the family will be more financially secure as compared to their current state. The move to Atlanta is two-way and it means that the family may have benefits as well as losses associated with the move.
Scenario 2: Lisa to leave for Atlanta with the entire family
The other alternative that the family can seek is for the whole family to go to Atlanta. This means that the family will all relocate to the new place. What this implies is that Jim will have to forego his career that is on a plateau at the moment and find something else to do while in Atlanta. The positive things with taking on this decision are that there will be adequate time for the family to spend together unlike in the first scenario. A new place offers a new adventure for them and possibly they can use the opportunity to reestablish their seemingly dull careers especially for Jim.
In as much as moving to Atlanta costs them the great daycare for their child, Jim could take over in caring for their child while still looking for something to do. Moving to Atlanta may just increase the time that he has to spend with his son. Getting a new job may take long as well. Additionally, staying together as a family would directly mean that they will be there for each other and may consider the possibility of expanding their family just as they desire.
The difference in the net salary for the family also increases even if it is only Lisa who is the one working. While in their current jobs they take home a total of $165, 000 annually. With the promotion, Lisa will earn $175, 000 annually. This is already an increase in their earning. Assuming that Jim gets a job, he will add to their annual earning and enhance their financial stability. Even if he were to stay at home to babysit their earnings would still be more than if they did not make a move. This step has, therefore, more positivity attributed to it than the first case.
Scenario 3: If they let things remain as they are without any of them relocating to Atlanta
The third option that the family can explore is staying in their current position. This means that Jim will get to keep his job and Lisa will turn down the promotion opportunity. Staying on the job has one significant advantage as the baby will not lose the excellent daycare. As far as that is concerned, this seems to be the only positive thing about the decision to stay on and not take on the opportunity to relocate to Atlanta. Them staying on in their current jobs also means that they will both have the chance to expand their family. Jim will still have fewer hours of seeing his son and will still be bored with his current position.
It is likely that if they stayed on their current jobs, they would be limiting the opportunities for them having an adventure and exploring new careers and possibly their social life as well.
The other negative attribute to staying is that they will not have the opportunity to increase their financial situation. They will still earn what they earn and this means that they will be at an economic standstill. Any possibility of having new projects will also be seized as the money will still be as it was.
Staying on could prove expensive in the long run for the family as if they go ahead and have more children the money will have to be squeezed so as to accommodate the larger family. This may not be such an intelligible idea as with more children there is increased need for more rooms, more things and more care which are all bought. This final move may seem insignificant at the moment but it carries with it adverse effects in the future for the family.
Reflection
When weighing the three scenarios, the couple should pick what option is comfortable for them instead of being driven to pick an option that is dictated by their friend. At the end of the day, the move will affect the family in one way or the other. Greenhaus and Powell (2016) state that while making hard decisions a family will have to look at the individual choices and what these choices mean to each of them. Moving to Atlanta may mean that the family gets financial freedom and still compromise on other factors. For example, the topography may not be appealing to the family for them to raise their kids in. The cost of living may differ with the one that they are used to and this means that they will have to dig deeper into their pockets to make it.
One other factor that the family may need to focus on when deciding on which scenario to take up is the need to prioritize. A family’s priority will define what they feel is more important and should come first and last in a particular order (Greenhaus & Powell, 2016). For instance, they may focus on having their family grow first before thinking of moving or Jim may take a break from work to improve his job desirability first before looking for a new job in the new place. All of the scenarios that are presented must take a thorough evaluation as they all have a lot that may be affected in the process of implementing the decision.
I have learned that decision making is not as easy as it may seem for many people. This is so because of the need to make a decision after weighing out some possible options. It is critical that a couple makes a list of alternatives. From the scenarios suggested above, I would more likely follow the second as it has the most benefit and fewest compromises foreseen.