Risk Leaving Perm Position for Temp in Better Local?

[frances81]

Just curious if any of you would - or have - ever risked leaving a permanent position in a less desirable location for a temporary 18 month temp. position in your proferred, much-coveted location?

From speaking with managers there, it’s almost impossible to get a perm. position in the city I’d like to live in and the majority of postings in my specialty are temp.

[beekee]

Does the temp position have any sort of benefits? I would not leave a permanent position for a temp position without health insurance. Sounds like a way to keep the place staffed on the cheap. Plus, I tend to prefer the less desirable places.

[ruby_jane, BSN, RN]

15 minutes ago, frances81 said:

From speaking with managers there, it’s almost impossible to get a perm. position in the city I’d like to live in and the majority of postings in my specialty are temp.

I think that's your answer. There's no guarantee of renewal of temporary work. If you have a bunch of money saved and no school loans, no kids, no anything that requires some steady financial commitment, I say go for it! With my current lifestyle (mortgage and kid going to college) there's no way I could.