#Received 2 Offers, but I don't know which one to choose

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hoary thorn
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So I have never had a job in the industry before and i got an offer as a junior software engineer on contract and one for an internship.

the contract pays double what the internship pays and i'm told there is onboarding for 3 weeks to understand a part of the codebase. i am told I will be debugging and maintaining code for a weather system

in the interview for the internship, the ceo disrespected me about 4 times in the interview with him. the internship is for either a month or 3 months depending how my performance is. he also says pay and the decision to hire me fulltime is based on my performance. the internship and company involves drone software coupled with GIS

the person that referred me is pressuring me that i should join the internship for the learning opportunities and the experience but idk what to think.

anyone have any advice on which i should go forwards with?

scenic cosmos
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I just wanna point out that most contract jobs pay more on paper but you need to account for having to find and pay for your own benefits

hoary thorn
scenic cosmos
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i mean like healthcare, 401K, shit like that are things most people would not consider "voluntary"

hoary thorn
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yeah, i’m sure my salary will get taxed and deducted to shit

scenic cosmos
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well

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if you are contract

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you have to find your own benefits

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you wont be taxed that much upfront

hoary thorn
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i think i’ll be good for now, at least for this year

scenic cosmos
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but thats why they offer more for contract roles

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no 401k for a year sounds awful but your call

hoary thorn
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ah true i’ll probably pay my salary mostly toward that

scenic cosmos
hoary thorn
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idk man, as i said, i haven’t had a job in this industry before or anything substantial ever so

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i haven’t had the experience of having to think about this until now

scenic cosmos
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just a contract versus W2 employee thing

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not really related to the industry specifically

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but its good to educate yourself on this stuff

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because yeah it matters

hoary thorn
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gotcha

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so which one would you choose?

scenic cosmos
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i always tell recruiters i dont do contract roles

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i normally tell them to fuck off

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because of the reasons i already gave you

hoary thorn
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i see

scenic cosmos
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(if you dont understand taxes or 401k you may wanna get some information on those things)

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it seems as if even a 401k is kind of a mystery to you

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and you need to at least understand that because it matters

hoary thorn
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i’ve been searching for about 6 months for a first job and i haven’t had any luck until now so choosing between offers is a big deal for me

scenic cosmos
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but not too complex

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just a basic understanding would suffice

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its more a personal finance conversation

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but still important when considering a contract versus a normal fulltime role

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to be legally labeled a contract worker you have to do things like provide your own equipment and benefits.

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benefits like health,dental, and retirment accounts can be very annoying/difficult/time consuming to set up on your own

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if you are a normal fulltime employee, those come as perks with the company

plucky sandal
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The internship sounds horrible and toxic. It pays less, and it's super temporary. What are you weighing here?

hoary thorn
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yeah, im nixing on the intern position

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it's too much pressure at the get go, no onboarding, and the ceo doesn't respect me at the initial interview

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plus the local team i'd be working with contains the ceo so