Hey

I graduated last year as an electrical engineer and life has given me some jobs here and their . I had a job in the electronics sector (embbeded hardware) which i hated . Got laid off due to some company financial problems. It took me 7 months since to find a job and i have been able to secure 2 of them and at a crossroads which one could be better in financial, security, life and career aspects. I can't fumble around either hence I'm looking for vetern electrical engineers to guide me which path to chose.

First company that i secured job in is a consultancy based in the UK that does substation designs , cable layouts , earthing and other aspects with respect to the DNO/IDNO requirements. Alot of power distribution planning is required and the work is kinda fun . As I'm not in the UK i some experience here could land me a job somewhere in the future in the UK with UK power networks or northern power grid if i have a good grip on the job

Second job i got selected for is an oil refinery with a year of training program . I have previously done an internship here and loved it . It involved broadly understanding process, doing Corrective and preventive maintenance, understanding work to permit , instrumentation drawings PNiD diagrams and SAP system. The field work was amazing as well. This might perhaps be one of the biggest refinery's in my country.

Which one should I go for . I enjoy both equally but my ultimate goal is to make good amount of money and be able to move out of my country as their is literally no future here it's terrible and everyones main objective is to leave as soon as possible . In my eyes and i could be naive . I could work with the power one and could get a masters after a year or two and would most like secure a job in the UK DNO . On the other side i could complete training with the refinery and get hired as a engineer and move out to Aramco or aim for Chevron or Oxy as a instrumention and maintenance engineer. Maybe get a masters in process control somewhere along the way.

Which one is more lucrative direction to take please help 😂 (work life balance, money, future,peace) 🙏