Public example ยท fictional details
Tentative outcome: stay
This is an editorial example, not a real AI report. A report for your decision uses your own answers and may reach a different outcome.
Your weighting of considerations
- Time at home on weekdays: very important.
- Room to learn: important, but not at any cost in time.
- Income above the budget threshold: welcome, but not a goal in itself.
Weighted score
Stay: 32 hours a week, about 20 minutes each way, a familiar team and limited progression.: 80%
Switch: 40 hours a week, about 60 minutes each way, new skills and a higher salary.: 60%
How are the scores composed?
Staying takes less time in work and travel. That fits Sam's strongest priority, provided the pay clears the minimum. Switching is likely to offer more growth and pay, but also more work and travel. Higher pay does not automatically make that trade-off worthwhile. A weighted comparison reveals the direction: shared features matter less; time is the decisive difference. A single score would hide why one option fits Sam better.
Visual decision profile
The farther a shape extends outward, the better that option is estimated to fit the consideration. Your order determines how much each consideration counts.
Sensitivity analysis
Before deciding, ask whether the new employer allows two work-from-home days and a 32-hour week. If that removes most of the time gap, the extra development opportunity matters more. Check actual take-home pay in both cases too. Until then, the outcome should remain tentative.
All questions and answers
Take-home pay must cover fixed expenses. Sam checks both jobs against a personal monthly budget. If staying fails that test, it is not a viable option, however attractive the short commute feels. A preference cannot rescue an infeasible option.