I don't see a lot of interesting arguments. Most of what I see that specifically recommends one job or the other are simply representations of the poster's values.

What I found helpful in deciding between many job offers (esp. while contracting) is a system for evaluating the various things I value in my work. Each thing is essentially a weighted vector.

The point of this whole exercise is to figure out what will make you satisfied with your job choice, and compare jobs based on that (wholly subjective) criteria.

Let's take a simple example. Imagine I find the following things important in a job:

(There are more, but let's keep it simple).

The first step is to assign these weights. I use ranges of 0-1 in 0.1 increments, with 0.5 being the default, and larger values indicating greater importance. That gives me this:
OpportunityDistanceCompensationTypeEnvironmentCulture
0.50.30.70.70.60.3

I then assign a score to each category based on how that job compares to my best possible job. This is a percentage, where the best job I could get would score 100%. For a hypothetical job, that might look like:
OpportunityDistanceCompensationTypeEnvironmentCulture
0.350.950.600.400.600.40

Adding in the weights and totaling:
OpportunityDistanceCompensationTypeEnvironmentCulture
0.851.251.301.101.200.70
For a total score of 6.40 and a mean value of ~1.07

I make sure to do this with my current job as well, then I simply compare scores. If there are a few that are very close in score, I might re-score them with more careful thought, or after asking the potential employer/client some additional questions.

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In reply to Re: Choosing Your Next Programming Job — Perl Or .NET? by radiantmatrix
in thread Choosing Your Next Programming Job — Perl Or .NET? by marto

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