Would you let go of your maternity leave for a better opportunity

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Livenlearn · 08/01/2025 11:02

I am on mat leave with a 3 month old baby, I saw some really good job roles posted in organizations which are very suitable for my profile and I might get the role as well.
I am in civil services and have got generous mat leave, however these roles would want me to start within next 3 months. I feel really torn between either I should wait it out and enjoy my time with baby as she won't be this little again or go for some dream roles and secure future for my family.
These roles would be a next level up from my current role and they don't come often. Can do with some advice. Thanks

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VictorianScreenTime · 08/01/2025 11:05

I suppose I’d been wanting to know how secure these new roles are, what are their maternity benefits like (assuming you might like more children), what sort of hours and how would that work with childcare etc.

I wouldn’t necessarily be put off by having to shorten my maternity leave if the opportunity was really going to be for the family’s longer term benefit.

I say this as someone who took 3 months and 4 months mat leave respectively with my two DC but went back to a PT role with great flexibility that I love.

museumum · 08/01/2025 11:04

I went back when ds was 6mo and would do so again but I wouldn't go back earlier if I had the choice as ds was bf and didn't take bottles so 6mo was really the point at which he could be reasonably left with food and cups of milk.

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