Weekend Discussion

by Chris Faylor, Mar 14, 2009 8:55am PDT

Nice to see that we got some actual BioShock 2 details yesterday, especially after the early morning fake-out. Though I will admit, I'm a bit bummed that the rhinoceros and giant squid bosses turned out to be bunk. Those sounded off-the-wall awesome.

As Indiana is still pulling the old "it looks sunny and nice outside but it's really just a few degrees above freezing" trick, I think I'll end up spending most of the weekend inside. Let's see how many episodes of The Wire I can burn through, but don't worry. I'll take breaks to play Resident Evil 5, 50 Cent, and Peggle. Maybe I'll even read a book!

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Jobs

Job A: large successful company, excellent work environment, casual (jeans and t-shirts) dress, profit sharing, stock options

Job B: public university, less money, better/cheaper health benefits, more vacation, no bonuses, free courses and higher learning

What would you pick? This isn't a self-aggrandizing post; I want some serious thoughts here.

Say there's a 10-12% difference in pay.

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  B. You would be set for life, job-wise. Plus lots of hot chicks everywhere. Durr. : Phil
  - I can attest to that : RikiTiki2
  - i concur. : AMikaboshi
- I'd go with A. It's a a lot easier to get into a university setting that it is to get out of it. Beside... : Dessicator82
- I am going to go with B also. The set for life option appears to be the best bet if you ask me. Higher ... : sheepraper
- A. Fuck dealing with university funding bullshit and stuff like that. : sigpro
- A without a doubt. : arizona bay
- A. will look FAR better on your resume. if you're into it for long term career then A is the only choice. : erotic sock
- Which has the better career path? I made the mistake once of taking a job that had nearly zero vertica... : action roommate
- Depends on WHERE in a public university job B is. If it's working for some pimp dept that gets lots of fu... : zakk
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  A. This line is to add extra characters. : SigENeaT
  - Just mash the space bar a few times. : basketofkittens
- B in a heartbeat. University would me pretty laid back and good job security : HeXoN
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  higher learning as in you get an MBA or second degree? if so, yes. : dahanese
  - oh also what do you do because that probably matters :-( : dahanese
- A) Sounds like a good path. Casual dress is incredibly nice. University jobs are nice, but most peopl... : bld
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  Right now? I'd take Job B, provided it offers you some degree of security. A large, successful public c... : Waverider
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    Neither does B when education funding gets slashed : Demius
    - If it's UT, they've allegedly been doing relatively well despite the economic climate. : delataur
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  I currently have Job B and I think it's awesome. : digital_d
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    I currently have job B and it's frustrating beyond belief : radicus
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      I've done jobs A and B, so personally I advocate job C. : randomposter
      
      BTW, how is man whoring going? : Shivawn
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  I would chose B if it were applied to my situation because of the free education (Assuming like all of it... : PointlesS76
  - It increases yearly after your second year until reaching 90% discount at mine. So lame. Private companie... : radicus
- A, though I guess if you want to take college courses B is pretty good. personally I have no interest in... : mikecyb
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  B sounds a million times better in this economy : thebigbeefsandwich
  - haha what? education is the first thing to get cut when the government runs out of money. there have be... : mikecyb
- B, without thinking twice. : thief
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  A. I work at an "A" type company, and it's not too bad. What I do now is not my ideal job, but it will lo... : Ormsbee
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    Thus ABBA was born. : FS|Archangel
    - lol. Touché. : Ormsbee
- Age 30+, go with A : biofrog
- B.. hands down. more education == more pay later : rmjackson
- If you feel you'd use the education and indeed need it at this stage in your career, B. Otherwise A. I ... : spazzium
- I picked B. I went from private enterprise to public service. I took at 10% or so difference in take ho... : batkiwi
- the younger and more intent on exploration etc you are, B. the more settled down and career oriented yo... : randomposter
- Absolutely job A. It's a lot easier to move down a pay grade to a "better" work environment than move up... : tedv
- More vacation sounds nice : RikiTiki2
- take the university job. I worked at MIT in the late 80s and left it to work in the corporate world. HU... : beastrabban
- -Do you have kids? -How are you feeling quality of life/stress wise? See my earlier reply for my de... : batkiwi
- definitely B. every person I know that works for a university can take night classes and earn another deg... : zerog83
- Without a motherfucking doubt, B. If the difference is only 10-12%, you have so much more to gain. : reelbk
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  Are there tons of hot young impressionable chicks at option B? : Topaz
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    Does the pope poop in the woods? : RikiTiki2
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      No? : DOOManiac
      
