Work full time with teens?

[HappyKoala56]

AIBU to consider a full time job with a teen and pre-teen (13 and 11)? How do other ft working parents manage with kids of these sort of ages? They are ok to stay home on their own for short times and neither are anxious with this, but it would mean 2 hours on their own after school until I get home which feels like a lot. And then what do I do in school holidays? It's a long time to be by themselves, but they don't appreciate all day clubs. I feel stuck in this middle ground of they are too old for childcare but too young for prolonged periods on their own. What does everyone do?
For context I don't HAVE to work ft, hence why I'm not sure if iabu. I have my own business and work part time currently, but I have put all career progression on hold for the past 14 years to be around for the kids and I'm eager to get back on working on myself. Do I leave it another year or 2?
YABU - stay home longer
YANBU - go get that job!

Maybe try to find a term time only job if you can. That's what I am doing at the moment so my 12 yr old is not at home all day on his own during the holidays. My job does run past school pick so he makes his own way back but I'm home about an hour or so later.

@Tumbleweed101 I did the same thing thinking it would be easier once he was in secondary school. Regretted it, lasted 8 months then went back to term time work.

I work 9-2.30 and find it works OK with a nearly 14 year old at home and one at uni. I think 9-5 would feel a bit too much at this stage and changing jobs might feel a tad stressful. Everyone is different, though, and I have always said that it is easier if you work full time from the beginning rather than go from part time to full time