<p>I don’t really know the specifics of either job, that’s the problem. </p>
<p>I think I know which way I am going to go, but I asked for an extension for both until Friday. We’ll see what happens</p>
<p>Everyone always says ‘do what makes you happy’. You are young, it’s a decent offer, so do what makes you happy. As you get older, you don’t always get to make career decisions based only on what you want, so take advantage now.</p>
<p>I chose to lower paying job. Money isn’t a huge issue to me now since I don’t have a family or anything, so I might as well do this while I can.</p>
<p>I see that you have made your decision about which job, so this advice is a little late. So, it is really for others reading this thread.</p>
<p>You seemed somewhat clueless about what each job entails. THIS IS A MISTAKE. ASK the companies offering the job to describe it in some detail. They should be only too eager to tell you. They want you to come in knowing what you will be doing. They don’t want you to show up and not like the job and then leave right away. Costs them money and time and they need to get a job done.</p>
<p>Sounds like both were larger companies and I would guess that they are hiring more than a few employees (although they may be spread over several departments). College new hires tend to socialize together and talk with each other. Salary will always be discussed at some point, at least in general terms. Wide discrepancies in salaries tend to upset those paid the least and the companies realize this. The company has also done it’s research as to what the market is for college new hire salaries. Therefore, you can be pretty sure there won’t be much of a range in starting salaries for similar jobs. Negotiating is therefore difficult to do and won’t gain much and can start to label you as a malcontent. I can not recall that I ever raised an offer to a college hire; the take it or leave it was the response. It is different with an experienced hire as there are many more variables at work there. Negotiating is worth it for an experienced person.</p>
<p>View your first job as additional training for rest of your career. As you increase your skills, your pay should increase reflecting those additional skills. If you are not learning new skills, then there is no reason to ever give you more money. You also get larger and more involved jobs within the company as your skills increase and these are definitely the more fun tasks. They also help build your reputation (assuming you do a good job) and it spirals upward; better jobs, more skills, more money. {This is a big reason why you should ask and know what you will be doing in the job being offered} If you ever become stagnate (skills, jobs, money), it is usually time to leave and seek employment elsewhere (unless the reason is you).</p>
<p>I had some idea of what I would be doing, I just didn’t go in to huge detail here. But yes, some specifics were vague. </p>
<p>I think I made the right choice though long term</p>
<p>From what you did provide, I also do think you made the right choice.</p>
<p>Thanks, I hope that’s true</p>