Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 The one that was exciting with lots of different projects and foriegn travel and big salary & bonus but loads of unpaid overtime, mental deadlines, pressure and not a lot of job security or the public sector job with internal clients only, paid overtime, heavily unionised with a smaller salary but a final salary pension if you stay there for 20 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Payton Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 First one but I'm still in my twenties- I'd expect peoples' responses will be influenced by the stage they're at in their lives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ok think of it from the perspective of someone in his (VERY EARLY) 40's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Ok think of it from the perspective of someone in his (VERY EARLY) 40's Any family commitments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 No not at the moment Last time I checked you had to have sex to have bairns!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOZEY Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 1st one, and pay into company personal pension or stakeholder plan after calculating what you would want to retire on and when. Final salary pension is an amazing benefit to have, but you have to be challenged to bring out the best in you. Imagine you go for the 'easy' option, will you always be thinking 'what if I'd taken that high flyer role?' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Bapswent Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Whats a job without a little challenge and excitement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Romanov Saviour of HMFC Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 This is a no brainer. 1st one. You could get hit by a bus in 10 years and then your pensions worthless! Thank me later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boof Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 No not at the moment Last time I checked you had to have sex to have bairns!! ...but there's also partner, ageing parents etc. to consider (in some cases) However if none of those apply would the low job security of the first one be balanced by there being other employers in the same field who could use the person's skills if the original one went to pot? I'd be tempted by the first one - depends how much of a risk taker the person is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Whittaker's Tache Posted April 3, 2009 Author Share Posted April 3, 2009 It's a hypothetical question really at the moment I've always worked in the private sector (until getting made redundant recently) but recently I've become disillusioned with the role and the clients I've been working for. For example I was working for two large gambling clients in a role that basically had me producing materials that encourage people to gamble. On top of that I had drinks clients and people like large pharmaceutical companies on my client roster. None of these sit very well with my morals but the ?45k salary plus bonus sweetened it a bit. Now I've applied for a job in the NHS on a much smaller salary which I'd like to think I'd have a good chance of getting. The role is pretty much the same as I was doing previously but obviously youre using your skills for the greater good rather than just upping some companies share price. The downside is that it'll be in the same studio every day and although there will probably be a fair chance of climbing the ladder the work will be fairly bland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOZEY Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 It's a hypothetical question really at the moment I've always worked in the private sector (until getting made redundant recently) but recently I've become disillusioned with the role and the clients I've been working for. For example I was working for two large gambling clients in a role that basically had me producing materials that encourage people to gamble. On top of that I had drinks clients and people like large pharmaceutical companies on my client roster. None of these sit very well with my morals but the ?45k salary plus bonus sweetened it a bit. Now I've applied for a job in the NHS on a much smaller salary which I'd like to think I'd have a good chance of getting. The role is pretty much the same as I was doing previously but obviously youre using your skills for the greater good rather than just upping some companies share price. The downside is that it'll be in the same studio every day and although there will probably be a fair chance of climbing the ladder the work will be fairly bland. If your redundant, take anything, you can always jump ship later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
felix Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 No not at the moment Last time I checked you had to have sex to have bairns!! If you've never had sex, the job with the big salary and foreign travel may well get you laid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CostaJambo Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Lets just assume you want to move again in a couple of years, for whatever reason - the first one will look far better on your CV. Not the main consideration but a valid one nevertheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsmak Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Feck, sounds like I might have applied for the same job! at the NHS.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djf Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 Gordon Brown reckons the recession is finished so go for the first one. His word is good enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun.lawson Posted April 3, 2009 Share Posted April 3, 2009 I don't care who you are, or what stage of life you're at. If you have the chance to follow your heart and your passions and don't, you'll end up regretting it. Go for it! Life is for the living, not for the suffering or surviving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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