I am looking at a potential job offer in NYC and am considering the positive and negatives to the job, and would like to hear some honest opinions. Here is a list of pros and cons for the job:
Pros:
1).The job is in my field. I have worked hard for my degree to start out doing jobs like this.
2). The job pays well for a starting salary within my field, which averages around $50,000. This one starts off slightly above $60,000 and has bonuses.
3). The job would expose me to a lot and I would really learn a great deal while working there.
4). The company hires from within with a TON of opportunity for upward mobility.
5). If I become a project manager, the office is only a few minutes from my house.
6). I know someone who works there and she likes it a lot. The company pays for them to go out for drinks after work some times, they go camping together, ski trips, wonderful culture.
7). Starting paying loans
Cons:
1). Far commute- potentially 1.5 to 2 hours both ways. (They pay you for gas at higher rates than gas prices to account for wear and tear).
2) Long days. Get on site at 6:30 am and leave around 3:30, sometimes later. Will have to get up at 4:45 am and would get home till after 6 am.
2). I could pay for rent in NYC, but rent is EXPENSIVE. Sites change every 3 months and could be far from my apartment- upstate far.
4) Sometimes have to work overtime (Saturdays)
5). Working predominately outside all year/ all weather.
6). I hate NY and want to live in NC