That one Tuesday where I got three job offers at once was the wildest day of my career

I was working at a small marketing firm in Austin back in 2019 and I'd been applying for months. Then out of the blue, on a random Tuesday, I got calls from three different companies offering me positions. One was a startup paying $55k, another was a big agency at $62k, and the third was a non-profit that matched the startup but had better benefits. It was insane because I'd been getting nothing but rejection emails for like 8 weeks before that. Has anyone else had a lucky streak like that where everything lined up at once?

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richard_young805d ago

Took the non-profit gig for the insurance and never regretted it.

scott.olivia5d ago

So @richard_young80, do you feel like that trade off was worth it for the long haul or did it get harder to stay motivated over time? I mean, I've seen people go that route and get burned out once the honeymoon phase wears off. Just curious if the stability made up for any downsides.

quinn1615d ago

Yeah my buddy Ted took a gig at a food bank in Portland back in 2018. Same deal, he went for the health insurance and the 401k match was actually decent. But after a few years he started getting real cynical about the whole mission because the board kept making decisions that didn't help the actual clients. Not saying that's the norm, just what I saw from the outside looking in. The stability part is real though, he's been there 6 years now and never had to worry about losing coverage. Different strokes for different folks I guess.