SMS says:Inconvenience? What inconvenience? This is a hardship posting?
Exactly, hardship is an inconvenience, for me anyway, and probably for him too!
I think the motives for the posting have to weighed up, maybe it's his department boss, that wants him out of the way, so that he doesn't get promoted above him, or some other sinister reason, like he's better off out of the way, there's a million and one reasons, to accept and a million and one, not to accept the offer, only himself will have an idea, of which he must look at.....
Although I am looking at it from my own punishment postings, in my time ha!
OP's corporate value increases in multiples over his cohorts still in Europe
Well I would say yes, providing he's coming from any other Country, than UK, it's my opinion that the hierarchy in UK have a different, method of delaying promotion, and maybe seen as a backward step, depending on what industry of course, but the one being subject to posting will have a good feel for what is happening, within his/her department, especially civil service jobs and possibly banking too! I've always found far too many back stabbers in the UK, wanting to score marks by what we call, bending over backwards, to put it politely, its all part and parcel of getting on in life!
Although I doubt it would happen in other Countries, maybe France it would, anywhere, were aristocratic hierarchy is operational, I would be very suspicious, although once you have had a taste, you will know,
Although it doesn't go against you, it could delay, your promotion, and that is also a hardship and a inconvenience too! I suppose it depends where one is, in the line of fire!
OP has to make a value judgment regarding his future plans and what this posting can offer in terms of giving him a leg up after his return.
Yes I agree, I guess I went the long way around, to get the same answer!
