jayflash
Flashlight Enthusiast
Sorry about the misposting, I could have sworn that I was in the Cafe when posting.
I must be too close to the situation to see clearly and am unsure what to do.
I've been offered a job lasting nine months, through a temp agency, for only $9/hour. It's an hour drive each way, no benefits, and at 36cents/mile the commute is quite a hit. So I'd be "working" at least 50 hours while being paid for 40, The upside is that the job is in my field of electro-mechanical tech, good working conditions and possibility of permament hire.
The other job will last about five months but would employ, both, my son and I at $10/hour each. He's living at home with us and has no job and needs $$ to finish his GED. This is a dirty job removing lead based paint and repainting houses. It's only a 15 minute commute and the two hours/day for the other job will be a drag.
Take the grunt job and keep looking for something closer in my field? Take the higher tech job and hope it lasts and advancement comes later? I have to decide by tomorrow as both jobs were offered this AM. No job for months and now two in the same day. I will, greatly, appreciate any help - I'm in a serious quandry and hope you might see things more clearly.
I must be too close to the situation to see clearly and am unsure what to do.
I've been offered a job lasting nine months, through a temp agency, for only $9/hour. It's an hour drive each way, no benefits, and at 36cents/mile the commute is quite a hit. So I'd be "working" at least 50 hours while being paid for 40, The upside is that the job is in my field of electro-mechanical tech, good working conditions and possibility of permament hire.
The other job will last about five months but would employ, both, my son and I at $10/hour each. He's living at home with us and has no job and needs $$ to finish his GED. This is a dirty job removing lead based paint and repainting houses. It's only a 15 minute commute and the two hours/day for the other job will be a drag.
Take the grunt job and keep looking for something closer in my field? Take the higher tech job and hope it lasts and advancement comes later? I have to decide by tomorrow as both jobs were offered this AM. No job for months and now two in the same day. I will, greatly, appreciate any help - I'm in a serious quandry and hope you might see things more clearly.