I recently graduated with a degree in Software Engineering. I finished top of my class (cum laude) and was active in extracurriculars and the Honours program.

Now that I am done with university, I am not really sure what I want to do next.

I did a traineeship about a year and a half ago at a bank. My manager from back then just reached out to me. She wrote a recommendation letter for me at the time and I guess I left a good impression. She is really kind and I remember the people at the company were great. When I left the traineeship I actually had tears in my eyes. It was a really positive experience in terms of people and culture.

She offered me a medior software engineering position as that bank. The salary would be 80000 euros gross, which is very generous. I have not even updated LinkedIn or made a graduation post yet so this caught me by surprise.

Here is the problem though. I just do not care about the kind of work they do. The product does not interest me at all. I am really passionate about programming and building things and I want to feel excited about what I do. Ideally I would work somewhere with a product or mission I actually care about. I also noticed that many of the devs at the bank are not as into coding as I am. One senior once asked me how I could actually enjoy it. That moment stuck with me.

So now... I'm kind of torn. On one hand this offer feels like a huge opportunity. It is stable, well paid, and with people I already like. On the other hand I do not see myself staying there long term. I am worried I will burn out of just feel stuck. But I also wonder if I am being too picky. What if I say no and do not get another offer like this?

I know this is kind of a privileged situation to be in but it still feels confusing.

Has anyone been in a similar spot? Did you go with the safe offer or hold out for something that felt more right? What would you do?

Thanks for reading. I really appreciate any honest thoughts.

Get that job. Make meme GPL softwares in your free time.
Don’t ruin your life. Don’t be an idiot. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVVsDIv98TA

That is not really a privileged situation and only retarded leftists would say that.

If you think it will make you happy you should do it. It seems like a good opportunity.

its refreshing to see a thread that isnt the same incel scenario over and over again, good wojak too

my advice as a layman retard posting anonymously online with no idea who you are besides the stuff in this post would be to take the fuckin safe offer. in this economy many of us lurking would kill for a job like yours. at least you will be making bread and you wont have an awkward gap in your cv if you do get burnt out or dont feel satisfied

>>33314266
So go for job, and then maybe start looking for a different place to work at while working there?

what are your other options?
and what does your "dream job" look like?

>>33314299
No other options yet, I haven't announced graduating yet or applied anywhere else.

"dream job" is a product that I can stand behind personally, not just financially

>>33314302
Wtf is the clover by your name

>>33314306
I am 4chan admin now give me all the numbers on your credit card in no particular order

>>33314256 (OP)
I'd take the job for a year or two just to pad resume and build a little nest egg, while looking for something more inspiring

>>33314281
yes absolutely

try and get the safe offer asap too because job market is competitive and you dont want to get sniped by some other fucker

>>33314302
it'd be foolish to take the first job you're offered
at least look around

>dream is to sell a good product
obviously
i mean what kind of role do you see yourself in?
do you like to work on new projects, or would you prefer to fix problems? team-lead or monkey?

>>33314306
>4chan.org/pass
lurk moar newfag

>>33314354
No team lead. I like the hard programming. I like setting up new projects, but also for example fixing bugs in prod or just hard issues.

>>33314360
>loves the work
>top of class
if you can also get along with people, you're a unicorn
definitely shop around

>>33314422
Yeah, as I said, I loved the people around me. We did BBQs, got coffee and such

>>33314536
no doubt that liking the people you work with is huge
finding like-minded and passionate people is better

and most companies will spend the few dollars on bbq or whatever to make staff feel loved
my old office job we got a load of free booze every friday xD

>>33314259
This. It's something stable and worth your while, dummy

>cs grad in 2020s
>can actually get Job based on rec
>no LinkedIn begging
>no 500 applications ignored by the AI abubakar programmed
>too precious for it

go fuck yourself op holy shit