\"Mary" has been working in a specialized and narrow field of Information Technology for many years. Though not formally trained, she has acquired most of her skills on the job and has risen to a high level in a large organization. Because she works in a narrow field, she doesn't often get the chance to branch out into her personal areas of interest, and the nature of her work can mean she has as many as 5 \"bosses\" to answer to. Due to the nature of her work, she has been highly compensated but has extremely low job motivation and high job dissatisfaction. Mary decides to look for another job that will make her satisfied with her career. She is presented with two opportunities. One is with a smaller company (\"Company 1") offering her a salary at 75% of what she was making before. The other is with a start-up company (\"Company 2\") at 50% of her previous salary. She analyzes which opportunity is the best for her based on several criteria. Company 1 offers her a position that would utilize similar skills to her current position that are more business-oriented than technology-oriented. Company 2 offers her a position that would require skills she does not yet possess and would encompass a large range of new responsibilities. Company 1's position would be in \"middle management" where she would be supervising the work of others in the service of those above her organizationally. Company 2's position is pitched as entrepreneurial, and ownership of tasks is highly valued and encouraged. Company 1's job requirements, if successful, would improve the processes in a specific department and help it meet its goals. This would be a less stressful position than Company 25 requirements. For Company 2, Mary's job parlays directly into the company's ability to earn new business and pay its employees. Failure to adequately perform her job could mean the company cannot meet its financial obligations and this would put a lot of pressure onto her role. Both Company 1 and Company 2 have designed the jobs to be flexible enough for Mary to choose what to prioritize and design the methods to accomplish the job's goals. By designing the methods to complete her work, she's got more influence on her outcomes that she would at her old company. Company 1 would require her to be in an office daily on a structured schedule. Company 2 has the same expectations, but the corporate culture is more flexible to work hours and location. Both Company 1 and Company 2 are much smaller than Mary's previous company and would allow her access multiple levels of management. Mary values regular performance reviews and salary evaluations and feels that Company 1, which has been established for 20 years and has a solid revenue stream, will be more organized in career planning and feedback. Mary knows Company 2 does not have any procedures in place for formal feedback but she would be working closely with the owners