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Take the 130 and get the commercial experience. That 10k is an investment in your future.
110%. This is your out. That 10k now will be worth a lot more in a few years
Not to be a Debbie Downer, but how positive are you that you'll actually get commercial work, too? I have twice accepted positions based on being pitched that I would get training in a way that would be beneficial to my career overall and future earnings and I never received any such training.
If I say no to firm one I’ll be losing out on commercial experience that I might be able to put on my resume to escape ID down the line. Though even at that firm commercial would be the minority as the role is primarily for the ID side. Not sure what to do
Tough call, but I would go with Firm #1 for the commercial experience. It’s easy to get pigeonholed in ID if you stay in it too long.
Just an FYI that, depending on which firm you end up at, ID isn't as bad as the rep it gets on this board. Obviously, your goals and professional aspirations may vary, but assuming you're in this career for the $ and lifestyle balance, and also assuming you don't have the pedigree for a V20 firm to begin with, it's really not a bad option.
I was at an ID firm and managed to convince the partner I exclusively worked with to let me help another partner on a smaller commercial matter. I then put commercial litigation on my resume, and leveraged that (among other things) to leave ID and move to commercial litigation. I didn’t like the ID business model and much prefer the complexity of commercial litigation, so it was important for me. No shade on people who succeed in ID, though.