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y'all are awesome - this is what i've been telling myself...i'm so good at playing with my imagination that i can imagine taking over the world from either position...etc. the institution job has a lot of possibilities, and since i'm partial to the start-up opportunity, i realize i may be selling the institution job short. but...these kinds of chances are pretty rare - particulary given that all i have in my track record is academic success...but not business or self-funding success. i'm looking at other opportunities that may give me more ownership - but they're much more virginal in nature.
i trust the people i'm working with - but at the same time they're not risking nearly as much as i am. there's the time value of money angle to consider - the salaries are such that the gap between the two could mean paying off student loans pronto, or drifting along and basically paying off interest. life won't suck if i don't take the higher salary...but as juvenile as it is - i'd like to be making more than i am at present. money isn't the biggest thing to me, and i'd say i'm fairly non-materialistic...but i like nice things.
thanks for the perspectives and the thoughts - i don't know if i need advice or reassurance, you know? i guess both - sometimes you need the advice of others coupled with a sounding board. thanks again.
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