Job offer

Hi! I was informed a month ago that I’d be losing my job at the end of the year. I just received a job offer from another company and I have tentatively accepted, but I’m a little conflicted! Help!

My last job was at a large worldwide pharmaceutical company doing quality control chemistry making $73,000 a year. I had to drive two hours round trip, but there wasn’t very much traffic.

This job is at a small company that makes diagnostic equipment doing assay validation. Less chemistry, more equipment testing. It only pays $40,000 a year. I will be driving about the same, but it will be a shorter distance with waaay more traffic.

I’ve only been looking for about a month and this is the first interview and offer I have gotten. Financially, there is no rush for me to get a job. As long as I get one in the next year, we’re good. I’m just concerned I’m rushing into this because I’m worried about losing my medical benefits and having to stop our fertility treatments!

What do you think?