Friends, neighbours, countrymen - lend me your minds!
I am faced with a decision, and I don't know what to do. SO, here I will list the pro's and cons of each situation and welcome comments and advice.
The situation
I have obtained 2 job offers. They are for the same amount of money. The deductions will be more or less the same. The one job is as auditor, continue what I've been doing, etc. The other is as bookkeeper in a different town, away from the parents.
So, here are the pro's and cons.
Job 1 - Audit.
Pros
I stay in my parents' house for free.
I eat for free.
Satelite tv.
My laundry is done for free.
Lots of space, a pool, people to drive me around, or take me to hospital if i can't do it myself, etc.
Disposable income is sizeable.
I can save for overseas trips.
I know the area.
Travel claims.
Internet access.
My parents will be happy.
I get a lot of study time for the Board exam, ie a month and a bit.
Cons
I f***ing hate audit and would rather slit my wrists than do it for one more day.
I'd be driving to see my bf at least twice a month. It's a 9 hour trip, there and back.
Job 2 - Bookkeeper
Pros
I'd be in the same town as my boyfriend.
My social life will pick up
I'd have my own place.
Cons
I'd have virtually no disposable income.
I'm technically over-qualified for the job, it would be a step down and limit my career options.
I'd have my own place.
I don't know the place or the people, it may be worse than here.
I don't know how hectic the work there will be, how much study leave I'll get, or if the required overtime will bug me.
My parents will be pissed, coz apparently I can't take care of myself, will get pregnant within the first week and make one after the other bad decision.
Conclusion
So, those are my options. What do YOU think would be the best move?
Labels: existential quandary