Comments | ascendant_angel: I'm a very lucky girl and this is a dilema

ascendant_angel

I'm a very lucky girl and this is a dilema

Mar 04, 2014 11:23

F**K I now have 2 jobs. 2 Full time jobs. I obviously can't keep both, but which one do I keep? I have the job I never interviewed for and know little about but is superposed to be low stress and pretty easy with better long term pay (first 12 weeks is at a lower rate) but has what could be up to an hours travel, that may necessitate walking for ( Read more... )

life: it continues, the great job hunt of 2014

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ivymutant March 4 2014, 15:32:20 UTC

Agency found jobs don't generally have interviews in my experience. On the basis that the agency interviews you, and decides whether you're suitable for a job. So don't worry about the lack of an interview. Do remember, as it's agency work, they can just phone you one day and say "don't bother going to work tomorrow, they don't want you anymore".

Given your posts over the last few months, I hope I'm not out of line saying that I really don't think you're suited to the second job. You say it yourself, that you couldn't do the maths, typing and speaking at the same time, and had to do it later. It seems to me you'd find this stressful in the long term.

ascendant_angel March 4 2014, 20:15:39 UTC

In my experience so far the agencys interview first and then it goes on to interviewing with the company. In this instance first contact was to be given the job, no one interviewed me at all, not even the agency.

With regards to your last comment I do value your opinion and you might be right, but I tend to think I cant do lots of things I actually can. I know that but I cant tell when I'm underestimating myself, I never thought I'd cope with the stress of a discount card shop at xmas but I coped really well.

All that said I given it more thought and I do think the first job will be best for me even if it is a bloody bugger to get too.

ivymutant March 4 2014, 20:28:42 UTC

Just going on my own experience, where I had just an interview with the agency when signing on and then nothing when jobs came up (though I only had a couple).

Do you have access to a bike?

ascendant_angel March 4 2014, 20:39:53 UTC

No, and I can't actually ride one anyway. I never did learn. I've looked into it more and the bus is doable, still part walking but not too much. Annoyingly even though its only a 35 minute trip I'll still have to leave an hour before because of bus timings.

fantasysci5 March 4 2014, 18:05:15 UTC

Only you can pick, but my advice would be the first job. You'd like the low stress job, as long as the commute is okay.

ascendant_angel March 4 2014, 20:29:20 UTC

I've given it more thought and I'm going for the first one. I did walk it but I cant see me doing that often. There is a bus but I still have to walk 15 minutes to get to the bus stop and then 5 minutes at the other end and I'll get there 1/2 hr early or a fraction too late! On plus side I took this picture 5 minutes further down the road

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fantasysci5 March 5 2014, 00:05:30 UTC

That's gorgeous!

colls March 4 2014, 20:59:21 UTC

Based on everything you've been through with jobs lately, I'd personally lean towards the one you feel would involve less pressure/less stress. It also sounds like the 1st one has better long term pay.

It's so hard to judge this sort of thing though - you never know how a job is going to shake out, how coworkers will be, etc. until you dive in.

I'm sending you the best of vibes and wishing you the best of luck though. Whichever one you go for. I'M ROOTING FOR YOU!!!
*hugs*