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Rainydays55 · 21/12/2021 20:54

Been with my current company for 10 years, have been looking around on and off for a while as there have been lots of changes in the last couple of years which now make the job less enjoyable. Less flexibility, more travel within county, 50 min commute , pretty disorganised management, lots of staff leaving… ive now been offered an opportunity much closer to home with hybrid working option, higher pay which I know would be a fresh challenge… but I’m so nervous! I think primarily because after 10 years it’s a big decision… what would you do?
For those of you hybrid working since covid do you enjoy it? What benefits has it brought for you?

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Kite22 · 21/12/2021 23:49

It is natural to be nervous at the prospect of moving out of your comfort zone, but you have listed several reasons to take it, and not one that is reason not to take it.

Of course you should.
Those of us in our 50s still have a lot of years until retirement - far to many to be in a job that has as much about it that you dislike / resent.

I LOVE working at home some of the time (was doing so for years before COVID).

It means you have no commute (you will gain an extra hour and forty minute EVERY day remember - that is a lot over the course of a year).
It means you can be a bit more flexible with your hours - if you are an early bird, start when you would have set off for work and have a long lunch. Or finish early. Or take an appointment during the day that is hard to arrange otherwise (Dr, dentist, hairdresser). Or if you prefer an extra snooze in the morning, then start a bit later.

You can receive parcels and not have to head off to collect them from the depot.

You can be there for that delivery or engineer calling round "sometime between 8am and 5pm"

The little jobs you might do when waiting for the kettle to boil benefit you (so, I might unload the dishwasher at work, but mine is still full at home when working in an office. When working at home you can do that and it benefits you).

I also start 15mins earlier, then stop mid morning and hang washing out some days - so, in the Summer, it would be dry at 'getting home time' rather than sitting in the machine waiting for me as it would if I were in the office. Or take those 15min back at 11am and prep a meal to then leave in the slowcooker to be ready for the evening. Or have a chat with dc when they arrive home from school.

Or, in Winter, go for my walk / exercise when it is light in the middle of the day, and then stay at my desk later after usual 'knocking off time'.

You can have the room the temperature you like with windows open or closed as you like with music (of your choice) or without any music, without needing headphones.

It means you can really focus / concentrate without having people interrupt you regularly.

Rainydays55 · 22/12/2021 07:25

Thank you for your kind reply 😄. I’m not someone who likes change in general really so it feels like a massive decision! I have had several role changes at my existing company but it’s a bit different when it’s with the same company rather than making the leap out!
I still feel nervous this morning, I know it’s a good opportunity I just can’t shake off the nerves!
I guess the reasons to stay would be familiarity/I’m comfortable after 10 years so I know the job well, the annual leave allowance is quite considerably higher than what the new job is and I’m concerned I ll miss that and I’m not at the stage where I hate the job … I don’t know if those are reasons to stay though compared to the benefits the new job would bring - working from home, much less commute when in the office, they sound flexible, better wages…

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