AIBU to consider leaving an easy remote job for a complete career change?

I can’t decide if I’ve got it so good that I’ve started taking it for granted, or if I’m right to be restless.

I’ve been in my current job for 5 years. I’m fully remote, working from home everyday. To be honest, there’s a lot of gaps in the day, I have a lot of time to keep on top of the house, watch tv, go for walks, pop out for appointments. I work flexible hours, I can do school runs no problem. I get 31 days annual leave a year, a good pension, good sick pay etc. It’s secure and has a whole host of benefits. The problem is I’m so bored, it’s tedious admin, spreadsheets, data entry, minute taking and nothing else. I could do it in my sleep. Whilst it’s freeing having so much spare time, I feel like I waste entire days in bed sometimes because I smashed out all my work in 1 hour.

On a whim, I applied for a Sales Negotiator job and I went for the interview and it went really well. It’s hybrid role, so I would still work from home sometimes but not everyday. The basic salary is a bit less than I’m currently on, but the commission opportunities are really good, if I’m any good at it. I love properties and interior design and would enjoy going to see all the different properties, it would be nice to get out and about and talk to people more again. But I’m so stuck on whether I take it or not. I’m not much of a sales person, trying to push someone into buying something would be my worst nightmare, but I feel with properties they come to you more than you chase them.

I’m just not sure if I’m making a mistake. Will the novelty wear off and I’ll miss how comfortable I had it? Or am I wasting my life sitting at home by myself doing admin that doesn’t remotely challenge me? I’m 29

I can’t decide if I’ve got it so good that I’ve started taking it for granted, or if I’m right to be restless.

I’ve been in my current job for 5 years. I’m fully remote, working from home everyday. To be honest, there’s a lot of gaps in the day, I have a lot of time to keep on top of the house, watch tv, go for walks, pop out for appointments. I work flexible hours, I can do school runs no problem. I get 31 days annual leave a year, a good pension, good sick pay etc. It’s secure and has a whole host of benefits. The problem is I’m so bored, it’s tedious admin, spreadsheets, data entry, minute taking and nothing else. I could do it in my sleep. Whilst it’s freeing having so much spare time, I feel like I waste entire days in bed sometimes because I smashed out all my work in 1 hour.

On a whim, I applied for a Sales Negotiator job and I went for the interview and it went really well. It’s hybrid role, so I would still work from home sometimes but not everyday. The basic salary is a bit less than I’m currently on, but the commission opportunities are really good, if I’m any good at it. I love properties and interior design and would enjoy going to see all the different properties, it would be nice to get out and about and talk to people more again. But I’m so stuck on whether I take it or not. I’m not much of a sales person, trying to push someone into buying something would be my worst nightmare, but I feel with properties they come to you more than you chase them.

I’m just not sure if I’m making a mistake. Will the novelty wear off and I’ll miss how comfortable I had it? Or am I wasting my life sitting at home by myself doing admin that doesn’t remotely challenge me? I’m 29

I honestly could have wrote this post. I also have a very well paying, work from home job that is completely flexible around my two young kids (4 and 1) and I’m 31 but I am so so bored. I also do full time hours over 4 days but making the work I have stretch a 9 hour day is hard! I’ve said I’ll stick it out until my youngest is in finder nursery (3 in Scotland) but then the next day I’m like maybe I should just go?? But like you I don’t want to seem ungrateful. I see my mum friends who are teachers, lawyers, nurses who would kill for the flexibility I have especially for the money. It’s a hard one. For me would depend how old the children are and whether you have the savings to get through a few months if it doesn’t work

Honestly I think you’d be crazy. I’m fully WFH and would never switch to a job that wasn’t.

Can you use the spare time to study something, an OU degree perhaps. Something that can give you the skills to switch careers down the line.

There isn’t much where I am, I mean I could work up to a higher admin position, I’ve already gone up one peg, there’s a couple more above, but it will always be admin and I have a feeling I’m capable of more. I’ve looked at training but i honestly don’t know what I’d train in doing. It’s a lovely small local estate agents in an area I know and love with a lovely team, but the basic is low and does rely on commission to supplement. I quite like the idea of chatting to people and looking at lots of houses and being out and about but I know I’ve got it good. It just doesn’t feel like it unless I sit back and look at the big picture, day in day out, I’m just bored.

Absolutely not. Stay where you are. You have the dream job. Commission? In this economy? No, they will work you to the ground. Keep your remote job, otherwise I’d happily take it!!

There isn’t much where I am, I mean I could work up to a higher admin position, I’ve already gone up one peg, there’s a couple more above, but it will always be admin and I have a feeling I’m capable of more. I’ve looked at training but i honestly don’t know what I’d train in doing. It’s a lovely small local estate agents in an area I know and love with a lovely team, but the basic is low and does rely on commission to supplement. I quite like the idea of chatting to people and looking at lots of houses and being out and about but I know I’ve got it good. It just doesn’t feel like it unless I sit back and look at the big picture, day in day out, I’m just bored.

I really need a job like yours! Home based, flexible snd easy. And able to do school run too!

whwre can i find one?

I can’t decide if I’ve got it so good that I’ve started taking it for granted, or if I’m right to be restless.

I’ve been in my current job for 5 years. I’m fully remote, working from home everyday. To be honest, there’s a lot of gaps in the day, I have a lot of time to keep on top of the house, watch tv, go for walks, pop out for appointments. I work flexible hours, I can do school runs no problem. I get 31 days annual leave a year, a good pension, good sick pay etc. It’s secure and has a whole host of benefits. The problem is I’m so bored, it’s tedious admin, spreadsheets, data entry, minute taking and nothing else. I could do it in my sleep. Whilst it’s freeing having so much spare time, I feel like I waste entire days in bed sometimes because I smashed out all my work in 1 hour.

On a whim, I applied for a Sales Negotiator job and I went for the interview and it went really well. It’s hybrid role, so I would still work from home sometimes but not everyday. The basic salary is a bit less than I’m currently on, but the commission opportunities are really good, if I’m any good at it. I love properties and interior design and would enjoy going to see all the different properties, it would be nice to get out and about and talk to people more again. But I’m so stuck on whether I take it or not. I’m not much of a sales person, trying to push someone into buying something would be my worst nightmare, but I feel with properties they come to you more than you chase them.

I’m just not sure if I’m making a mistake. Will the novelty wear off and I’ll miss how comfortable I had it? Or am I wasting my life sitting at home by myself doing admin that doesn’t remotely challenge me? I’m 29

It's something I'd consider after I no longer needed school pick ups etc.

If you take the sales job are you looking at after school clubs, no more asemblies, limited flex? And potentially be poorer?

Can't you have an affair instead?