Career advice

Salaam all. So I am in the middle of making this big decision. I have the option of staying on this slow but steady job, which is easy and stable. The other option I have is to become a contract worker with the possibility of making more money doing less work, however, the work will be not stable and more demanding. The current job does not offer much upward mobility and the raise tops outs fairly quickly which means there is only so far I can go. However, there are many vacations/holidays including optional summers. So I can’t really decide which one to go for. Should I stay and continue to wonder about becoming a contract or take a risk and hope for more gains?

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Do one or the other or both or neither.

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How long have you been doing the current job?

Your age, current level, goals, responsibilities, financial situation and demand are all factors, only you know them. How much risk for how much gain in a more holistic manner

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the current job is better, meanwhile you can search for another

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This...and i am somewhat in similiar shoe as ya. I've got the job which i am doing..but IBM and Google are offering me job as well. So at this time..i am trying to weight out my options and find the steady. I am 30..so i am definitely looking for stability in the job.

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IBM and Google both are the reliable companies, why you not accepting one of the offer..

These companies are totally secure, other depends only at your work potential..

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Well..i am..insha'Allah going with google. Lets see..i have got third and final interview in couple of weeks..to sign papers and all that.