I’ve posted in relation to this interview before but I need to make a decision and I’m really stuck!
I am currently urgently looking for a new role. Through no fault of my own my current role, unfortunately, has become untenable. I have applied for 4 jobs, have got through every interview round so far (had my eighth interview yesterday). One told me last week they are going to make me an offer (not my dream job but could be good or at least buy me some time). They’ve had delays their end (including a family bereavement) so I’m still waiting for that. One looks great but I worry they want someone with more experience than me (and I’m quite frankly scared of going ton to a situation where i’m not what they hoped for and it fails (my current role has really affected my confidence)).
Another (and this is the one I want advice on) has invited me to a third interview. It’s a lot of travel (role is otherwise wfh but they want a face to face for the interview) and they want a presentation. It’s not a role I would be considering if it wasn’t for my situation (company is tiny and understaffed) and in the last interview the line manager was an arsehole, frankly. Very rude and judgemental- I didn’t get a good feeling about him.
Should I just sack it off? The last 3 months have been some of the most stressful I’ve ever had, the interviews have really taken it out of me (I’m constantly ill at the moment and my MH is shocking) and the thought of having to write a presentation and travel all that way for a job I don’t want is playing on my mind. If I go ahead with it it’s in just over a week.
I can afford to not work for about 9 months without touching savings (and then another 10 months until I run out completely), but the job market is awful at the moment and I want to stay away from savings as best I can.