Should I do this overtime for an extra £100?

[snowygreyness]

I reduced my hours in 2018 from a 5 to a 4 day week.

This was partly due to my health conditions - both mental and physical. I have ME and spend most of my Friday sleeping - probably from 10-2 which fits with school runs. It helps me keep on top of my fatigue and keep on track with life really.

Someone in my dept (there's only 2 of us office based) is off. My Boss has asked do I fancy some overtime - to work the next 2 Fridays.

It will earn me approx £100. I lost £200 a month when I decreased my hours but we could afford this as a family.

If I say yes it means disappointing my son. He loves our Friday morning walks to school and that I pick him up. It's the only day we get to do that and there is no rush to get to/from school on that day. It also means rearranging plans with my Mum on Friday (Taking her to ikea). But it means an extra £100 in my wage.

If I say no, I worry it will be seen as a mark against me. I don't work in the kind of place that offers overtime so this is a real rare situation.

So WWYD?

YANBU - Say no. Money isn't everything and you have plans.
YABU - Take the extra cash.

It's £100 isn't it? I'm also curious about what this upgrade is that costs £100.

@MyOtherProfile It's seat upgrades on the plane. My son is dying to do it.

Have agreed to do 9.15 til 4. Boss was happy with that :)

Sounds like it is working out then. Enjoy!

@snowygreyness when my youngest was diagnosed with CFS I did a quick online search and introduced her to Spoon Theory. She understood it quickly and taught her siblings and mum. She's also allowed to work flexible hours so her spoons don't run out so often. There are times she can't get out of bed because she's done too much and her spoons need replacing. Her employers thankfully know this.

How old is your DS? I find it a bit odd that a child is so keen on a seat upgrade on a plane . I doubt my DS ever had a clue about plane seating arrangements, he was just excited about going on holiday. Do hope you are looking after yourself and not just doing things to please your DS.

No. Not worth it for £100 imo.

I can’t work out how someone can be young enough to be disappointed at mummy not walking them to school as a one /two off, but old enough to care about a seat upgrade. Is it one seriously tall 7 year old after extra leg room? 🤣

Glad you sorted shorter hours OP 👍🏻

It won't go very far towards a holiday up-grade!

@Ragwort did you not see the post the other week from the woman who was trying to convince us her 18m old would prefer a holiday cottage to a new toy

Tell us more about the upgrade, it sounds very cheap?

Give, yes I remember that one

This is sat upgrades on the A380 plane to upstairs rather than downstairs. We had already paid one way - this allows us to be upstairs both ways.

Is this Emirates? The upper deck upgrades are still economy seats, but the cabin is slightly smaller, not sure it's worth it tbh

@caperberries Yes we've flown upstairs with Emirates befoe. It is my son's dream at the mo and means a lot. There is a bit more space if I recall correctly.