Job A or B?

A = 135k normal hours 50ish a week. 15 days PTO. Better room for growth / advancement.

B = 115k 30-35 a week - unlimited PTO. Only person in my department, less growth.

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B. I have a job like that right now and it is the best.

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Also I’m remote.

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unlimited PTO and only person in your department sounds inherently contradictory

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Was thinking the same thing. Will B really only be 30 hours if you are the only one?

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Take Job A for sure because you are a hardworking fellow.

On a completely unrelated note, let me know what Job B is so I can apply.

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Take B and side hustle to make up the $$ difference.

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Hobby is only fun because you do things your ways. When it's a job and you're forced to do it in the most efficient way possible, you'll start hating it.

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I’ll work 30 hrs a week for $115K if you want the other one

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When are you all gonna realize that 50 hours a week isn’t normal? You only find that at public accounting firms or at companies that don’t respect you.

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B. Work is a means to live my life. I’d gladly give up $20k to be working less and have more time to focus on family or a hobby or literally anything else

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Yeah man, my goals in life aren’t work related.

Well they are kind of, I want to retire early, which is a huge goal, but mainly it’s just to give myself more free time.

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15 days?! Yikes.

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Pretty standard in industry. Not having to work weekends makes up for a lot.

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Concur on job A

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Depends on your stage in life. If you are young and childless and can make 50 hour weeks work without risking your mental health and personal relationships, go for it.

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Unlimited PTO is a trap. You'll feel obligated to take less than if they'd have just offered you 3-5 weeks per year.

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I work at GT, I know it's a trap 😂

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Personally I'd take B with less work time.

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Are you asking me what your career growth goals are? Because that looks like the question. Culture makes a HUGE difference too. Us option B going to make it easy to take advantage of unlimited PTO or will you end up taking less than option A? Personally, I’d like that 115K for 30-35 hrs per week. That’s a lot of time you’d be saving.

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It makes it easy, I’m remote, if I want to take off and go to the beach, I just go. (I’m in Miami)

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With Job B, every two weeks worked is effectively a 40-hour week off compared to Job A, plus whatever PTO you use.

That's time to enjoy kids, a hobby, napping, whatever.

Time > Money at those salary levels.

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This is what I’m thinking. I already save 60% of my income. The additional money really isn’t noticeable to me. (Currently at job B).

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20k after tax is nothing compared to your mental health and stress levels A can have on you… just saying

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If you are only person in department, sounds like there will ve extra hours they are not telling you. You will have no one to share any of the workload.

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Depends where you are in your career but I’d say take job A. Job B sounds cushy, but it’ll get boring fast.

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You didn’t mention what you’d be doing in either. Or are they the same role?

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Well going back to your OP - do you want a job (option B) or a career (option A)? I think the pay difference is negligible

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B. Sounds like that is ideal.

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I’m in a similar situation. Currently paid and work like option B (but not the only person) implementing accounting software and a big 4 has given me an offer for > option A. ~30 a week is tough to give up, but I feel that putting in the work now will pay off vs getting too comfortable.

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