May be abit long winded lol. Just have no idea what to do!!. I left my last job a month ago . ( I was a senior school janitor in a pretty rough school.. constantly getting verbally abused, assaulted etc. Which was really affecting me ). I was there for two years. I got offered a new job as a TA in a junior school. I started two weeks ago. I'm just really not sure what to do about it. The days are very long.. Its my first full time job as I only worked part time whilst my kids were growing up. I don't mind the job though.. but my youngest seems to be struggling with the change. I've had to get her into before and after school clubs every day. Meaning we are leaving the house at 7.20 and she's not coming home until 5-5.30.. she's 6 years old. She's crying most mornings as she doesn't want to leave me. It's not the school club as she loves it there. It's the fact of leaving me.. she has abit of separation anxiety. I haven't got my first pay yet but I will be earning double what I used to at my old job. But this one is affecting my daughter, my petrol and my bank balance as I'm paying £102 a week for childcare and around £20 a week petrol. ( That one isn't too bad I have a small car so doesn't take a lot to fill ).. I wouldn't leave. But didn't know if it was worth potentially asking the headteacher if I could possibly change afew of my hours.. even if I did 8.30-2.30 so I could pick my girl up from school. Or even have the one day off a week and work full the rest. I look at jobs every day and there doesn't seem to be any that I'm like yes I would absolutely love to do that... Which is strange as id love there to be something that I am excited to go to every day lol. Has anyone been in the same situation? Working in a school is extremely handy for the holidays as I won't need to pay for childcare. Just in two minds right now.