Please help me think this through wise mumsnetters.
I’m trying to decide if I should apply for a job or not.
my current job is great. I love what i do, my colleagues are mostly lovely and I feel really fulfilled. However, there are some wider issues in parts of the service that employs me that are casting shadows on my day to day. Specifically some changes that are having a negative impact on colleagues that I don’t feel have been very well thought out, some toxiticy in other parts of the service that are spilling over and also feeling like my manager doesn’t 100% have my back.
a job has come up that is a job I used to do and really love. The team are great and I know I would be really happy there. The main issue really is that it is a pay grade lower. My current role is more senior, so a higher banding. We can afford it, but I can’t quite work out if I’m unhappy enough to take the pay cut. Some days I am. Other days I’m buzzing and so happy in what I do now. Some days I think having less responsibility would be fab. Other days I think it would be frustrating.
I also think I need to factor in that there is a possibility I wouldn’t get the job. I’ll be honest and say I think I have a really good shot at it. I’m more than qualified, have done it before and have a good realtionship with the management team. But, you never know. And I do feel that applying for it would cause some kickback in my current role. Especially with the manger I’m not so sure about. No chance if doing it anonymously as the services are linked and I also feel I should be transparent if I go ahead.
how on earth do I decide? I’m usually a very decisive person, but this has had me going in circles for weeks. Applications close in the next few days, so I need to get sorted.
help??