Would you take an offer with 35% less salary with two years less tenure (consulting) or stay unemployed while searching because you were laid off recently? Location is western Europe, asking for a friend.

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Why not take the job AND keep the job search going from day one? Take the money while you can and while you need it, nothing would tie you to the non-ideal job long term.

True! And if there is somehow a question about that during an interview or something, absolutely nobody should hold it against you given the circumstances.

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