Soldato
I would choose whichever job let me take ant colonies into the office, and have them fight each other.
Right, that would br neither of them
Right, that would br neither of them
Great job, ok wage - or worse job .. better wage?
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Man of Honour
You have to be happy with what you are doing and if the prospects are good then it has to be Option 1.
Caporegime
Option 2 all other things being equal. I only work for money anyway so if it's a bit less fun or interesting, I can easily deal as long as the salary's good. The evenings and weekends are when I have my fun.
Expecting a 25% rise I agree with but such a rise is certainly not beyond the realms of possibility. It depends who you work for and the value you add to the company.
Been in a job I hated but had plenty of cash. Never again. Money isn't everything.
Associate
Definately number 1 for me. Think about it this way, there isn't only an A and B answer here. Why not stick with a job you enjoy and hunt around for another job that you would also like but pays better. Best of both worlds.
Soldato
Depends how dull option 2 job is.
But I think id prob go with 1. Money isnt everything, you can always make more money over time, job statisfaction is always going to be the same so make sure its good
But I think id prob go with 1. Money isnt everything, you can always make more money over time, job statisfaction is always going to be the same so make sure its good
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1, no hesitation.
It's not beyond the realms of possibility, for sure - it's pretty much what I've personally enjoyed since I started working about 5 years ago. However, I don't particularly feel that my case is typical, and I wouldn't imply that just hard work is going to get you there!
Most certainly Job 1. I left a job that I found OK, but was on a good wage, to a job that I loved, and on quite a bit worse wage, and was much harder too.
I could never do a job I found boring ever again. Fortunately, I'm in a job now that pay's well(seen as I have no dependants and what not), and that I love, so I've got the best of both worlds.
I could never do a job I found boring ever again. Fortunately, I'm in a job now that pay's well(seen as I have no dependants and what not), and that I love, so I've got the best of both worlds.
Soldato
Generally I'd be inclined to say option 1 but as these are both job offers and you don't know what the companies will be like to work for etc, I'd take the higher paid job. It could turn out to be the better job anyway. If you already worked in the lower paid enjoyable job and were thinking of accepting the higher paid job then it would be different.
Soldato
1.
An interesting job always beats a mind numbing one, and living close by makes a hell of a difference. Job 2 might pay more, but you'll spend longer of your unpaid time sat in traffic cursing the commute, then be bored at work.
I live 5 minutes walk from work, and it's quite liberating. I don't miss the commute one bit, or the high costs of motoring associated with it.
An interesting job always beats a mind numbing one, and living close by makes a hell of a difference. Job 2 might pay more, but you'll spend longer of your unpaid time sat in traffic cursing the commute, then be bored at work.
I live 5 minutes walk from work, and it's quite liberating. I don't miss the commute one bit, or the high costs of motoring associated with it.
Soldato
1 probably because some of the benefits of having more pay will be eaten away with travel costs and more tax.