Turning down a job as I would be working weekends?

[bridgeovercrap]

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 ?

Take it and you can always look for something else when things start opening up again.

Well what kind of weekend social life do you even have at the moment?

When I was at university I also worked full time whilst maintaining a hectic social life. You can make it work.

I would try it and see how it worked. It doesn't have to be forever.

I'd take the job in a heartbeat in your shoes.

Is it in the travel industry, by any chance? Sounds v. familiar.

If you have so little left after paying the bills you would be foolish, IMHO, to turn down an extra £650 per month. It’s not all weekends you’d be working. It’s only 8 out of 20 days

@yearinyearout

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!

This ... I work Mon -Fri, but have decided to sometimes do a few hours on Sat/Sun to have an easier day during the week as at the moment there is so little difference!

People I know who do some weekends & some days off in week seem to really like it (& we accomodate plans to their schedule as far as possible). As long as you don't require long training/would be really letting someone down, try it & see how you like it.

I think you are right to take it for now op. It doesn't have to be permanent. You can't enjoy life with a spare 25 pound as you would with that boost. No one is going out much now. I would do it for now but factor in nice stuff at the weekends i.e.bath and movie when you get home or a walk and me time before the 12 shift. It doesn't sound too bad.

What kind of social life are you planning?! And can I come?

£650 extra per month is a huge benefit. I'd definitely take it, and enjoy being off work during quieter days during the week.

The extra £650 would persuade me.

If you spend half and save half you could have a better life now and build up some savings.

I'm glad to see you are going to take it. The difference in income is huge.

DH works every Sunday starting at 6am. It means that Saturday evening tends to be quieter but it doesnt mean we cant do anything on a Saturday, just tend to avoid late nights.

"at the minute I'm lucky if I had £100 month spare after bills."

so you can't afford to socialise. Those are not long hours OP. Of course take the job!

Glad to see you're going to take it. No kids means you don't have the hassle of extra juggling around childcare. I think that we all know that social distancing is going to be around for quite some time so socialising will be restricted anyway so you might as well work most weekends and earn more money. Definitely a no brainer. Going out to work as opposed to wfh is about as much socialising you can do at the moment. Good Luck.

I will be working from home too after the 3 weeks training.
Apparently WFH for the foreseeable

£650 a month better off? Wouldnt hesitate working weekends

That's a big annual increase just for working weekends. If you've a later start on the Saturday you can still go out on Friday and Saturday night, if you've an earlier start you can still go out Saturday... Done at 4 and in the pub for 4.30 sounds OK to me.

£650 extra a month is a no brainer for me too!!
What job is it I want to apply!!!!

Plan life around work then you'll have £650 a month more to enjoy on your days off and you can do lots of nice stuff

Not at the moment obviously 🙄 but once restrictions are lifted £650 a month means you'll be able to do a lot more, save and if it's an NHS role (looking at those shifts) would significantly help your pension.

Take the job! Enjoy the extra money. You may find shift work suits you. I've always worked shifts and (pre-pandemic) had a pretty full social life. You'll adapt. Good luck!

If you are unemployed you should take any job you can get. If you already work it is do you want/need the extra cash. My son works a permanent afternoon shirt and thought he would hate it but now he is used to it he likes it and points out positives, he can lie in in the morning, he can do o things like car MOT during morning as he is home, he can meet up with another friend in morning (when not in pandemic). He also gets a shift allowance so can save more. You would still have some weekends off, you would save more as working some weekends. You would get a day off in the week so do any errands with no queuing or crowds.

Good plan, it definitely sounds like you should take it in the circs.

You’d be mad not to take it, IMO. Working weekends really isn’t a big deal. At all.

That's a lot of money. I'd take it, if the job is something you'll enjoy anyway.

Is it a call centre type job if WFH at weekends?

I think it depends on ages and circumstances.

When I was in early 20s I HATED working Saturdays. It made me so miserable not having 2 days off in a row.

Nowadays, if I had a child I would jump at the chance of working a Saturday, having the extra day off in the week which could save so much money on childcare.

Really depends on your position.

Always amazes me people not wanting to work weekends, evenings, nights and holidays like Christmas or Easter, but wouldn't blink an eye using a service for anyone who works these regularly . Doctors, nurses, shops, airport staff, police...the list is long. We are a 24/7 society now....if you expect it you shouldn't be so choosy