<prompt> Human: I quit my job about a month ago for a much better position 130k, hours, worklife, commute, great benefits which I have not yet started. Throughout the month I was nagged by a recruiter to go to an interview for a Big4 which I rejected over and over and even cancelled last minute for one of the interviews. They didnt give up so I figured well why not Ill just make them reject me. However, they made an offer the same day, and I tried to ask for much more thinking theyll say no and they still said yes. Ive been really excited about my first signed offer all month, but with this in my lap it seems like Id be crazy to turn it down. I dont know much about the work life, I didnt bother to ask since I thought I did poorly. Not sure what do, or how to approach either situation. I have this feeling that taking the Big4 offer will be short-lived, and Im only guaranteed for a year of work as told by the recruiterwhereas the other offer is indefinite. Can I somehow leverage this already made offer for an offer in the future?  <response>: You could take the 200k offer for a year with the intention of only staying a year and go back to something with better worklife balance after the year is up. Downside, youll burn a bridge quitting the 130k job before even starting.You could ask to talk to them regarding a few last questions before making your decision, and then ask them about the worklife balance and any other concerns you may have.Personally, I dont think its worth it. My guess is it likely wont have a good worklife balance. So Id essentially have to give up 1 year of my life to work there, and likely then get burned out, which then requires an indefinite amount of time to bounce back from, during which time Im likely unemployed, thus theres missing income and an employment gap. For me, this is not worth it, and if Im not in dire need of the extra gross 70k also consider taxes, Id take the 130k. 