Would you take this job with a 3 year old?! I’m torn!

It's likely you will adapt. I'd go for it but not make any additional financial commitments such as increasing mortgage or debts, that way if it doesn't work out you will be able to give up the job and either go back to being a SAHP or find a part time job with fixed hours. You may find flexible working in line with client need is actually you being flexible to the clients needs rather than you having choice over your hours.

“worry I might regret it if I start” you are aware a job contract is not a life-long commitment and you will be able to hand in your notice if you decide it’s not the right thing for you?!

Absolutely take it.

You can't turn down £70K in favour of making proper meals and keeping on top of the house! Well you can, but you'd be silly to!

You’d be crazy not to!

It’s a perfect time to get back to full time work - your dc will enjoy social time with friends at a preschool setting and you will have money to make life easier. So you could afford a cleaner and I would strongly recommend hiring a cleaner for 3 hours a week (easy if you are wfh!)

Regarding the household: it is important your dp pulls his weight.

There are lots of threads about juggling work and kids. Batch cooking, slow cooking, preparing the evening meal before work, etc.

Millions of us make this work just fine and you will too!

I agree with this.. Do not pass up such a wonderful, flexible opportunity.
See if you can negotiate an extra week's holiday if you are worried... or start part time for the first week..
But with a great salary like that you can afford to grease the wheels of the household.

Your independence is so important and this way you will be maintaining your career. You can do this!!!

best of luck

I dont see why you wouldn't. I am a high earner and have 3 young kids. You adapt :-)

Keep on top of running the house? You can outsource some of this with a cleaner, handyman, someone to do ironing etc. You could use a meal service like hello fresh etc

I'm literally have your exact situation. 3 year old at nursery, full time remote job on circa £70k per year, only going to the office twice per month.

I have a weekly cleaner and someone who comes in monthly to do odd jobs and the garden. If I need to I use my lunch break to catch up on any household chores, the rest are split fairly with my husband. It is entirely doable and important for your long term financial well being in terms of pension and ability to stay in the job market. Go for it!

Take the job.

Honestly, you'll be glad you did. It is very hard getting back into the job market after time out, and this sounds like a no brainer.

Take the job, take the job! You'll make it work

Absolutely you should do it!

Suggest you go for it. On £70k you will be able to afford a cleaner for a few hours a week and if you’re working full time, then your partner will have to share the household load. It’s also never a good idea to rely solely on your partner as they could lose their job, become unwell etc. Having financial security allows you to make choices.

Pay for a cleaner and batch cook she’ll be in school soon

Everyone’s circumstances are a bit different but DH and I both work full time with a now 5 year old and I went back almost immediately. I work from home most of the time except when travelling for work and I do cleaning, washes, food prep over my lunch hour, the evening and weekends. I think that’s what most working parents do with you having the additional flexibility of working from home most of the time. Your DH would likely need to step and help if you are both working - is there a reason he couldn’t do that?

Absolutely nothing wrong with that, and I definitely do that too. Only mentioned as the OP said she was worried about not being able to cook 'proper meals'

I don’t understand the difficulty either. No commute, childcare sorted and clearly plenty of time on your hands. I guess you could ask about doing part time hours to start but otherwise I can’t see a problem here and that’s a ‘lot’ of money - more than I’ll ever make!

WTF is ‘running the house’? I don’t spend that time cleaning the house a month never mind a day!

Stop with the pointless busy work and take the job.

On that salary you can get a cleaner. And a meal preparation service if you really think you need it.

@Cathmawr

there is nothing wrong with the odd ready meal/frozen pizza/ beans on toast sometimes. Lots of people don’t wanna spend their precious weekend time batch cooking

I would 100% do this! If it helps your worries, for my working days I prep dinner in the slow cooker the night before. I also batch cook on the weekend and freeze portions so all you have to do is take it out to defrost and then heat it up when you get home. I clean and do the laundry after my toddlers gone to bed. You'll be fine, it sounds like a great deal!

You need 6+ hours per day to look after the house and cook?

Honestly, you are taking 7 hours to clean and prep dinner, because you have the time and are filling it. If you didn't have the time you would become more efficient. Plus, you could outsource the cleaning with that salary no problem. It seems like an offer that it too good to turn down - great salary, great flexibility. You should definitely at least give it a go.

I'd take the job, definitely. It sounds like a decent, flexible role with a good salary.

You'll manage fine with cooking and cleaning after work, loads of people work full time and manage it.

Take job hire cleaner
Dh gets engaged in running house online shopping etc

What on earth are you doing all day?