Money or fulfillment?

Dunroamin

mandi wrote: »

Fulfillment JodyBPM . :j

Someone once said to me when my children were young " turn around & they're gone " How true they were .

Grasp this opportunity with both hands & wallow in every second ... My children are both adults now, I would do anything to be in your shoes .

Time moves so fast .

But why assume that sitting round the house waiting for the children to come in from school would be more fulfilling than an interesting job? That's why I asked the OP what she would do in the time she would have free if she worked part time.

You can buy an enormous amount of domestic help for £1,500 a month.

mandi

Dunroamin wrote: »

Why would you feel more fulfilled by working part time - what will you do with the extra hours you would have?

Perhaps have more time with her children ?

Poppy9

I too would wait until interview. Also job 1 if with Local Authority you can ask to go part time if you find it too much after a few months and they have to consider it - well my LA does. They don't have to say yes but they have to give good consideration as to whether a job share could work.

Job 2 the 6k pay cut would depend on what your current salary is now as to whether it's worth taking such a cut. Also what are promotion prospects?

I work LA and was PT for 16 years but I needed a change of job, was bored because DD wasn't needing me so much and there were no decent paying PT jobs that were in an area I liked. I would not have considered a pay cut as it would have affected my final salary pension.

I now work full time in similar role but different service area and I'm loving it. So nice to be challenged and enthusiastic about these challenges after years of totally knowing what I was doing.

A cut though wouldn't have made me happy!

mandi

Dunroamin wrote: »

But why assume that sitting round the house waiting for the children to come in from school would be more fulfilling than an interesting job? That's why I asked the OP what she would do in the time she would have free if she worked part time.

You can buy an enormous amount of domestic help for £1,500 a month.

Why would any parent want to spend £1,500 a month on domestic help Dunroamin ?

If Jody makes the choice to go part time she wont have the time to sit around trust me .

Poppy9

mandi wrote: »

Why would any parent want to spend £1,500 a month on domestic help Dunroamin ?

If Jody makes the choice to go part time she wont have the time to sit around trust me .

I would:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: if I had that much spare cash!

When I was part time once my DD reached about 13/14 I started to get bored. All my friends were back in work or worked opposite days to me and I felt I needed to challenge myself again in the work place.

mandi

Poppy9 wrote: »

I would:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: if I had that much spare cash!

When I was part time once my DD reached about 13/14 I started to get bored. All my friends were back in work or worked opposite days to me and I felt I needed to challenge myself again in the work place.

Good for you Poppy me too. I agree and a good move when your DD was 13/14 . but I'm sure Jody said her children are primary age though .

Ladyhawk

You'll know once you've had the interviews which one you want. Your head and your heart may be in opposition but you'll know. Good luck!!

avantra

Ha, public services , it is a different planet to private sector wage slavery/no pension/no PT

The world is your lobster really, I would say go for 2nd job as the first job might be also at risk if further down the line if it is a of a similar nature.

Tiglath

If the fulltime job was the only one around and it was offered to you, would you take it? That might give you a clue as to whether you're prepared to work fulltime. When it comes to jobs, I'd say always go with your gut feeling.

samtoby

I have worked full time since my little boy was 6 months old. Only now (he is nearly 9) have I just got a part time job. It came to me almost and I am lucky in my new job to be earning what I was full time for part time now so I am able to spend more time with my son. Difference is now that he wants to play with the children outside and invite them in to play and not spend time with Mummy so much unless its cuddled by the tv so I have been using the time to do the house work so I get to use my weekend time with my partner who works long hours all week and we can do things as a family.

I wish now if I had gone part time. But in hindsight I had a lot of debt to pay back so I probably would not be debt free. Its a touch one but if your able to I would work part time. Plenty of time for full time when your children are older.