Confused about 2 job offers, help

[BimboBob]

Small companies hiring sounds like the small company wants to expand a bit. Be exciting to be there from the start.

 

[dronefromsector7G]

As good a reason as any to avoid the place!

Hey!

Ok how about it borders Mexico and more importantly Tijuana and all the excitement that brings

 

[JRockBlues]

Working shifts is definitely not for everyone. It suited me quite well though but I'm not what's called a sociable person. It can really mess with your social life and interactions with friends and family. If that's not a concern for you then that's the biggest hurdle overcome right there. A lot could also depend on what shift pattern you will be working. A regular pattern such as 4 on 4 off will be easier to adjust to. The younger you are the easier it will be to adapt to the new circumstances. Also, if you go for the SD job then I hop you're not a light sleeper. Lots more noise when you're trying to get to sleep in the daytime than there is at night.

 

[citytill1die84]

I do shift work 4 on 4 off 2days 2 nights the 4 off is great, no chance I'd like to go back doing Mon-Fri

 

[Manchester33]

I’d got for Minneapolis.
Shift work is horrible. The cost of living in San Diego is outrageous, so the lower pay will feel much worse in comparison.

 

[jimharri]

Hey!

Ok how about it borders Mexico and more importantly Tijuana and all the excitement that brings

Salma Hayek, perhaps?

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Something to read

https://iosh.com/media/1572/the-effects-of-shift-work-on-health-summary-report.pdf

 

[Nightmare Walking]

What do you mean by electrical engineer? It's covers a vast spectrum. I worked in semiconductors for 20 years. 15 of them were doing rotating 12 hour shifts. It you have a job offer on days, take it. The shift pay might be better but it will take years off your life. I earn less now than I was doing, but I am far happier doing Mon - Fri days. Rotating shifts fuck you right up.

 

[Kinkladze 1]

Ask the milf at your place what she suggests! I take it the dinner date never happened!!?

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

So I have 2 job offers in hand and I have been really confused on which one I should go for. I will talk a bit about my current job and then will go into the offers I have.

Currently I work for a Municipal Utility in Minneapolis. It's a normal 9 to 6 job with lot of flexibility (although my current job absolutely doesn't like us working from home). I am an Electrical Engineer here and most days everything is fairly normal and stress-free. However, the office politics sucks and almost all of our board members and staff are very conservatives with no forward thinking at all. Not surprised since they are all Trumpites.

I have one job offer in Minneapolis with a nice pay raise and it's very similar to my current job. Normal 9 to 5, with good benefits and flexibility. The only downside to this is since it's a small company, I don't actually see a lot of growth for me here.

The other job offer I have is from an actually very big energy utility in San Diego, a place I would love to live. But here is the problem. It's a shift job, where I will be working on both day and night shifts alternatively. The base salary for this offer is a bit less than the one in Minneapolis but the performance bonuses are huge here. Additionally, I do see a lot of growth for me here with tons of new things to learn. However, I have never worked shift jobs before and I don't know if I would actually be able to handle it.

Any suggestions Blues? Is anyone here working on shift jobs? Any pros and cons?

Cheers!!

You start sentences with 'so'. I would never employ you on that basis but that is what people like these days. Take the second job, and dont do it again. Best of luck blue