Opinions, please.
 

I recently started a pretty great job. Pay is more than I've ever made, the job offers full benefits (to include paying for part of my tuition. I'll be starting a three years Masters Program in January.), paid time off, sick leave, etc. The job is also only part time, so I'm only committed to 20-28 hours a week - perfect since I am still a student / 40 hours a week are for suckas. It's an administrative job at the School of Nursing, which has absolutely nothing to do with my degree or career aspirations (Which is Urban Planning).

Today I discovered that Bernalillo County (where I live) is hiring two interns in the Zoning, Building, and Planning Department. This would be a part time (20 hours or less a week, I assume) position paying a flat rate of $5 less than what I am making now. No benefits. No paid time off. No tuition assistance.

Is it worth giving up the job I have now to get my foot in the door? Planning jobs that don't require "years of experience" are VERY rare, and up until now I virtually have no experience aside from my education. Is the severe drop in pay + benefits worth beginning my career? Or do I wait until my current job has paid for most of my Masters degree? Then start looking for Planning jobs? HELP

go for the money if it's going to be available for as long as you are to it.

I think a lot of this can depend on how much less $5 less is.

u r stuck between a rock n a hard place gorl

A) 40 hours a week isn't for suckers, it's for paupers. If you want to make money, get ready for a lot more.

B) Nobody gives a quarter of a fuck about internships. If anything, you'll probably be hurting yourself by thinking you have meaningful work experience due to the 15 hours a week you spend filing and copying.

C) I have no idea what your schooling is going to cost but assuming you're planning on working 40 hours a week in a local government job, you're going to be paying it off 50 cents at a time -- so less debt is probably the most important thing.

Also, you're one of like 14 people in America that would describe their job as "pretty great". Enjoy that while it lasts.

what type of person asks for advice for real life matters from people who are still immersed in a 36 year old video game. i thought even tralina was smarter then this.

whats next im gonna text Harrison and ask him for the next hot stock picks?

http://www.bernco.gov/alljobs/

im gonna app. and send pics of Vodka Sluts 3 , Staring
Tralina

Any chance you can do both jobs? I had two jobs while I was in school, one of them an internship. It sucked for the time I was doing it, but it paid off pretty good dividends. My situation is prolly markedly different from yours, but I know that experience is really hard to come by in the beginning. Taking that internship might suck in the short-term, but you'll prolly end up with a better job post-school.

No contest ~ choose the option that leaves you with the least amount of debt at graduation time.

I got inturnsherp in my degree's field and the supervisor said he pretty much could get me any job in Juneau so idk