General

as first guy said, make a bank

Also, to sum it up, sometimes the lack of stress from having a job you enjoy is worth not earning as much (within reason).

take the better job if you have the time. $205/week vs $390/week nearly doubles your weekly income (though mostly because you work more hours.) if you've been at your current job long enough to use them as a reference for the future, even better. if you're able to stash away money right now then stashing away an extra $200 a week on top of that is always a good thing. you may be happy with your job but 10 years in the future you won't be happy looking at your student loans that could've been paid off by now

Really depends on what you like though. I generally enjoy change in my life, but we don't know if you do also. First times at a new place is always tough, but you should be able to cope. First impressions is most important=).

I do not regret staying at the grocery store for $9-10 an hour (depending on whether I was on a checkstand or not), when I could've got any ol' temp job for $10-13 an hour. I had good coworkers, it was worth it, it was a great chapter in my life.

@andreaverilia: sorry i dont play maplestory

but if u wanna be my wife yolo rite

just think about the extra NX you can buy with that $13 emgeeeeeeeeeeee

Omg fancy clothes, name change for your pet, flashy stuff, cubes, rings, wedding omfg ill be your maple wife

Money is great, but if you're genuinely content and/or happy with your current job, then I don't see why you should change. People have a tendency to forget that wages aren't everything; granted, you could argue that you are considering the future when going for the higher wage, but you can also argue that you are equally considering the future from the point of other factors (e.g. if you stay a job you dislike for too long, you're likely to perform worse and thus other areas of your life will be effected).

Take myself for instance: after I finish my PhD, I'm going to continue my academic career, which doesn't bode well in terms of income; even tenured faculty positions have very limited wage potential for the amount/difficulty of work actually being done.

Compare the former to an alternate career path in industry wherein my particular skill-set could easily pull in six figures. However, in turn I sacrifice the intellectual stimulation an academic career would provide which would lead to constrained, tedious, and routine life only to work on projects dictated by corporate rat races and economic demand. Great, I'm making a relatively high amount of money at the cost of the only thing that really matters to me. Instead of a lifetime of work I could be proud of, I spend my life simply working to require as quickly as possible. This sounds utterly awful.

Just stick to the job that makes you happy; it will benefit you greatly in other areas of your life as opposed to dragging them down because you have to look forward to tedious work every week; it's ultimately healthier if you can manage decent living conditions.

@xylyls: You could always apply and check it out, see if you like it first before deciding.

@upcomingnerd: sure are right, gramps. I don't feel personally that the money would help me in my circumstances right now as money really isn't an issue but saving for retirement / the future is never a bad thing to look upon.

It's not always about the money. Do whatever makes you happy. You'll have lots of time after college to make bank.