u/Behek

TL;DR : Option A - small company probably a lot of learning and slow growth. Low pay

option B - Good company, good pay. Might just have to follow the set process.

So, here are the details:

Offer A: $88k. Small company, 40 people. Hands on role, small team, I'd own my projects end to end. Interviewed with the founder and we talked for an hour past the scheduled time. Got excited about work for the first time in years.

Offer B: $118k. Big name company. Prestigious on the resume. But the interview process felt corporate and the role sounds like I'd be one of 15 people doing the same thing. My parents and friends all say take B.

I know what my gut says. I also know my gut doesn't pay rent. Help.

4 months of searching. Applying to ops, PM, analyst, anything related to my background. Getting some bites but nothing feels right when I look into the companies. I think the real problem isn't the market. It's that I have no filter beyond, I can probably do this.

Anyone found a way to narrow down what to target when the instinct is to apply everywhere?