To consider a less stressful job?

[Roarsomemore]

I've got a fantastic job which aligns with my values and is highly rewarding. My employer invests in me and I have no end of training opportunities. However, it's a very emotionally draining role and if I make mistakes it has implications for my clients.

I've always struggled with confidence about certain decisions in the role and recently I'm been thinking whether life is too short to be in such a stressful job. I have fantasies about a less involved role but then realise that all jobs have their difficult aspects. I long for a role where I can go in, do a good day's work, be part of a team, help others, without thinking about it when I get home. I'm aware that I'm perimenopausal so this might be impacting on how I'm feeling. Don't want to jump from the frying pan into the fire...

Would love to hear other's perspective. Should I stick with my current role (good money, using all my training) or investigate other roles?

I often think the same thing. The downside of my job is that the pay isn't there to justify sticking with it. So I am actively looking for something else, I just have to find the right thing to fit around childcare etc. My biggest reasoning is work makes me very snappy at the kids when I've had a really stressful day, and I don't think that's right, work should be a means for paying for your life, your life shouldn't be 'paying' for your job, if that makes any sense. Any ideas what you'd do instead?

In some respects my work is quite flexible so that's something.

Yes, work shouldn't take the best of you - which I feel it does at the moment.

I did an undergraduate degree in Human Resource Management but never used it in work situation. Wondering about an entry level job in that as my knowledge would be 20 years out of date 😁