Three years to get debt free

stymied

Can you go for both?

Willowtree222

Parkyp said:

It’s a lot for you to think about. Ooh how lovely a lottery win would be 🤞

It would help if I played it 😂

Willowtree222

stymied said:

Can you go for both?

Yes, I could go for several. The one that only two of us can go for (there’s also two jobs) is where they see me. If I don’t go for it, I automatically get put in the pool for the teaching position so if I do nothing, I go into the teaching pool anyway. 

My options are voluntary redundancy or go for this position that’s exactly what I’m doing now. I’m just tired at the minute and it’s hard to make these kind of decisions when I feel like this. I’m also in limbo with my back. My back isn’t great and I’m waiting for my scan. I have a date just need to get to that.
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Sun_Addict

I hope you come to the right decision for you. If you took voluntary redundancy would you get a decent pay off? Could you get another job pretty quickly if you took that option? I’d be inclined to make a pros and cons list of both options and consider the results. 

Willowtree222

Sun_Addict said:

I hope you come to the right decision for you. If you took voluntary redundancy would you get a decent pay off? Could you get another job pretty quickly if you took that option? I’d be inclined to make a pros and cons list of both options and consider the results. 

I’ve had a gap when I worked for a private bit so not that much really. 

Finding work teaching is relatively okay. Sign up with an agency and you can usually get a few days work a week.

I know my colleague who can also apply for the same two jobs asked for redundancy and they’ve negotiated something totally different. X

stymied

Is it a favourable totally different? I was thinking that applying for both might give you a bit of extra breathing space to make decisions.

Whichever protects your back and therefore your long term income might be a pro on your list.

Willowtree222

stymied said:

Is it a favourable totally different? I was thinking that applying for both might give you a bit of extra breathing space to make decisions.

Whichever protects your back and therefore your long term income might be a pro on your list.

It’s working 3 days and then reducing part of the role I wouldn’t want to do. However, it’s whether a 3 day working week pay is enough to sustain me. This would protect my back and at least would be some income….

He’s not offered me that yet. Im
wondering if he would though if he’s offered it her. I wouldn’t want the other part of the role so it’s either 3 days or voluntary or do a job I really don’t want to do. 

Decisions, decisions. 

Willowtree222

Would appreciate any input! What do people think? 

Parkyp

How did you survive financially when you went down to four days having the Monday off, can’t remember the reason why that stopped. 

Would you maybe qualify for tax credits (not sure if it’s still called that) if you reduced your hours. 

stymied

If you can get fill in work to keep you going then I would avoid the job you really don’t want to do (is that your current job?)

Are you sure there’s not 4 days available of the part of the role you want to do?