3 Positions I have been accepted for... Which one to take?

So here is my delimia. I have done contract work for all the companies so I know how each company works internally. I am currently hired on as a Systems Administrator for my current company and I have an offer to become a Field Engineer in the companies commercial sector.

Company 1: Current Company

Pros: Pay increase of maybe 15k max, Great Experience, unlimited training, Huge Office with windows and I am the Technical Liason for all projects in the State of Alaska and Hawaii currently.

Cons: Low Pay, 3 weeks out of a month of travel instate. Usually 3-4 days each week to rural areas in Alaska (should be home before Friday).

Company 2: Hospital

Pros: 20k pay increase position goes up to 92k yr, Awesome Employees, Great work environment, I would be one of the highest technically qualified poeple in the position in the company. No Travel

Cons: Possible after hours work (normal in this position), dealing with doctors, Managers in different departments etc. MANY projects at once, reactive application fixing rather than proactive so I would be busy all the time (which is actually good for me)

Company 3: Largest Oil company in the world

Pros: 30k pay increase and position goes up to 100k yr, Head Engineer for the entire companies sharepoint/MS Project Application. Training immediatly upon hire. Wouldn't have to worry about getting a job with another company ever again. No Travel

Cons: High availability position, if I screwed up the whole company would know. Only person for the entire company in this position, no place for advice. After hours work defiantly required. Could be working a lot more than 8-5.

Personal Problem: Wife is requiring me to get away from the travel. I have traveled a lot for this company and my last company and we haven't spent much time together over the past 3 years. I have brought this up to my current employer and he said I wouldn't be traveling, but by the title obviously I would.

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TechJunky wrote:

So company #2 called me back today and made me an offer I couldn't refuse. It actually paid just as much as company #3 and better bennies, plus there is still room to grow.

So as of today I took job #2!

That's the one I would have chosen.

Overtime (if you can get it) is a wonderful, wonderful thing.