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Software devs, I need advice (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by WalkableProgrammer@lemmy.world to c/general@lemmy.world

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Will taking a job in one sector set my career path

Hey I’ve been pretty luck last week and I managed to get 2 job offers.

One is a good gig at a massive, old school financial group. I’m talking I have to wear a suit and tie. My biggest worry though is the tech is old and my coworkers and higher ups don’t seem bleeding edge so I doubt I’ll be flexing my developer muscles. Plus they have a volleyball intramural league

The other company is contracted for 6 months with a really cool tech IoT company. Job through Insight Global, Full remote, Has amazing Glassdoor reviews, cool projects, I crushed their technical interview so I feel like I can actually contribute.

I’m leaning towards the financial group because money matters and I want to feel secure.

What I’m worried about is after 2 years I’ll be 27 and I’m scared that working as a SWE for a financial group won’t look as good so I’ll never be able to work on a project that I’m passionate about again

Any advice?

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[–] applejacks@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

just to give an argument for the option most folks are not choosing.

I work for a huge old company and here are some of the benefits:

Good pay
Great work/life balance. putting in over 40hrs/week is unheard of, no crunch time
Size of the company allows for movement to different tech areas
Very stable, great job security

Now granted, we are totally WFH, don't think I would be willing to do an in-person job with a suit every day, but there is an argument to make for making more money when you're younger that you can start investing early.

The lack of bleeding edge tech could also be used to your advantage if you could spearhead leading a more modern initiative.

I'm not sure how large the pay difference is, but it sounds like your heart is leaning towards the start up.

In the end, you'll just have to weigh the positives and negatives and figure out what you truly want.