graduating math senior just informed me she's keeping her wait staff restaurant job and not taking the federal government adjacent STEM job because it has more job security 🤬
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This is reasonable, especially if they like that job. That said, I think opportunity cost should be included in the risk analysis. Will taking the job in the field significantly diminish her ability to return to a similar wait job and vice versa.
Maybe tell her to expect to switch jobs anyway and use that insecure job as a resume stepping stone. This is how many people treat tech startups if they can't get a more desirable job.
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