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Job or career?

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Dontbestupidagain · 11/06/2019 10:04

I currently work in a job I hate. It pays well and is pretty flexible although the commute is an hour each way. The job is very challenging but it offers a good stepping stone to other jobs which would be in the sector I want and hopefully can offer some training. I have only been here two months but already I dread going. The staff turnover is very high - sometimes people just don't come back after lunch!
Another job has come up locally to me. It is most definitely a job and not a career with no prospects going forward. The pay is much lower but the hours are set and there is no commute. It is for a good company and a job I have done before which was enjoyable.
My youngest DC is 6 with another 5 years left at primary and limited access to childcare (so I won't be able to work full time for a long time).
I just don't know what to do. My head says stick this out for a few more months and the. Move on with the experience under my belt where as my heart says bloody get out and enjoy an easy life!
Wwyd?

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REDCARBLUE · 11/06/2019 11:54

Job and easy life for me. Imin s dead end job which pays poor but usual hourly rate for what i do but its only term time so im missing out on weeks of wages. But with school age kids (1 leaving primary and one already in secondary school) its great. I drop them off at school and collect them 3:30. And i live 3 miles from work.

DelurkingAJ · 11/06/2019 12:41

Career every time. Imagine all the things you can do in 2 or 5 years time when you’ll be earning more.

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