This put Carathéodory in a difficult position since he sided with the Greeks, yet his father served the government of the Ottoman Empire. Since he was a trained engineer he was offered a job in the British colonial service.
Ito ilagay Carathéodory sa isang mahirap na posisyon dahil siya kinakampihan sa mga Greeks, pa ang kanyang ama served ang pamahalaan ng Turko Empire. Magmula ng siya ay isang sinanay na engineer siya ay inalok ng trabaho sa British kolonyal na serbisyo.