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Which job would you pick?

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Iampondering · 28/04/2024 18:32

Please give me your advice as I’m going round in circles!! A bit about me… single mum but with loads of hands on family support, one DS aged 6, mortgage free.

Job one: £65k a year (my current job.) Very very easy and flexible, can do most of pick ups / drop offs, all school holidays off, occasional weekend work needed. No progression opportunities, in fact earnings may reduce in the next 10 years due to AI (impossible to say for certain though.)

Job two: £120k a year (new job.) Really exciting job, will look amazing on CV. Likely to be very high pressure and stressful. Lots of future opportunities. 4 days a week and 25 days holiday. Hybrid and flexible, but will require some travelling to an office 2 hours away.

(I appreciate I’m very lucky to have this dilemma!) What would you pick?

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abracadabra1980 · 29/04/2024 19:49

I would always, always put my children's emotional needs before any high flying career opportunities, especially as you are financially stable, and it would take me less than 2 seconds to decide-but that's just me.

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