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I’m looking at two job offers, both of which would allow me to live with my SO OCONUS.
Job A:
-Academic job
-Tenured
-Would require brief travel back to the US ~8 times a year (4 month gap where no travel is required)
-Vest for retirement pension in 4.5 years
-Minus travel to the US, work from home
Job B:
-VA clinical job
-Not clear if my current probationary period would carry over or if I would start a new one, waiting to hear back from HR
-On-site 5 days a week
-No travel back to the US mainland
-Vest to pension in 4 years
-Pays $40k less per year than job A
The way I see it, Job A has advantages in income and work from home when not needing to travel. Job B has advantages in not needing to go back to the US. Benefits are a wash, and maybe stability is a wash as well.
Thoughts?
Thanks!
Job A:
-Academic job
-Tenured
-Would require brief travel back to the US ~8 times a year (4 month gap where no travel is required)
-Vest for retirement pension in 4.5 years
-Minus travel to the US, work from home
Job B:
-VA clinical job
-Not clear if my current probationary period would carry over or if I would start a new one, waiting to hear back from HR
-On-site 5 days a week
-No travel back to the US mainland
-Vest to pension in 4 years
-Pays $40k less per year than job A
The way I see it, Job A has advantages in income and work from home when not needing to travel. Job B has advantages in not needing to go back to the US. Benefits are a wash, and maybe stability is a wash as well.
Thoughts?
Thanks!