To not take this job?

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Hello all, I'm in a slight pickle :( I've been looking for a new job for a while and found one that perfectly suited me, paying over £2 an hour more than what I am currently on, it's slightly closer to home, and the interview went really well, I'm going on this afternoon to get a feel for the place and to meet the team. The thing is, I adore my current workplace, I love all my colleagues, we get along so so well and I actually enjoy being at work with them. It's completely irrational of me, I know, but I've briefly been to the new office and said hello to everyone and I just...didn't like it. I'm not sure if it's because I don't like change or what. The hours are longer, and it will require some evening and weekend work from home (I have 2 small children and their dad works evenings) I'm just really stuck. It sounds absolutely mental, I know. But I've actually been crying over leaving my current workplace. What would you do? It's not like I can't survive on what I'm paid now, but the extra £2.10 an hour would make a real difference. I'm at a loss!

Listen to your intuition. All I can say is the last time I went ahead with the feelings you have now I ended up really unhappy. There's a lot to be said for happi was and security in the workplace.

I just...didn't like it. - gut instinct is rarely wrong.

Is the extra £2 an hour worth the hassle of longer hours and evening/weekend work? If I was happy in my current position and the pay was sufficient, I would not be taking this other job.
For such a small pay increase, (the pros) the hours/environment and gut instinct (the cons) appear to be far greater.

I wouldn't think twice about it, OP. Just go with your gut reaction and stay in your current job.

£2per hour but more hassle for you and your family? Not worth it dont do it.

Is it worth asking your current employers for a pay rise to match what you would receive in the new place?

To those saying £2 an hour isnt worth it, thats £80 extra a week, an extra days money, not to be siffed at if you are on a low income.

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It would be a good deal, if the hours were the same. However they aren't. They are longer, including weekend and evening work. For a family, that's not suitable usually.

I wouldn't bother. Even with the extra hours meaning more money, you didn't like it there. So it may end up being a horrible job, for not much extra.

Go with your instict. It's not worth the extra money. You could always ask for a performance/pay review at your current place if you feel it's appropriate.
Don't underestimate the value of loving your work. Don't ignore your instict.

Personally I would take it unless the atmosphere seemed toxic. If it was just more ‘professional’ rather than ‘friendly’ that’s just different rather than wrong and you would have to learn to see the people you work with as colleagues not friends. But it’s not for everyone.

Respect the gut! I didn't listen to my gut when I went for an interview last year, got caught up in the thrill of the chase etc.

BIG mistake! I left a secure job for it and it was totally wrong for me and I ended up leaving after 2 months and it got nasty!

You'll know when it's right.

Why have you been looking for a new job if you are so happy in your current one? Something must have made you decide to look, apply for job(s), go through the interview process.
Are you sure this "gut feeling" isn't just fear of the unknown?

Stay with your current job but talk to your line manager about a pay increase.

What is making you look for a different job?

I almost did this. In the end i stayed where i was and once i had made that decision (long talks with family and friends/random tears etc) i just felt relieved.
Listen to your gut. The extra money isnt worth it if you re unhappy and it will effect family life with anti social hours etc.

Why are you looking for a new job then?

Thanks everyone. The reason I was looking for another job is because currently I'm on £8.21 an hour for what is supposedly an important role. Line manager has spoken to big boss but big boss is a test to put it mildly and refuses to budge. However there is a chance of me picking up some other things that would force him in to thinking about a pay rise for me

*twat

it will require some evening and weekend work from home

For this reason I wouldn't take it. I did a job for 4 years where I had to work Saturday morning on a rota basis and I have promised myself I'll never work weekends again! It feels like such an imposition on your time.

So you love your job but want more money?
Up to you which you consider more important.

Oh OP on that basis I'd just move on actually. Cant bear bosses that expect the world and pay peanuts.

I learned the hard way not to ignore those feelings. It's not some woo bullshit: you've actually met these people and you know something isn't right.

I just took a new job for similar reasons and the daily drudgery makes me want to weep. I absolutely hate it. Thank God it's only for three months while I'm moving. I ignored all my doubts.