A decision looms.

Today I was contacted by the human resources manager at my former place of employment. She told me that the company, having become busy again, is opening up my position, and wanted to offer it to me before they opened the position to others. I have two days to respond to them. This is a problematic decision, and I should consider the pros and cons.

Pros
I know the content fairly well, understand the office culture, and get along with the staff. This would be an easy position to get into.

Now knowing that they do not necessarily have any loyalty to me, I would be free to be mercenary: I could request to work 4 days/week while also spending some time looking for other work.

My unemployment runs out, if not soon, then eventually, and my job prospects are nonexistent. The security of having a source of income is a wonderful thing, and a lack thereof begins to look very scary. Life is effectively on hold now.

Having spliced myself into other ventures (City Fruit and Seattlest), I would have extracurricular activities to supplement my work.

I could start seeing my therapist again.

Cons
I had a nagging dislike of the work when I was last there. The work is not fulfilling.

I'm not sure how it would be to work under my old supervisors again after having been let go.

The position gives me no clear path by which move into areas which I find more interesting.

I am afraid that I would fall back into the pattern of goofing off and doing the minimum of work possible I set for myself last time. This laziness and lack of productivity made me a mediocre, unhappy worker.

Something about it feels like giving up. That is to say, I had hoped unemployment would give either my career new direction. Is this the sort of thing it's unseemly for a man to complain of?