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Originally Posted by TIGGER
He doesn't know much of anything about either job since he's never worked a day at the first job! I'd get all the facts about the 2nd job and apply (never hurts) but I'd also give the "safe and secure" job a chance before I made any rash decisions. Sometimes a job may not look like much on paper but as you do it, you find it to be a perfect fit for you. The work atmosphere, the boss, your co-workers may all be wonderful.
Plus, you have to look at the time and expense of a 2 hour commute for the second job, between fuel expenses and the extra 10 or 20 hours (2 hrs 1 way or 2 ways?) a week of your life, will the supposed extra pay/other benefits be worth it? Getting up at 5:30 am every day to make an 8 am start time and getting home at 7 pm every night, starts to suck after a while... Most of the time, the cost of fuel alone usually offsets any wage benefit.
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Right. The problem is, I probably won't get back until August. It will be ~30 days after I get home before I start the "steady" job.
If I WERE to get an offer on the new job, I don't think I would be able to give the steady job a chance.
And I wouldn't commute Tigs, I would get a place up there. 2 hours one way every day would defiantly suck.
As far as being able to afford it, that would depend entirely on being able to sell my current house if I would get the new job, and what my new living expenses would be.
I think I'm going to primp my resume and apply at least. Like you all said, worst they can do is reject me.
Especially since I won't be able to start for another 7 months, even though they can't legally hold that against me.
We'll see what happens.