Pickled am happy to answer questions - the joys of a 2-career family. The job would permanent but with possibility of transfer to elsewhere in Australia after 2 years. We would not return to the UK, probably not ever and certainly not till our kids were grown up. We had always planned to go back to Australia, and we did come here for my job (although it turned out pretty darn well for dh!!)
It is indeed Dream Job vs Dream Job. We have kind of gotten past all that. Kind of as it still irks me a bit (he is very risk averse and there is a chance this opportunity would come up again, but only a chance. This is a bird int he hand).
We do have roots here, but tbh, not a lot of close friends our own age. We are both young to have our jobs and colleagues are much older. We have other young parent friends but would presumably meet similar if we moved, and that's a case for moving now rather than when DCs are schoolaged. I have a girlfriend visiting for 3 months,staying nearby, and it's bliss because it's the first time I've had a close friend nearby since she left. (That sounds really pathetic, but you all know the difference b/w your mummy friends who are friends by circumstance and your soul mate friends). So we would not be leaving a tightknit friendship group.
How did you sort your job dilemma?
No word from Notyummy today? Hope the little yummy is ok!