If I offered you a job with a 40 minute longer commute a day, but you made an additional $18, would you take it?
I'm currently down to two competing offers involving two great companies that I'd love to work for, and it really is coming down to things like that. I really like the employees and the work at both, and it's the small details separating them now.
Another question to consider:
Would you prefer being a "big fish in a small pond", or a "small fish in a big pond"? Would you rather go someplace where you're really wanted and valued but have extremely high expectations, or someplace where you're just another face in a crowd of very talented individuals but there isn't as much pressure to succeed? Neither answer is wrong, just different.
I'll make my decision on jobs tomorrow. I feel really bad about declining an offer from the other company however, since under any other circumstance I'd take their offer in a heartbeat.
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Snap, this is a bit tough. I suppose it sorta depends on where I live. If the 18 extra bucks covered the extra commuting expenses, I suppose I wouldn't have a problem with it.
ReplyDeleteAs for what sort of fish I'd like to be...
I'm not usually keen on attention, but I do enjoy recognition for my work in programming (that's probably because I'm the best in my class, though). However, with less pressure on success, I think I'd be able to get more work done, honestly...even though I don't usually do things 'til the last minute. :P
Anyway, I guess it's good that you're having trouble deciding who to work for, as opposed to having trouble finding work at all.