If you’ve ever had to choose between a low-paying “dream job” and a boring but high-paying offer, how did you decide? I just got two offers on the same day: one in ESG that I’m passionate about but pays $20k less, and one in FP&A that’s stable but uninspiring.

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Choose the one you'll regret the least. Because you'll always have that 'what if' feeling regarding the other so you might as well take the one that you're gravitating more towards.

Put a different way, choose the one you won't mind putting in an extra hour of work if needed rather than the one you'll have to motivate yourself to do the extra work in.

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I think it depends on your age or situation… if your younger with limited responsibilities… go with what you’re passionate about… a $20K discount sounds like a lot on paper, but if your working 80 hours a week for the FP&A role, versus 40-50 hours a week at the ESG, which is likely because they care more about people… I’m sure you wouldn’t regret it…

If you’re older and have responsibilities… you need to do what makes the most sense to take care of those responsibilities…

At the very least, you’ll have a story about your time working ESG, and won’t wonder what if… you can go get a stuffy corporate 70-80 hour job later… not everything in life needs to come down to income, it’s an easy way to compare where you are versus your friends, but that’s not the only measure of success…

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ESG if you want to be looking for another new job in a couple years.

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