Hello friends, it’s been a while since I’ve been here as I’ve been super busy with my final semester of my Occupational Therapy degree. You people are all smart and discerning adults and I need some advice. I have two job offers on the table and I don’t know what to choose.
One is in my home town, where I’ve lived all my life, and 3 minutes from home. I’d stay living with my parents and be able to save quite a bit I imagine. The job is in a sector I wasn’t initially too keen on working in, and would involve quite a bit of driving and only some office time. The team has been incredibly welcoming and I love the vibe I get from the office and the organisation as a whole. I am aware that I might have to do work outside work hours in this job to make sure everything gets done, and the sector that this organisation is in (the NDIS for my Australian pals) can be very demanding and overwhelming.
The second is, essentially, my dream job. It’s in Oxford, UK, which is about as far away from home as I can get. I’d have to be independent which I really like the idea of, but I’m worried I’d be homesick and find it hard to meet people and make friends. I’ve visited this hospital before and it’s not too far from my family, and I love Oxford as a city and am so keen to tour the UK and Europe. The work is in a hospital and rotational, which is what I’ve thought I wanted to do since being on placement in a hospital. I know working for the NHS can be stressful at times but my interviewers said they were able to maintain a good work life balance.
Any advice on what you think I should do or what considerations I should take into account would be so so appreciated.
TLDR: tell me if I should move to the UK to work or not.
