Laid off last month. Made really good connections/reconnections w colleagues and recruiters. Waiting for offer from an old colleague at her agency but in the interim, I may be very close to receiving offer for a temp role elsewhere that sounds exciting. Should I take the temp and continue to wait it out? I have a severance but also have expenses that include a child LOL. And I'd like to bank the severance. Any advice on navigating?

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Hope this isn’t vague, do what makes you happy. Jobs come and go. There will be something after the temp.

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Go with your gut. Also be fair to your colleague. If they’re pulling strings to get you in, you don’t want to burn a bridge making them feel like they wasted their time if you have other interests. You may need that connection another day.

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Absolutely! That's also my major fear. My colleague is super solid. Great people!! I've been interested in her agency for some time now. A good handful of ppl left where I was, to go work there. I respect them so I'm definitely going to nudge so I can see what the JD and comp, etc is. I now have some other agencies knocking. It's a great problem to have. I'm just scared and don't know how to choose. Thanks so much!!

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