Possible placement

I am, unexpectedly, finding myself seriously considering Gavin's request to head to Devon. Mainly, it has to be said, because he has made me an interesting offer based on increased holiday entitlement and a nice financial upkick. Either I am really very good at my job and he thinks I can vastly improve things over there, or he is desperate and thinks I'm the most likely employee to cave in to his demands. Whichever way, I am thinking about it, and will discuss it with Philippa.
It's not a permanent move, it's a two-week placement, just to give the place an outside eye and to instigate a few changes and to give them a few ideas for the busy seasons ahead. Pretty much exactly what I've done there before, so I'm not sure what will be different this time; surely if I did it properly 18 months ago they wouldn't need me back again? Anyway, my thinking is that if this goes well I might be able to do it as a regular thing, and if I can do it for Gavin within the confines of my current employment, maybe I can then do it for other employers in the future? Consultancy is an incredibly lucrative market to be in, and from what I've seen in various fields of business, most of them don't even do anything worthwhile for their money, so it would be a nice method of income to get into...
So that's why I'm considering it. My mind has gone from, "No way - I'm not buggering off cross-country to bail you out of a mess" to "Hmmm, maybe this will be good for me long-term..." Finances should not be the main motivation for any decision, but it's quite a convincing argument at the moment...

RC 6-2-25