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BigFatFlip · 10-25-2018, 02:38 AM

Alright you old fogies, looking for some sage advice.

I've been working this steady job for the last 1.5 yrs or so. Pay is ok, job is chill but boring AF. I like my boss (I have to admit, she let's me get away with a lot) and i like most of the people I work with, but I don't see myself doing this type of work for much longer.

Got an offer for a job that I would like to do and should be more interesting, but can be very challenging, with a huge possibility of failure. Im not too worried and see it as an opportunity to learn and grow. It pays well but it's only a contract position with a "possibility for extension".

Now, if I were single and didn't have a mortgage, I would've jumped right on this. Now that I'm a dad of 2 with responsibilities, I'm much more hesitant. Wife is very supportive and we have enough savings to last for a few months if I don't get extended and have to look for another job.

Do I ditch the steady yet boring/uninteresting job I don't plan on keeping as a career and go f-it and take the chance of doing something more interesting and rewarding?

10-25-2018, 02:38 AM	#49794
BigFatFlip sleep, drive, eat, repeat Join Date: Mar 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ, '12 Outback Location: Sack of Potatoes Posts: 4,431 Thanks: 2,630 Thanked 3,797 Times in 1,981 Posts Mentioned: 188 Post(s)	Alright you old fogies, looking for some sage advice. I've been working this steady job for the last 1.5 yrs or so. Pay is ok, job is chill but boring AF. I like my boss (I have to admit, she let's me get away with a lot) and i like most of the people I work with, but I don't see myself doing this type of work for much longer. Got an offer for a job that I would like to do and should be more interesting, but can be very challenging, with a huge possibility of failure. Im not too worried and see it as an opportunity to learn and grow. It pays well but it's only a contract position with a "possibility for extension". Now, if I were single and didn't have a mortgage, I would've jumped right on this. Now that I'm a dad of 2 with responsibilities, I'm much more hesitant. Wife is very supportive and we have enough savings to last for a few months if I don't get extended and have to look for another job. Do I ditch the steady yet boring/uninteresting job I don't plan on keeping as a career and go f-it and take the chance of doing something more interesting and rewarding?