job offer advice needed 19 years ago
Don't go for the suits. Enterprise software sucks the life out of people and give very little in return - as someone already mentioned you will deal with the wrong kind of complexity - the lots-of-stupid-little-details-which-fuck-you-up kind.
A large db diagram doesn't mean anything, and if there is a steep learning curve you should be suspicious that the software is not so well engineered as they want you to think.
"run upstairs"? Ok.... then...
Take the "easier" job. Do your work in 2 hours every day. Use the remaining time for something useful for you. Learn.