Re:Ask HN: Help me make a decision
by gyardley on Sunday January 18, 2015 @09:07PM
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The travel you mention in the thread is more significant than anything else you've talked about in the post.
A job with 75% travel basically puts the rest of your life on hold - significant other, relationships with friends, etc. It's harder to stick to proper fitness and diet when traveling so much. You've got to deal with all that travel-related stress (ugh, airports). And business travel tends to get old and boring really, really fast.
Given all that, company B is the winner - although personally, I wouldn't take that job either. Even 25% work-related travel is a pain in the ass.
Re:Ask HN: Help me make a decision
by newmie on Monday January 19, 2015 @11:02AM
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Agree on the travel part. I am fine with 25% travel. I think its a good balance. Plus, if you want to climb the leadership/management ladder, cant escape travel much.
A job with 75% travel basically puts the rest of your life on hold - significant other, relationships with friends, etc. It's harder to stick to proper fitness and diet when traveling so much. You've got to deal with all that travel-related stress (ugh, airports). And business travel tends to get old and boring really, really fast.
Given all that, company B is the winner - although personally, I wouldn't take that job either. Even 25% work-related travel is a pain in the ass.