To think is it practical to go back to work when kids are in primary school- are you a dinner lady ?

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Lets explain my life 1st- married my husband works full time 10 hrs a day and weekends and we have 2 children in primary school(6+9) .
I havnt worked for 6 years now as the company went under whilst on maternity leave. We live happily on husband wage and uc/child benefits topping it up with savings also and don't have money concerns.
Ive seen there's a dinner lady job at a local school 20 mins walk from where I live -i don't drive. (Not the school my kids attend)
It sounds ideal as something with only 8 hours monday-friday suits me so that i can still focus on being with the kids at holidays and weekends (no family around and we refuse to pay out the costs of childcare/nursery) its term time- however is it practical with having kids my self ? If one is sick for example or there's an appointment.

Knowing ive got a purpose again bringing in my own money to the house would be nice but not needed
Socialising again with people also would be a benefit
Are you a dinner lady with your own kids at a different school?

Because in Britain we have an absurd housing system whereby people ruch enough to buy houses rent them at extortionate prices to those who cannot afford to buy, then in order that tenants don't starve to death or end up on the streets, the government gives benefits for them to then give to the landlords.

It's very strange, yes.

Exactly. Most people I know would call £30,000 a high wage indeed, but Mumsnet seems to think that low.

TBF if someone posted saying they were on a high income and earned, I dunno, 100k, there'd probably be posters along in no time saying that's nothing in their world and they spend that much on the food shop.

But this is why it's a bit daft to get hung up on what someone means by a high income. People's views on what that amounts to means it's near enough meaningless.

I don’t know anyone who would call £30k a high wage.

Isn’t that about the average?

You’ve just proven the point. 30K is a high wage to millions in this country.

I'm a dinner lady. I work from 10.15 until 14.45. Its perfect for me as a lone parent with not many childcare options other than my parents who also work. The only think I don't like is that my only time off my children are off too . But not having the stress of trying to arrange child care during the holidays is 100% worth it. I've had to give up jobs in the past due to child care issues.

I had to have a week off when my daughter had chicken pox last year but it would be the same regardless of what my job was.

Oh and also missing my children's school concerts etc is a bit disappointing too.

If you look at the IFS income distribution calculator, it's more than 63% of the population earn, so it's high to a lot of people.