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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you’re going to travel and have you live abroad, you will do it early and the government will pick up your expenses - housing, etc. After a few years your new salary will have moved up and if you are smart, you will have banked much of your earlier salary. It’s apples and oranges. I took a job like that and in my low earning years I lived on the government’s dime. Came home and had a downpayment saved.[/quote]

OP here - yep, I'm very aware of the government benefits while living abroad. I do have those sorts of options in my current job as well but of course huge prestige difference in being a contractor vs. 'real' government employee.

Definitely struggling with this choice as this offer was a life-long dream of mine but the pay cut just feels insulting. [/quote]

Is it just you?  Do you have a significant other?  Kids?

If it’s a lifelong dream, negotiate the offer.  Build that bridge of what you need and what the employer needs.  I wouldn’t get hung up on the numbers per se.

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Just me and my partner but she has a very legit career and [b]there is no way in hell I would ask her to be a "trailing spouse" and take some bullshit job abroad or permanently sacrifice her career. So would have to figure that one out[/b].[/quote]

Dude! You need to figure this out NOW! You need to talk to her and ask what she wants to do. Is she willing to wait years at home for you? Is she willing to come with you? It’s insane that you’re considering this job and you DO NOT KNOW the answers to these questions!!!

Also, if you ever plan to have children, being apart is horrible.

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