<human>: Throwaway account because...I'm embarrassed it is so hard for me to  make a decision.

I am a 31 female. I have been working at my current job for about 8 years. It's nothing glamorous but it pays more than it should and affords me a lot of downtime that I used to use to work on school work, and now use mainly to surf reddit. For now, I have weekends off, but it is a 24/7 operation and sometimes I can get called in to work overnight on weekends. Recently the company I work for has been acquired by another company and rumor is that my department will be liquidated.

I also recently was offered a position as a letter carrier with USPS. It has always been my dream to be a letter carrier but from what I read its not quite the job it used to be. Regardless, the thought of working on my own, getting to walk around and be outside is appealing. Taking the USPS job, which is a 360 day contract with high potential to become a full time employee. The benefits in the long term if I become a full time employee could outweigh the initial drawbacks. The job also would be a $3+ an hour pay cut from what I make at my current job. The life at this job sounds very uncertain...it is part time but most carriers work 40+ hours a week, no set days off, often working 8+ days in a row.

The thing is, I have to accept the USPS job tomorrow, or I lose the offer. There is a meeting next week at my current job that will confirm whether I will continue to have a job here and for how long. The meeting could also be just a regular meeting and the rumor that my department will be consolidated will be just that, a rumor. 

Do I follow money and a job with 8 years seniority or take a chance and live the dream of carrying letters? I also just finished school with a bachelors in Behavioral Science, so, if the post office thing doesn't work out, hopefully I will be able to find SOMETHING else...but I haven't have ANY luck applying for things in my field so far.

Can you condense the text into three sentences or less?
<bot>: Should I stay at my decent paying cushy job that I may be laid off from in the near future or take a letter carrier gig that pays less and is uncertain?