I, myself can not really relate to it, but i can tell the story of my brother.

After graduating, he got offered his job at the same place he did the required work experience at, and accepted it. He was put in charge of a team, and his first project was something he had no idea how to do. Doing a degree in mechatronics did not really prepare him for building a staircase, he said. He is now (8 months later) joint head of the water pipeline from Brisbane to the Northern Territory (It will deliver water to the drought areas)

He is home 2 out of 14 days, but he seems fine. Do what you think is right, and take sapi's advice.