Turning down a job as I would be working weekends?

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It means I would be working 6 out of 10 Saturdays and 2 sundays in 10 weeks.
I've never ever worked weekends and tbh the thought of no social life makes me miserable.
The only good thing about it is I would be around £650 better off a month.
Is it worth it for lack of social life?
I honestly don't know what to do.
What would you do ?

What I would do isn't really relevant to what you want and need.

Do you need the job? Take it.

If you want to prioritise your social life and don't need the money, then don't.

Only you can decide if the extra £650 a month is worth working weekends for you.

I wouldn’t let it put me off. Would the sundays be the same weekend as a Saturday? So you’d still get 4 out of every ten weekends totally free? And 8 out of 10 half free? More money and days off in the week ...having a free day in the week is often really useful.

Are you out every weekend?
I've worked shifts for 30 years, nights weekends etc.
I think it's great, I love the time in the week to shop, go to the gym, cinema and get out and about when invariably these activities are busier at the weekends.
Yes I've missed things but my job I can book leave or swap shifts if it's something important.

£650 a month would be a no brainer for me too.

Up to you, but it is perfectly possible to have a social life as well as working at the weekends.

But if you are managing financially and it isn't worth it to you then there's no problem with that.

@Lockheart

What I would do isn't really relevant to what you want and need.

Do you need the job? Take it.

If you want to prioritise your social life and don't need the money, then don't.

Only you can decide if the extra £650 a month is worth working weekends for you.

This,

My circumstances don't have any bearing on whether you should take the job. Lots of factors to take intoaccount and you know how important each one is to you.

What hours will you be doing? If its 9-5 then you have the evenings free to go out. You also have most Sundays free for day time socialising. Is the rest of the job good? A £7500 annual pay rise is nothing to sneer at. I'd be tempted, but then I'm in health care and work weekends anyway.

Depends what the alternative is? Stay in current job? Or are you currently unemployed?
£650 is a lot of money.
Could you try it for say 6 months and if you hate it, then look for something else?
There’s not much weekend socialising going on at the moment anyway!

You have a social life right now? It could be a long time before you can go out at weekends...

If you think you'll hate it then no, don't take it. I used to hate shift work when I was younger, but I'd love it now.

Depends if you need the money.

Well with the present circumstances nobody has much of a social life OP so you won't be missing out on much. You will have 4 out of 10 Saturdays available to be "social" (whatever that entails for you) so you just arrange things for your days off and look forward to them.

I’ve worked weekends for 15 years and recently taken a step sideways so I don’t have to anymore. I’m so much happier but yes, less better off financially. It just became too much juggling kids activities, socialising, seeing family who work in the week, let alone looking ahead and requesting days off for weddings, big events etc. It was long days too so I was too tired to go out in the evening the day I worked.

But we are in lockdown and probably unlikely to resume social life imminently, so it’s probably the perfect time to try it out? And if you don’t like it, do it for six months and look for something else?

The Saturdays could be 8-4,9-5,10-6 or 12-9
Some Sunday work is the same weekend as Saturday,others are after having Saturday off.
I'm currently on part time work but at the minute I'm lucky if I had £100 month spare after bills.
The plus point is the extra money
No I don't go out every weekend but I do like the option.

I’ve worked shifts involving weekend work. I didn’t particularly enjoy them, but you get used to it and having time off during the week was really useful.

£650 a month is a lot (in my book). I would do it. But I don't have much of a social life even when there isn't a pandemic.

I have worked regular weekends in the past (when I was more sociable). If your friends and family don't you can feel a bit like Cinderella, always being the one who has to go home early because you've work the next day. Also, people book events like weddings on Saturdays and assume you'll be free - in my experience it was quite difficult to book weekends off or swap them, because everyone always wanted them off.

I think you’d be mad not to take it tbh. Six months down the line you’ll be much better off, can ask for reduced weekend time, maybe more money, maybe even a new better job.

With the type of work I do, I could easily take on extra weekend work for decent money. But every time I see a job and start the application process, I change my mind last minute because I like my down time.

I'm happy enough with what I'm earning to so without the extra. Sure, if I worked more, I'd be able to drive a better car abs live in a 1 bed instead of a studio, but my happiness is more important to me. And to me happiness is socialising work friends if I want to, going off for the weekend, or lying in bed doing nothing.

You have to decide what that balance is for you, but use your happiness in making that choice.

It's not like you're signing your life over to work there forever. I'd take it at least for a while. £650 a month better off would be worth it to me. It's only some weekends.

My whole working life has involved evening and weekend work and Iv never found it impacted my social life you just have to be a bit more organised around your rota, utilise week nights or going out after work. I like a week day off too there are just some jobs that are easier done through the week and I find lots of place quieter. Personally I would for £650 a month especially when it’s not every weekend and they aren’t 12 hour shifts wiping out whole days but only you know if it will work for you and yours.

@FrankiesKnuckle

Are you out every weekend? I've worked shifts for 30 years, nights weekends etc. I think it's great, I love the time in the week to shop, go to the gym, cinema and get out and about when invariably these activities are busier at the weekends. Yes I've missed things but my job I can book leave or swap shifts if it's something important.

£650 a month would be a no brainer for me too.

Totally agree. Most my friends do shifts too so you just plan ahead. And I love doing things in the week when it's quiet

I wouldn't hesitate in taking the job...

I work away from home... overseas.. Ive always worked Christmas Day .. just the way shift pattern falls.. you just get in with it 🌺

In your position I'd take it, use the opportunity to save, see how it goes (at the moment it's not even possible to socialise much at the weekends anyway!) and worst case scenario you could find a different job (having said that, only you know how easy finding another job would be in your area, so it would be a judgement call).

It's a lot of money. If I didn't have kids I'd be tempted. As you can spend that having a much better life, holidays etc

Well at the moment I wouldn't worry about your social life. Maybe take the job and look for a new one once lockdown is over!

If you’ve got a Friday and Saturday off that’s perfectly manageable. Friday will be the night to let your hair down