The two options are a) a job in Jersey (UK), paying circa 80k pa, or b) a job in London paying 90k pa. Job a involves less travelling but a role which is not 100% my profile. Job b) could involve more travelling in the future but is more within my comfort zone.
Thoughts/Opinons/suggestions welcome.
2006-12-11 02:41:25 · 26 answers · asked by strikxxer 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
The London job. It pays more, you get to travel and it's within your comfort zone.
2006-12-11 02:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by b97st 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Congradulations to you and your hard work to be so in demand. It must feel wonderful, enjoy.
Now the difficult task of choosing without the benefit of a crystalball. I recommend you try to look into the future, with the idea that you know yourself well.
Consider your dreams and expectations, then family, pets and friends. Envision what you will be down in 2 years if you take job a or job b.
Traveling sounds good and everyone should do some before they settle down. I do it often and know it is a real pain. Your plants die, you can not have a pet and small children get confused.
You stay in hotels frequently and it is difficult to have any person to person chats except with clients. But you do get to meet many interesting people and it give you an appreciation of life.
When you travel alone you learn to be self reliant, confident, articulant and learn much about people and the world. It changes you without knowing just why. You start to view those who have no clue about traveling as dull and less aware of the world around them which has so much to offer. (Later when you tire of traveling, you think oh how lucky.)Traveling makes you feel more connected to the world without even trying. Some of it is good and some you can do without.
If your life is at a stage where your are wanting to settle down, have someone special and and are ready to start a family, or your have a young family, this is not the job for you because it is murder on a relationship and family life.
The pay for both is good so it just depends on who you want to become from your experiences in life.
Be serious with yourself when you make the descision. I sounds like you have a profitable and interesting future ahead.
Take care, God Bless
The She Beast
California
2006-12-11 03:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by The She Beast 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should go for the london one! not only is it better pay but its london...good opportunities and a big capital you have really good oppotunities 4 promotion, and could make loads of contacts. traveling is a pain but if you put some good music on ya ipod for example then it makes traveling more fun, and after a few weeks it will be a habit and you wont notice the traveling so much. jersey sounds good, depends if you want the easy safe option or take a risk, make the effort, and live it large in london.
2006-12-11 02:49:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should take the one in London even though its not 100% your profile you will get to learn new things from the job. The more travelling in the future, well cross that bridge when it happens
2006-12-11 02:54:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take which ever job you feel you could get the most growth out of in the long run. Money is a great think, but career growth should be the most important thing especially 5 years down the line.
2006-12-11 02:51:21 · answer #5 · answered by softrosepetal05 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh dear god; i wish i had your problems - lol.
If it were me (I wish) I would always opt for the job in Jersey. Less stress, cheaper to live, less drawings on your finances.
If you took the london job youd be spendin you wage on housing and travel; not to mention the various places to go and see.
Sometimes in life "Less is More" and a happy life with money in your pocket is better than a stress filled life with an extra few quid.
2006-12-11 12:43:27 · answer #6 · answered by John S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go for the one in Jersey - it sounds as though you are getting less, but the tax position is far more favourable - you will pay very little, if any tax on what you earn, and will be able to have offshore bank accounts. It is worth it just to amass your earnings even for 2-5 years in the short term.
2006-12-11 02:57:55 · answer #7 · answered by Miss Behavin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
which one can you grow in 5-10 yrs from now could you have a major role in company and most important or you willing to step outside comfort zone and are you comfortable being away from family friends to be on road more take a piece of paper write down plus and negatives for both job oh congratulation on your new job
2006-12-11 02:48:41 · answer #8 · answered by theessenceofrose 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having live in jersey for most of life- i would take the london job offer. Unless you want to live on a small island, where everyone know everyone!!
2006-12-11 04:13:06 · answer #9 · answered by kimmiekie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To resolve your dilemma, you need to look carefully at your goals and objectives. How important is the salary to you right now? How important is travel to you vs a job with less travel? What are the career advancement opportunities? Which location is more desirable and why? What is the culture of each company and which is more closely aligned with the way you like to work? What business is each company in and which is more interesting to you? What has been the financial performance of each company, and which is likely to provide you greater security? Is security important to you? In looking at the business that each company is in, which is more closely aligned with your personal values? If you can answer these questions (and rank and weight your answers according to which are most important to you), you should be well on your way to resolving your dilemma.
2006-12-11 02:52:11 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