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My dream job has come up locally - not sure how it would work with home life.

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TeaSqueezingpos · 19/03/2026 14:28

Should I still apply and just see?
I’m worried I’m going to get my hopes up.

I’ve been thinking about going back to full time for a little while. I currently work 10 hours a week at a school.

Years ago, I wanted to get into weddings and events.. but I had no idea how and living rurally not much ever came up that was a reasonable distance to travel. But today a job has come up 15 minutes away from me. It’s a wedding coordinator - I don’t have much experience of wedding planning, other than my own wedding a few years back. But I do have a ton of people-facing, customer facing and under-pressure work experience.

I’m also unsure how it would work around home life. I have a husband who works 8-6 mon-fri and two children who need to get too and from school.

it’s working from home, other than to attend the weddings, meetings, viewing ect.

is there any point in me applying? I desperately would love it.. but if I apply and get invited to interview, then offered the job I feel like I’m going to be disheartened when it doesn’t work around my family. 😭

OP posts:
rubyslippers · 19/03/2026 14:31

If you want a job then you pay for childcare
Start looking at wrap round at their schools, childminders etc

your DH could ask for flexi working
surely the weekdays would be office hours and the weekends you’d have to be at venues etc so your partner would be around anyway?

WhosGotTheKeysToMyBimma · 19/03/2026 14:29

Don't borrow trouble.

Apply and see what happens.

If they offer you the job you may be able to ask for an adjustment to the hours.

ElephantPidgeon · 19/03/2026 14:29

Give it a go and find out! Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

SalmonOnFinnCrisp · 19/03/2026 14:29

Apply for it and see what happens

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