Aibu to decline this interview?

[GinAndSonic]

A month or so ago I applied for a few jobs, including a job as a room attendant at a nice hotel near me. In the interim I interviewed for, was offered and accepted a job at Ann Summers. I have worked there a week and I love it. Shifts are variable, but the latest I work is 8:30pm. My boyfriend is looking after my DC for my late shifts, and family are looking after them at weekends.

I got an email yesterday inviting me to interview for the room attendant job. The latest shift there finishes at 4pm, which would reduce my need for childcare. I could do the work to a good standard.

I don't really want to go for the interview though. I've got this job, I enjoy it, I like my workmates, I get a great discount
Also, in getting this job I've come off income support so have had to contact jobcentre, tax credits, housing benefit etc, and changing so soon after would mess up all that as I'd have to change info again and God knows they are capable of messing up the simplest of changes on their systems.

Aibu to refuse an interview for a job that would reduce my reliance on other people in favour of staying in a job that needs more childcare but is really enjoyable?

Enjoying your job is very important, I would stay.

Stay with AS. My friend worked there in the early part of her retail career and made assistant manager. She's now high up in head office elsewhere, and AS w never a problem on her CV.

Wow what a lot of snobbery about working for a really successful retail business versus a job cleaning . In all seriousness a retail assistant is likely to progress faster and further in the same company than a chambermaid with no hospitality qualifications completing with hotel school graduates in a hotel chain.

Also chambermaids earn basic rate with very limited prospects for earning extra (the British are notoriously poor tippers too) whereas if the OP is any good at selling (which as she likes the job probably is) she can pretty much guarantee to be supplementing her wages with commission every week once she has found her feet. There's also plenty of scope for promotion .

Definitely stay at Ann Summers. You like the job, and its so important not to forget that you are allowed a life too. It sounds much better for you than a room attendant role. Tell your family this and I'm sure they will support you.

Enjoying your job is very important, I would stay.