Should I take the job or not?

Question

A year ago I moved from a small, rural town to a larger metropolitan area for a job. However, my director from the old job emailed me to ask if I would be interested in coming back. She has offered me a promotion and $2 more per hour than I'm making now. The problem is I have met someone here who I love very deeply and I am really enjoying city life. Although, the town is only an hour and a half away, I'm not sure if I should take the job or stay where I am. What should I do?

Answer 1

It all depends on what direction you want your life to take. Is this a career move that will fit into your 5-year plan? Does this person also fit into this plan? Do you see a future with them?
Also, if you love the city life, moving back to a rural town is going to be awfully boring.
Remind yourself why you moved in the first place. Do you want to go back to your old way of life?
In the end, it's your decision. Good Luck. Make the right one.

Answer 2

$2/hour may not be worth your time. With gas prices so high, commuting to a higher paying job would be a wash - the added cost of driving would reduce the extra $16 a day...depending on the efficiency of your car.

If you enjoy your current job and are able to pay the bills in the city (b/c city living is more expensive) then I would say "stay" - although I'd like to say "don't make decisions around a guy" you'd probably have better luck meeting someone in the city anyways. If the city is too expensive, those few extra dollars will stretch a lot further if you move back to a small town.

Bottom line: look at your finances and see if the few extra bucks will make a big difference. Then look at how you feel about each place - your boss, coworkers, work load. Finally, consider how it will affect your relationship if you stay (will you be resentful) or if you move (are you each willing to put in the effort if you're living far apart).

Answer 3

Is the commute an option for you, or is it more of a 'stay here or move back' decision you're trying to make? Keep in mind - if you're thinking about commuting, the extra $2 an hour will barely cover your commuting costs, if not actually come up a little short, what with all the maintenance you'd have to do on your vehicle (oil changes every month, as opposed to every 3 months, etc). Plus, you'll be spending 3 hours a day in the car that you could otherwise be spending with your sweetheart. If the commute is not an option - If you're loving city life, and have a reason to stay where you are outside of work, is that extra $2/hr worth giving it up? Also, if you move back, do you think your honey would be willing to do a semi-long distance relationship? Odds are you'd only be able to get together on the weekends. The only reason I could see for giving up your current situation to move back to the small town would be if you're not making enough at your current job to reasonably live on - aka, you're struggling to make ends meet, and this extra $2/hr would be a godsend to your finances. Otherwise, I just don't think it's worth it.

Answer 4

You would leave someone you claim to love over $2 an hour more? The commuting costs for an hour and a half will cost a lot more than $2 more an hour.

Stay where you are..make a new life, City jobs usually pay better than rural jobs.

Answer 5

If you enjoy your job and life in the city, then stay. If you dont enjoy the job then move back. I had to move towns a couple of months ago cos i really really hated the job i had. Im happy now even though i have to travel about 6 hours every weekend to go see my girl, But if I had enjoyed what i was doing, there was no way i would have moved.

Answer 6

Wow, you have a choice. I used to live in a metropolitan area, but wasn't able to get a job, so I live in a small town now. If I were given the choice of living in the metropolitan area, I'd take, even for less money. The bigger cities have a lot to offer. There's a lot more people to meet, they have libraries, ice rings, bowling alleys, rock climbing. Here, I'm stuck with the movie theater. I'd take the big city job, even if it paid less.

Answer 7

You should ask yourself whether or not you need the extra $2 per hour. I mean you will have to move again and say good-bye to someone you love dearly. If you really need the money, then you should go, but if you're living comfortably you should stay right where you are. Personally I'd feel better if I could be with the one I love. Don't do something you think you'll regret later. Follow your heart.

Answer 8

Your 2 dollars extra an hour is going to go towards gas.

Your old job is going to keep you at that salaray for a long time and will not want to give you a raise ever again.

Your new job is going to be fun and intresting to learn plus you will meet new people. Living in the metropolitan area you will find more chances for advancement.

Keep your new job, bump the old one.

Answer 9

It's sounds' like you are happy where you are... if you have any doubt's though, you should really weigh out the pro's and con's of moving back. Personally in my life, I have moved back to the place where I grew up to save a few bucks and totally regreted it. Sometimes money is not worth giving up a happy situation. If the person you are in love with really loves you, he would support you in any desicion you make... and if he doesn't, then he is not worth your precious time. Do what you feel will make you happier.

Answer 10

If you are going back for work, you'll be spending some time in your car driving back and forth. This is time you can be spending on your self. That must be worth some 14 dollars pr day? Don't go. Stay where you are; enjoy your new life.