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[quote=Anonymous]I currently work a thankless, not too interesting job, with a decent title and potential to jump. I also have a lot of vacation days and the job is located in the city, and I metro to work. 
My current pay 80K. I set my own hours, and my superiors have a lot of respect for me and let me get on with the job. 
But the job is based on a contract. It has been going on for 3 years now, but it could end at any time. Last year, they let go two people with no forewarning or notice, and the same fate may befall me.

I recently received an offer for another job, which is located in Bailey's Crossroads (Between Fairfax and Annandale) and takes me about 30 mins by car from my house in DC. I will never move out to Virginia, so that isn't a factor.
The job would concentrate on another subject and will be slighly more stimulating with more travel. The vacation time isn't great, but the i would receive a 20K pay raise to 100K. The company is stable and I won't be subject to a contract.

My biggest concern is whether i'd regret the move in a year. Whether i would be pigeon holing myself this way. I am 32 and still don't know what I want from life, but I know its not what the new job is offering. I simply feel that my current job could translate into something better (it hasn't yet and I haven't been applying much to other jobs)
Also, 30 mins commute by car is very different than commuting to the middle of the city by metro.

Any advice here. 
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