To turn down this job offer?

[Alwayscommuting]

Morning everyone. I’m having a bit of a dilemma. I have a job at the moment in a branch for a bank. I’ve been there about 4 years and there’s no room for progression.
I started to look else where and got an interview for a slightly more senior role with another bank but it’s in a call centre.
I’ve now been offered the job and it is more money. The issue is that I would be going back to working shifts any time between 7am and 11pm and I would be working weekends. At the moment I only work Saturday mornings and it’s roughly 2 out of 4.
I’ve put off replying all weekend and now I don’t know what to say. It is a step up and more money but the shifts are putting me off and the fact that it’s call centre work. I know people can be nasty over the phone.
To avoid drip feeding my husband also works shifts and we don’t have any children yet.

I would do it whilst I didn't have kids to be honest. Get the experience and in 12-18 months start looking for something more family friendly if kids are on the cards.
I have sacrificed a lot for my kids in terms of my career. I kind of wish I had done more before they came along in order to provide more stability.

Did you know about the shifts element when you applied for the job?

To be honest only you can decide what you want to do. Would this be a good stepping stone in your career? How desperate are you to move? How many other options have you got?

I'd probably lean towards saying no don't take it and look for something better suited to you, but you're the only one who can really determine whether this would be a good move to support your long term career.

Thanks everyone. I did know about the shifts but had been told by someone that it was one weekend in 4. Turns out that was for another role. I’m not desperate to move but it is something that I’ll need to do before too long. I don’t want to sink too much time into something that isn’t going anywhere. My other concern is that it might be more sales driven but that might not be the case.

I think I'd send them a polite note saying thank you for the offer, you've thought about it over the weekend but have decided it's not the right role for you. If you've got this far with one application, other opportunities will come up which suit you better. I've been in jobs which don't suit me for one reason or another and it's miserable.