Job Offers - help me make a decision.... 1, 2 or 3.

[EeenyMeeny]

Job offer 1) 18 hrs p/w and ad hoc shifts for extra hours when I want. This is a downwards step in terms of where I currently career wise, but due to working more hours, money will be relatively similar. This will work around childcare and comes with minimal stress.

2. Full time (37.5) hrs p/w. Promotion of current role. Status. Something I will be really good at and deserve. Increase in pay, but will require full time child care for 4yo. Increase in responsibly meaning more stress, but in a position to implement change.

3. 22.5hrs p/w doing job that will be a promotion, but requires more travel. Increase in paid childcare needed, but only on 2 days a week. Job has status and will set me on a good path to reach ultimate goal. Working environment and team not the best - cliquey, and repetitive in nature re the work I'll be doing.

HELP

Job 2

You sound a lot more positive about job 2 than job 3, and the prospects are far better than job 1.

It can be difficult getting back to a previous job level if you take a step down (bitter experience) so I wouldn’t recommend it!

Job 2.

3 sounds like it could have been a good compromise but having just spent three years trying to claw my way out of a job with a team I hated, I'd never knowingly take a job in a cliquey environment.

Ok, interestingly, I felt disappointment when I saw job 2 has been suggested by you.

I should have mentioned, job 2 is where I work now. Fantastic team, but an absolute shit show due to current manager. And I use the term manager loosely.

May I ask why @Soola?

Job 2.

1 is a step down that you may come to regret/resent especially when your children are older.

3 sounded great until you mentioned cliques- a bitchy environment can be hell.

I would go for job 1. If it fits round childcare and minimal stress it sounds so much better than the others to me.

Job 2 (or 3 if you can cope with the cliques).
There’s no way I’d pick 1.

Agreed with Expressedways

It’s difficult to say without salary and childcare costs to compare.

I was going to say 2 until you mentioned the shit show manager in your next post.

1. If you have to deal with a shit show or working with shit people hen you might as well do it for a job that sets you on a good path

2, even if you're disappointed.

1 isn't really an option, it's a step down and you might struggle to step back up, or resent it, when your children are older. School will start soon, too.

2 you sounded most passionate about - I would have said 3, but if you're going to have to deal with a crap work environment and cliques, I'd probably say that it's better the devil you know. Plus 2 is less repetitive, and you've got a great team.

Not 1. It’s a step down you’ll regret: in 3 years If you take either of others you could be promoted again. If you take 1 you might still be there.

Was gonna say 2, but I think you are more keen on 3. No one works with a 100% amazing team, things change: travel is good, less disruption for child and same money

So dependent on your character, I think. Some people can just shrug off horrid cliquiness better than others (I'd put myself firmly in the 'not-good-at-that) camp. If you think you could cope with that without being drawn in or too stressed by it, then job 3 is a clear winner imo.

If you are very sensitive to relational dynamics generally, I'd not underestimate the potential impact of a cliquey environment, and go with 2.

Thank you all. Lots to think about.

Definitely job 2. Your career is obviously important to you, so I wouldn't take a step back, you could end up bored, unfulfilled and trying to work your way back up.

Job 3 isn't worth the stress.

Job 2 all the way!

Job 2. Assuming child will be in school soon

Job two.

The first isn’t an option really, is it? After all you’ve worked towards? Na.

I worked with cliquey bitches and it was t worth my sanity. Sod that for a game of soldiers.

And in job two, if you implement changes which are successful you could perhaps then approach them to reduce your hours to 30 if you wanted as by then the ship will be sailing smoothly and they will be so relieved all is well that they won’t have any reason not to allow it? Just a thought....should you end up missing the dcs too much.

Definitely not job 3 cos of boring work and cliquey colleagues.