Torn between 2 job offers
Long story short, I'm a designer. I currently have 2 job offers on the table, and I'm torn between the 2. Both are close to me, both would propel my career, just in different directions. The difference in pay is about 11k, which obviously is a lot of money to consider. Job 1 will give me a larger presence as a designer, job 2 will increase my tech skills.
Job 1
Pros: Exciting company culture (super hipster, even the office environment, which I am), agency environment, lots of varieties of clients, lots of varieties of the types of work (packaging, web, apps, brand etc.)
Cons: Offer is at max pay for the position, which is okay, but lower than market rate, its an agency type environment so its rapid pace, don't get to spend a lot of time on your projects because of turn around time
Job 2
Pros: High pay for the position, get to work on a singular project (in-house at a company with a product), really great work/life balance, get to build a meaningful/more scientific approach to the product
Cons: Less "sexy" company (normal carpet, cubicles-ish, but this is improving and changing), less creative (in certain respects as a designer this is important because it makes the mind more rigid, less experimental)
Job 1
Pros: Exciting company culture (super hipster, even the office environment, which I am), agency environment, lots of varieties of clients, lots of varieties of the types of work (packaging, web, apps, brand etc.)
Cons: Offer is at max pay for the position, which is okay, but lower than market rate, its an agency type environment so its rapid pace, don't get to spend a lot of time on your projects because of turn around time
Job 2
Pros: High pay for the position, get to work on a singular project (in-house at a company with a product), really great work/life balance, get to build a meaningful/more scientific approach to the product
Cons: Less "sexy" company (normal carpet, cubicles-ish, but this is improving and changing), less creative (in certain respects as a designer this is important because it makes the mind more rigid, less experimental)
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