Job - stay or go

[Infinityandbeyondthestars]

So i have been offered a new postion and i am unsure what is best to do.

My current job, i hate, i don't like the work, my boss or the envoirment, but it is better paid and part time, so i get a day off a week, so better home life balance.

The new job would be full time, if in an area of work i find much more interesting and challenging, money is less but would mean longer commute and worse home life balance.

What would you do, if it was just me i would take the new job in a heartbeat but i feel guilty for my ds who would have to be in school longer hours.

Mmmmh, I work 4 days per week and I personally couldn't go back to full time unless I was desperate. My mental health would suffer too much.

Could you give yourself some more time to find another 4 day per week job?

Less money, a longer commute, an extra day in work, more childcare costs?

Nah, keep looking.

Commute is longer but still under 30 minutes, the reason I'm considering is it gets me into a job I would love to do and out of a job I dislike. There are so few part time roles that to move I would more than likely have to go full time

If this job is going to increase your skills/knowledge and thus improve your job prospects for promotion, then you could plan to be in it for say 3 years and actively search after two years to get the next rung up with better conditions.

It is also easier to negotiate part time hours once you’ve worked there for a while and proven yourself so that still might be a possibility in the not too distant future.

The less money would put me off though and I’d be factoring in the extra commute time to see how much less I’m actually being paid - your time is valuable - to see how big a difference it is in real terms.

However getting out of a toxic situation (if that’s how bad it is in your current job - that isn’t clear in your op) is worth its weight in gold and may give you some decent headspace to focus on your next move.

I realise I’m not giving you a suggested answer one way or another but maybe some other things to think about.