Family and friends are congratulating me. They all say I should accept it. My mother even called on FaceTime, screaming with joy.

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But honestly, all this fanfare is making me depressed. This job was my fallback. It feels like I've never landed a job in my life I was truly excited for. The company offering me the position is a company I interned with a couple years ago, and I know what it's like "behind the scenes." They're a mess. They're always delaying clients on deadlines, passing off extra job responsibilities to people, and not to mention I'm 99% sure I'll never be trained on any hard skills (a total waste of my technical degree). Meanwhile, I'm still in the interview process for my dream job. It's a 24-month apprenticeship program with a full-fleshed training program, including course materials, a mentor, etc. (not to mention with a very reputable firm).

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What do I do? Go against the advice of all family and friends and decline the offer? Or take it and suck it up, like I always do?