Wwyd job offer?

[Buzzfrightyears]

Job 1 - nice hours, easy commute, able to take x2 children to school (oh does the pick ups), small team of close knit people, understanding manager if ever need time off at short notice etc

Job 2 - 10k a year more than job 1 plus bonuses. Children would need to go to breakfast club 3x per week, a large team of 50+, unsure of manager would be understanding if kids sick etc, lengthy commute (1 hr one way), longer hours, more holiday entitlement

Which would you pick? Sorry to be vague - job is in the advertising sector.

Oh and I’m a member of 3 yrs plus who has nc for this. Mumsnet will confirm if anyone has doubts!

how old are the children?

If upper primary 2, if younger 1.

Honestly, job 1. The commute, hours and time with your kids will be easier. Worth it for £10k pre tax I reckon

Job 1. But I’m totally risk averse and would go for the easy option every time, and that’s what option 1 is.

Job one without hesitation

Job 1. 2 hour per day commute, work out the hourly rate on the 10k, it's probably below minimum wage

1 without a shadow of a doubt

If the kids are little, 1. But I’m doing my version of that now, and so very ready for 2...

What about career progression, long term career goals? Option 1 sounds nicer of course if I'd choose that over the £10k, but would depend on overall picture and long term goals as well.

Job 1 - definitely opt for the stress-free life where you can be available for your children, if financially you can afford to do so

Job 1. Nobody ever lies on their deathbed wishing they had earned more and spent less time with their children.

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I do 2. I’d give up 10K s year to be closer to home and spend more time with the dc/facilitate evening activities and not constantly be rushing and worrying about the state of the M1.

Job 1

Job one unless you are on the breadline.

As pp said no one ever regrets spending time with their children or not spending enough time at work !

Job 1. The ease of the commute and an understanding boss is worth more than the extra £10k, plus it'll be less stress. Priceless

Depends on progression

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1 if you can start progressing again when DC are at senior school.

1, every time.

It would be job 1 for me. While the kids are still young.

Which one has best long term prospects

How much would your commute cost for job 2? An annual ticket for my old commute (roughly an hour each way on the train although walk, bus, tube made it a lot more overall) was nearly 4k. That would eat into the salary difference substantially alongside breakfast club costs so depending on this, you might not actually see much of the 10k after tax.

For me, I would have to think about the longer term career prospects of each to decide.

A good piece of advice I had was to always think two job moves ahead. Is either better for your career/long term goals?

If they are the same in that respect I would choose 1. And I say that as someone who has just chosen 2 as my next move.

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Job 1 for me. No brainer.