quit brand new job for similar one that's closer w/ more pay?

[thomsbrain]

it's possible i might be in the position of being offered job "A" around the time i'd start interviewing for job "B".

both jobs are in similar fields and offer the experience i need to move forward towards grad school in the future. both offer full benefits from similar providers. jobs in my field are scarce. i am hungry.

job "A" would be with a private organization, with a 60-mile daily commute, plus ~300 miles per week on-job driving (compensated). the plus side is i get to manage my schedule in a pretty flexible way.

job "B" would be with a gov't organization, with a 1-mile (!) daily commute. it would offer 19% higher pay.

now, i know job "B" would be better, but if i get offered job "A" i will take it, because i need money sometime this century and it would be an acceptable job, and i wouldn't yet know if i'd even get offered job "B". but if i was to then be offered job "B," how bad of a person would i be to take it and quit "A"?

will i rot in employment hell for all eternity?

 

[BDawg]

Money and commute aren't everything. Government organizations are often very "by the rules" places.

 

[z0mb13]

how long will u have worked at job A until u move to job B?

 

[thomsbrain]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
how long will u have worked at job A until u move to job B?

let's assume 2 weeks to 1 month.

Money and commute aren't everything. Government organizations are often very "by the rules" places.

yeah, i think you have that pegged, and it's another aspect i'm thinking about.

 

[notfred]

Ultimately, you're only responsible to yourself. If you'd be better off with job B, then take job B.

 

[z0mb13]

you really cant wait another 2-4 weeks for an answer to job B?

 

[ruffilb]

Originally posted by: notfred
Ultimately, you're only responsible to yourself. If you'd be better off with job B, then take job B.

 

[Minjin]

Bad? I'd use the word 'smart'...

I did the 45min commute each way for a long time and didn't have problem with it. Now that I have a 6 minute commute, I look back at that HOUR AND A HALF of each day of my LIFE down the drain and think of how much of an idiot I was. As gas prices go up, a shorter commute becomes increasingly more important.

Imagine being able to go home and chill for lunch. I do.

Mark

 

[Kelvrick]

Originally posted by: thomsbrain

Originally posted by: z0mb13
how long will u have worked at job A until u move to job B?

let's assume 2 weeks to 1 month.

Money and commute aren't everything. Government organizations are often very "by the rules" places.

yeah, i think you have that pegged, and it's another aspect i'm thinking about.

Yea, theres also a reason slackers in private are called government workers, because its probably not as hard. You work your day, you go home, you get benefits. At least generally, in my opinion, its a lot less stressful, but yes, more by the book.