15th June 2009, 10:54 AM
I've got a similar dilemma going on at the moment, although the present job isn't as bad as the one you have!
The only thing I can say is, take a look at what you want to be doing in the future and what's important to you now. For example: If what's important to you right now are the things you do outside work (whether family, friends, activities etc) and the new job will take you away from that, are there balancing advantages to the new job?
Also, are you grasping at this because it's the first opportunity to get back into archaeology? Would you have even looked at this job a couple of years ago?
Anyway, good luck with your decision either way. Hosty is right about what is life but for living, but although work is where we spend alot of our time, it's not all we do. My biggest problem has been the fact that for years, when asked to describe myself, 'I'm an archaeologist' has been part of that description. I've cheated recently and used 'normally I'm an archaeologist'......
The only thing I can say is, take a look at what you want to be doing in the future and what's important to you now. For example: If what's important to you right now are the things you do outside work (whether family, friends, activities etc) and the new job will take you away from that, are there balancing advantages to the new job?
Also, are you grasping at this because it's the first opportunity to get back into archaeology? Would you have even looked at this job a couple of years ago?
Anyway, good luck with your decision either way. Hosty is right about what is life but for living, but although work is where we spend alot of our time, it's not all we do. My biggest problem has been the fact that for years, when asked to describe myself, 'I'm an archaeologist' has been part of that description. I've cheated recently and used 'normally I'm an archaeologist'......