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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
• 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