If two finance roles pay the same, but one offers stability and the other offers faster upside, which is actually the smarter long-term decision? I got two job offers and am trying to consider which one to join.

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Depends on your risk tolerance. Long term, faster upside is obviously better. The question is whether you or the company will be around long enough for that to pay off.

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Thanks. I’m leaning more towards the faster upscale but it’s always a bit of hesitancy.

Examine where you think the economy is. Are we going to see high growth over the next three years or something else?

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It depends whether you value stability or fated upside higher.

Where do you see yourself enjoying the work more? If you want to grow and that faster upside is more your speed, I would say you’ll have a better experience there.

Depends on what you value most and what you can handle if you were to get laid off

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