Job interview wobble

[whatdoidooooo]

I really don't enjoy my job.

I work with great people and have great terms and conditions. It's pretty flexible and the holidays are fantastic. It's literally just my job in the place that I hate.

Anyway, I've been looking elsewhere and have an interview next week. But the money is already at least a 9k drop and the job is a two year contract. It would be an 11.5k drop if I get out in at the bottom of the scale.

Now my employer have offered us all a £3.5k payrise, so I could be taking an even bigger drop.

I don't know whether to withdraw my application and hope something else comes up in my own workplace?

Things would be quite tight if I got the new job on the lowest salary. But is is stupid to stay where I am just because of money, and liking everything bar the job itself??

Can you move or retrain internally? Don't just hope that something comes up - make it clear that you'd like a change and ask for support in making the transition to a different role.

Do you know what you'd like to do instead? Is that what this new application is for?

Thanks for replying @Whataretheodds

They know I'm unhappy, and I've been mucked about a bit with another opportunity, to be honest. That came to nothing in the end.

I'd like to take a step back to an admin type role, or co-ordinator in my existing area, but we have a PT admin already.

The new job is admin/housing based, but the money won't be as good even if I moved up after training, and the T&C's are good, but not as good.

I'm just so stuck.

You're not stuck. It might feel like it now but you're not. Good admin people are valuable and have lots of transferable skills.