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Which job would you choose?! please help me decide

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ricksha · 01/08/2020 15:41

I am in the extremely fortunate position of having been offered 2 jobs this week. Could you please help me decide which one to go for. I work in admin - nothing high-flying!

Job 1
NHS
Commute some days (45 mins) with some homeworking too.
Will need to work weekends too on rota
Project is for about 12 -18m and most likely won't be extended but who knows?!

Job 2
Local authority
Permanent
Zero commute as in my local town and is only 10 min walk away
Pay is 3k less than NHS job.
Homeworking most likely not happening as a long term thing, only right now.

Which one would you go for!

Second job looks easy but a bit boring.
NHS job looks interesting but lots of minuting of meetings which I hate!

OP posts:
101namesforme · 03/08/2020 11:38

I see you have chosen now but I was going to add to the consensus to go for job 2.

Enjoy!

amusedbush · 03/08/2020 11:41

I think you’ve made the right decision. Zero commute is the dream and the permanent contract is a huge bonus. As others have said, that £3k (which would be taxed) could be swallowed up by transport costs.

SciFiScream · 03/08/2020 11:46

Congratulations. A permanent, easy commute job is a dream for many. It could also be a launch point for something more desirable for you.

Working for local government (as I understand it) can be very flexible and you'll have a good pension!

Good luck.

Landlubber2019 · 03/08/2020 20:08

Great news well done x

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