https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 30 May 2026 19:44:21 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355811 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 06:38:52 +0000 blackbird 1355811@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Graduating college, i would look for the best job first. I have seen way too many new college grads limit themselves to one location, then not be able to get a job and have to live with their parents. Looks great on a resume.....I would look for something that is going to give you a step up in your industry. I guess it really depends what you do, though. if you're a teacher, you have more options at home. if not, I'd use the job as leverage to get yourself to the location you want in a year or two. BUT if you can find the job you want in the home location, then great. i just don't always see it working out that way. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355797 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:32:37 +0000 loveisstrange 1355797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location.... but I would reconsider that for my dream job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355785 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 05:01:41 +0000 illumina 1355785@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both of us would say location...we are lucky to work in fields where we could find decent jobs in alot of places. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355777 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 04:10:45 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1355777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>What I've noticed is before people start their families, it's usually the ideal job as first priority. But after starting a family, I'm surprised to see how many people choose location.</p> <p>DH's old workplace got bankrupt and all the empolyees got *sold* (lol) to a consulting firm. They're kind of a high commodity in our area, but most of his co-workers eventually migrated to jobs that were closer to home, vs. one with pospects of upward mobility. I find it really surprising, but then again, his co-workers are known to take a whole year of paternity leave! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355758 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:54:11 +0000 googly-eyes 1355758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are making this choice now. I'll basically be handed a job (family business) but dh will be making some huge sacrifices career wise if we move to our ideal location, which also happens to be insanely expensive... And we already live in a high cost of living area. Our outcome pretty much depends on how dh does in applying for a new job. If he doesn't get in we won't move, and if he does we probably will. It's definitely one of the hardest (if not the hardest) choice we have ever made, especially since dh has made a lot of progress his first few years where he is now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355742 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:33:28 +0000 Boogs 1355742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location, it's super important for us to be near family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355708 Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:33:11 +0000 deactivated_account 1355708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location has always been the most important to me. I would rather drive far to my job than have to drive far to see my family and friends. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355658 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:35:24 +0000 MrsScallop 1355658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@scg00387: :) Thanks for the input! That is true about not knowing if a job is right until you are in it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355648 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:27:36 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1355648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Coming out of school it was job, but now that I'm married and have a LO, it's more about location. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355618 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:03:47 +0000 immabeetoo 1355618@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsScallop: I think it's really hard to know if you'll love a job before you're in it, since so much depends on your coworkers, your boss, your work environment (in my opinion). It's easier, to me, to know if you'll like a location. We've moved around a lot in the same area and come to know what size-ish location feels right for both of us, what weather we prefer, and what school options we'd prefer. </p> <p>So, in short, I'd work from location first :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355617 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 23:03:35 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 1355617@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our next move will be for location, although we wouldn't move until we had jobs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355597 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:53:49 +0000 MrsScallop 1355597@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: Haha, true! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355590 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:49:13 +0000 MrsScallop 1355590@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Corduroy:, @babyjmama: I agree! I used to not care where I lived as long as I had a job I enjoyed, but now that we have LO, I feel like we should move closer to at least one set of grandparents. I would love for LO to grow up knowing her family more than I ever did.</p> <p>@Ree723: Good luck with your search! I definitely agree with what you said. I am really struggling with how the job thing will work out. Since Hubs and I are both looking, one of us will likely compromise with what job we get and the preferred location more than the other, as his family and mine are 1,500 mile apart and he is more likely to find a job just about anywhere, while my degree is more specialized and it could be harder to find the right fit.</p> <p>@bisous: Ha, I can't decide if I have a dream job or not at times :)</p> <p>@matador84: I'm glad you are happy with your choice! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355588 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:47:17 +0000 brownie 1355588@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Either. We would pick family over location but at this junction it has to be one or the other. We will not settle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355578 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:42:29 +0000 yellowbird 1355578@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I picked job. I can be happy just about anywhere but I need my job to be as close to ideal as possible because I spend a lot of time there! Looking for a job in a small geographic location is hard. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355576 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:41:30 +0000 Weagle 1355576@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I give a slight advantage to location. What if your absolute dream job is smack in the middle of Siberia? I'll tell you what: it's not worth it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355565 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:35:06 +0000 snowjewelz 1355565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location; I changed jobs when we moved to be closer to home but I liked my old job better! But for quality of life and work-home balance it was more important for me to work closer to where we live. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355537 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 22:19:34 +0000 Ree723 1355537@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, we're going through this process right now and we're giving location a slight preference. We're moving internationally so we have quite the complex process but we've decided what parts of the countries on our short list we would want to live in and are focusing our job search in those areas.</p> <p> It's tough because money isn't everything and it's not worth it to make a good salary and live in a crappy location, but then again, picking your dream location and not being able to find a job isn't very smart either. Before deciding on places to live, we did research into the US and UK to see what the job markets were like in various areas and what the housing/quality of life was like. We narrowed down our options from there and picked one part of the States and one part of the UK that we think we would work for us, and are now focusing on that. So to answer your question, I guess we are in the middle, giving nearly equal weight to location and job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355465 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:54:48 +0000 bisous 1355465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think location would be more important if it came down to it. I don't have a "dream" job, but that's okay because I am close to family and I might have to move to find my "dream" job. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355464 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:54:42 +0000 doodlepoodle 1355464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Location for us! We will most likely never live anywhere that's more than an hour away from either set of our parents. We are homebodies and neither of us had a close relationship with our grandparents/aunts/uncles growing up and really want that for Jake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355462 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:53:54 +0000 Corduroy 1355462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Before kids I would've moved anywhere for an ideal job. Now that I have a LO I think the location is much more important. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355451 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:51:10 +0000 matador84 1355451@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think job. The location we live isn't that great, but I LOVE my job and we have a lovely home and met great people. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/which-is-more-important-job-or-location#post-1355420 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 21:40:40 +0000 MrsScallop 1355420@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you could choose to move to the area you'd like to be in (whether for friends/family or something else) then try to find a job in that area or search for the job you want no matter where it is located, which would you choose? Hubs and I are graduating soon and are starting to apply to jobs. I would love to live closer to family, but finding the perfect job would be great too! </p>