I have worked in public sector jobs all my working life (12 years). I have been back in my current job for 6 months after maternity leave, working 3 days a week, and I am not happy there anymore (no reduction in workload, my manager seems to have had a personality change and lots of other little things).
Have seen a job advertised for part-time - I meet all the criteria, it is 5 minutes drive away (I currently drive 20 minutes on a good day), same money - but it is for a (international) private company.
Part-time jobs in my line of work are very few and far between - so it does seem too good an opportunity to pass up but I am scared about taking the leap into the uncertainty of the private sector after being 'protected and secure' so to speak for so long.
Please reassure me that working for a private company isn't as bad as I have made out in my head!
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After 12 years in public sector employment, how much of a risk is it to work in private industry?
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Ceebee74 · 10/07/2007 08:41
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