Sorry - big long ramble to get my thoughts straight. Any comments appreciated!
I have been in my current job for 17 years. It was my first job out of university and I've worked my way up from office junior to second in command. I have been half-heartedly thinking I'd like to leave for at least 17 10 years. It's a small organisation and I feel a bit like I'm stagnating.
I have been looking out for something else, and a job has just been advertised that I've been waiting to come up for ages, but there are drawbacks.
Here are the pros and cons:
Current job:
Secure - permanent contract, large pay out if made redundant due to financial difficulties (not currently on the cards but it's a small voluntary sector organisation so can't rule it out)
Familiar - I can do it in my sleep (and often do!) and I consider my colleagues family.
Prospects - my boss has been talking for a while about dropping 2 days a week and giving me a deputy type job title with pay rise.
On the other hand:
I'm bored to tears with it, have only had one job in my adult life and feel like I don't want to be here for another 20 yrs until I retire.
The commute is bloody awful - I used to be home based and moved out of the city when DD was little, but I now do a 1hr 15 commute each way 4 days a week, so 10 hrs a week sat in traffic plus £40 a week petrol.
New job that has just been advertised:
2 minute walk from my front door!
New challenge and interesting.
I have previously done some volunteering for them and I like the cause (charity sector) and I think the team seem very friendly
Pay - very slightly lower than I'm on now FTE, but I currently work 30 hrs and commute for 10, and this would be 37 hrs but no commute so actually I'd have more money coming in for fewer hrs IYSWIM.
Cons:
It's a 12 month contract which will only be renewed if the post is funded.
They are very reliant on statutory grants which don't always come through so I know people have had to leave before.
So I'd be giving up my current security of a permanent job and could find myself jobless in 12 months. I'm a LP with no other income so this would be a major problem.
On the one hand I think I'd be mad to take the risk, but on the other hand I feel like I'm looking for excuses to stay in my comfort zone.
I know I haven't been offered the job yet and maybe I should just apply and see what happens, but I know them well and wouldn't want to mess them around and also the CEO emailed me the job ad today so I'm pretty sure I'm in with a good shot!
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OccamsLadyshave · 02/04/2015 22:27
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