Advice re. job offer

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I am hoping for some advice. I have been a SAHM for almost 2 years and have recently started looking for work again. I have been offered a part time job in a similar field to my old work but more junior and therefore much less pay. Its enough to cover my childcare costs but the problem is I am really not excited about it as the industry is very different to what I have worked in before. I was really hoping to go back into a role in a similar industry but it is proving very hard!

What would you do? I am thinking about taking it and giving it a go but I'm not sure I am doing anyone any favours if I am already unsure before I start!

It can be very hard to get your first job after a couple of years off as a SAHP so if you think it could get you the more recent experience you need then do it. Look at it as a stepping stone and at least it’s in a similar field

Tricky one - really depends on how desperate you are to get back to work and your chances of finding something more suitable in the timeframe you need. You'll be on probation there for a few months and probation works both ways - if you find it's not working for you you can leave, as long as you can do it in a way that doesn't reflect badly on your CV.

It’s easier to find a job once you’re in one.

Going back in at a similar level is always dependent on skills & demand.

Take it! Chances of getting back in where you left are slim. Go and do a great job, and use it as a springboard to bigger and better.