I have a senior admin/finance job within a group of schools. It's good money, long holidays (I work term time plus 3 weeks) a supportive working environment, close to home and frankly, I'm now so established in the role, I don't have to work that hard. It was a disaster when I took it on, but I've built a good team and processes so now it pretty much runs itself.
I'm also bored and now DC are grown up feel that despite their length, school holidays are restrictive. I can never have a long weekend, for example and my friendship group do a lot of them that I usually have to decline. No one wants to go away in the holidays if they don't need to (I'm single).
I have the opportunity to take another job. Very similar in the responsibilities and that it's a new post, but completely different sector. It's about £5k extra money, but I'll have to work extra weeks for it and I do enjoy the long summer break.
It's a bit of a commute but hybrid working - they're saying one day pw in the office.
So, sacrifice all that lovely time off for more flexibility in when to take it? An easy life, for a new challenge? A short commute for being able to work some days at home? (I'm not sure I'd love homeworking TBH, but some might be nice).
The money isn't important, I have enough and my costs are low these days. By the time I've paid 40% tax, petrol and city centre parking, plus given up my free school lunch, I probably won't notice much difference. Although it will make a difference to my pension. (Both jobs LA defined benefit schemes).
I'm early 50s and currently thinking I could stick this out for another couple of years and retire, but if I was really enjoying a role I'd stay longer
WWYD?