So it seems jobs are like the Proverbial buses!

[Confuzzlediddled]

I've been looking for a job for a year, I'm disabled so it makes jobseeking all the harder, I had a bad experience in my last job and it really dented my confidence and belief in my abilities.

But I start my new job on Monday, looks to be a great job, I've met some of my team they seem really nice and I think I'm going to live it, manager seems good and understanding of my health issues, I can work at home if I'm having a bad day etc.

So today I got another job offer from a civil service job I had applied to in January!!

They really are like buses you wait for ages and 2 come along at once! You couldn't make it up really 😲

I've had that before. It can be really awkward to be offered a job when you haven't yet heard from the job you really want and have to play for time

I would be inclined to accept the Civil Service job offer for two reasons:

1. Unless you are already security cleared they will only have made it a provisional offer subject to SC, which can take many weeks to complete. If that clears in say 1-2 months, it could be that your other job doesn't work out (you'll know by then) you can choose to take the CS role. Keep Plan B in your back pocket!

1. Civil Service is brilliant for disabled people, they are very supportive. You will be asked at least twice a year how your reasonable adjustments are going, do you need further support etc. They are the top employer for doing the right thing!

They are always on the lookout for staff, so you'd be well-advised to get that security clearance done, then you'd be ready to go. Personally in your situation, if the CS job conditions and salary is a reasonable match to your new job, I'd favour CS. You could always ask them to keep you on the reserve list, which they will do for up to a year.

Nope not happened to me but congrats on your new job!

Look at pension contributions as well...I assume civil service one is pretty good?