NT, give me some advice on which job to take! vol. I'm torn and cant' make a decision.

Would you take Job A or Job B?

  • Job A: $10,000 more salary, LESS LUCARATIVE, great office environment, PERMANENT, have to pay studen

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  • Job B: $10,000 less salary, MORE LUCRATIVE position, okay/sometimes crappy work environment, ONLY 2

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Hey brahs,
I'm in a bind and am having a tough time making a career decision.

I work in the non-profit legal field. Just received an offer from Job B; had interview and waiting to hear back from Job A. Dilemma: I prefer Job A, but don't want to pass Job B and then not get an offer from Job A. Job A is extremely competitive so may not get an offer and out of a job; although I think I have a good shot. Job B is also very competitive, but there are more positions available

Job A
-60k salary
-know the supervisor; chill, pleasant work environment
-permanent position; would probably work there at least 5 years and move on if I get bored
-no upward mobility; same position, same salary.
-have to make student loan payments; $500/month

Job B
-50K salary
-2 year Fellowship; job ends in 2 years
-supervisor is okay; can be a jerk sometimes.
-lots more networking, resources, and will most likely lead to a great opportunity once 2-year term is over
-student loans are put into forbearance and gov. pays for interest


I prefer Job A because the work environment will be LESS stressful; I interned there in the past, I know the entire staff, two good friends work there, and i prefer the type of cases they work on. Job B will likely be more stressful because I'll have a higher caseload, not super cool with anyone in the office, but I will be way more marketable once I'm done. Would you take Job A or Job B?
 
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If it doesn't seem like Job A is a sure thing, I'd go with Job B.

Another thing is that although Job B pays less per year, it may actually work out better for you financially because your loans are on hold, giving you the opportunity to stack up and save and possibly pay them off a bit quicker. Additionally, you have the feds paying for your interest which doesn't seem to be happening with Job A (and isn't happening with me
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And you make it seem as if taking Job B will allow you even greater opportunities in the future. Don't take a job that you know you'll move on from once you "get bored", son. Always look ahead

All honesty it seems like the 10k you lose by turning down Job A is paying into a lot of other potential benefits with Job B.

I think I'd go with B, but good luck and congrats on having two simultaneous lucrative offers
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Job B...you interned with job A before, you have connections there fam. Go with job B.

Even though you getting paid less, you won't be payin $6k a year in student loans. So in retrospect, job B is only paying 4k less than Job A. Go for it daddy.

Or you can join Wake Up Now
 
Take it from someone who's stuck in a non-stressful job that you described in Job A.

A career is a marathon, you need to build it brick by brick with relevant experience and right opportunities. Don't get stuck; you're too young.

Go with Job B. At the very least, you won't burn bridges with your old team at Job A. They'll understand.
 
That 10k ain't going to make much if a difference.

Young people shouldn't worry about salary as much as they should experience.

Get you a good 5 years under your belt... Then you can start talking money
 
Take job b fam not having to pay $500 a month in student loans makes the difference in salary almost negligible. PM me and I can show you how to turn that $500 into $10k quick
 
If your payments on your college loans would be $500 with Job A, but with Job B you loans don't have to be paid and it doesn't even accrue interest because the gov't pays the interest that will easily make up the $10k difference. You will be making more in Job B at the end of the day

Take Job B
 
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What Jking referenced in regards to the loan payment amount.  Maybe if you can shed some light on what kind of payment you are looking at.  Personally, I would go with job B based on the info given.  With that said, Job B only if it's in line with your career path.  Sounds like you will have the opportunity to network your *** off, which is gold.  Minus whale deal with the half-jerk supervisor because you will need to learn how to deal with them because there will be more unless you self employ.

Another thing to consider is benefits options between a and b jobs, i.e. 401k match programs, short/long term disability, PTO, life insurance, health insurance cost and so forth?

With all that said, challenge yourself and reap rewards pleighboi
 
if govt is handling interest, wouldnt any additional payments be hitting sweet, sweet, ooey-gooey principle? 
 
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what is loan forbearance do?

Forbearance that allows you to temporarily stop paying your monthly student loan payments. Your loan service provider still charges you interest on loans even though you ar not making loan payments. In my case, this interest wouldnt rack up because the gov will be paying it for me.
 
if govt is handling interest, wouldnt any additional payments be hitting sweet, sweet, ooey-gooey principle? 

Yes, in theory extra payments would hit off the principle amount. I'm doing Public Service Loan Forgiveness- after 10 years working at a non-profit and making loan payments the gov. will forgive all my federal loans (which I have alot of).
 
Is Job B a clerkship? If so, take that and run man.

I'm graduating and taking the bar in May and would love a shot at a Job similar to B that wipes out loans (Private). PM me when you get a chance so we can talk more.

Good luck.
 
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