Would you go against your principles?

[mnahmnah]

Would you go from a job with middle leadership responsibility, full-time, to a part-time job with no leadership, for a 17% pay cut....

Pros - closer to home by miles, less pressure, workload and stress, definitely a nicer work environment too, more time at home and able to do school run for the first time ever

Con - the establishment in question goes against all your moral principles. And the cut in pay that we can’t really afford

I don’t want to get into a debate on what these moral principles are. We all have them. But would you go against your own in this situation?

YABU - don’t do it, stick to your principles
YANBU - sod it, life is short, go for the better work life balance

Depends on the strength of those principles. As a pp said, we all have our lines. There are principles I could go against and principles I absolutely couldn't.

I don't think you'd be happy doing something against your principles, but to be fair, I don't really know you. How strong is your conscience?! Do you see a job as just a job, and a means to an end, or does it form part of your identity and become a reason for getting up in the mornings?

For me, what you describe would be untenable. Integrity is one of my key values, and I have really struggled when working for employers who I consider to be unethical. My values need to be at least partially aligned for me to be happy. Some people find it much easier to detach, though, so if you're like that, then fair enough.

I can totally see the attraction of less stress/better work life balance, but personally, I'd find it really stressful being in an environment that I didn't feel was morally acceptable.