      Is the Space Pope reptilian? : Ride-My-Rocket
    - The pope? Nah, he probably has a solid gold toilet. : Ormsbee
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  B. you get to look at hot college chicks all day : DOOManiac
  - (Unless you're going in to Computer Science) : DOOManiac
- I do B now, it has its perks for sure, but you will also be faced with a certain 'institutionalized' ment... : smacknca
- Given your work history, current situation, and where you probably want to go... I'd go with Job A : boarder2
- better benefits, more vacation, free courses and higher learning and not a large company > 10% more money... : scorpiusman
- If you plan on taking advantage of free courses, B If not, A : MoreVespeneGas
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  I'd probably do Job A. Any place that is hiring in this miserable economy means they might actually have... : Ride-My-Rocket
  - Probably means you're replacing someone they just laid off because of their higher wage. : Edges
- job A : baconisgod
- B sounds fantastic and fulfilling. : TaintedSyringe
- B, no question. : kallanta
- i'm for :-B : pointyelbows
- I would do B, only because I'm very interested in getting back to school. : nomaad
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  A) will give you the money and experience to get a better A
  B) will give you more experience for another B
  
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  A) will give you the money and experience to get a better A B) will give you more experience for another... : sukabljat
- What if you got a B at job A, but an A at job B? What if they required a BA at jobs B and A and your B : Kniggit
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  I recently joined Job B and while each university is different, here are my pros and cons about it... ... : TwiLyght
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    Why is it so ego-centric? Do universities attract a particular kind of person or something? : ShekkyBoy
    - I don't know if it has always been like this or if it's a recent trend, but universities are hiring more ... : TwiLyght
  - Ah, the joys of dealing with tenured "professionals". Try being a graduate research assisstant. : Antilles_Prime
  - I agree with quite a bit of this. The number one problem with college/university jobs is that everyone's ... : festivalman
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    I'd agree with the majority of this excepting the hours, in my experience the hours at a university (spec... : camel_jockey
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      My boss is a controlling bitch (I broke a few of the university's communications rules in my first week a... : TwiLyght
      
      whoops, this was supposed to be in response to festivalman above. : TwiLyght
      
      I'd quit asap if i had to vet all my e-mails with my boss before sending them off. : riptyde
  - I've worked at a state uni for 8 years and agree with all the pros, but disagree with almost all the cons... : slickdoody
- A. Probably has better options for even more money in the future too (where the difference will be more t... : uncleanmonkey
- definitely A. potentially more professional coworkers. less losers around than at universities. : yacoub35
- I'd take the uni and go for another Master's. Plus a public uni is less likely to lay off people during t... : yoonix
- If you need more education, B, else A : Antilles_Prime
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  If you were in Florida I'd say A because Florida seems to treat it's public universities like shit, at le... : Jonathan
  - really? fau seems to get more money then they deserve : nadasurf2
- If Job A is Whole Foods than jump on that shit : tashtego
- is B at all unionized? : dantastic
- B, working at a university is great in terms of job security, stress level, and the free tuition can't be... : camel_jockey
- If the 10-12% difference in pay is the salary only , so the bonus's and stock options are in addition to ... : Shin_Chan72
- excellent work environment is the only one that counts. Everything else follows from that in the long ter... : Neech
- At this point in life i`d pick B. : r3ckless
- A. You will have more room to grow professionally. It's not just the pay now, it is the ability to move... : Freon

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