To think it'd be unfair on me to take this job

[Feofjwonxoaks]

It's a residential job that would involve me sleeping over 4 nights in a row, then having 4 days off.
Plus on 2 of those days I'd have to remain at the residence, so I'd be away from home for 48 hours at a time.
However after these 4 nights I'd then have 4 days off in a row, plus 15 weeks' holiday a year roughly.
I used to work 3 night shifts a week but i was only away from 10pm-8am so it's different.
The actual pay is only minimum wage but it has other good benefits and I planned to work alongside it during the holidays.
My partner said do what's best for me but I know he's a little sad about it. I just feel it'd be selfish to be away for 48 hours every week and then a further two evenings and nights away. There's no guarantee he'd be off work himself on my 4 days off.

I'm not sure what to do, in any case I need to tell them preferably today so they can recruit somebody else. We have no children btw

Unfair of me* not on me!

Growing up, my Dad worked away for 48 hours in a row, but then was at home for the rest of the time.

The 'night shift" will begin at 5:30pm so I'll be away on 4 consecutive evenings too.

I wouldn't. I haven't done that many in a row but I used to do sleepovers and I hated them. It will get to a point where you dread going to work.

If you have to sleep over for 4 nights,v surely you would be away a lot longer than 48 hours?

What sort of job was it you did may I ask?

Sorry I meant I'd be away for 48 hours, then I'd be back, then I'd be away again for 2 more nights from 5:30pm onwards if that makes sense.

That's ridiculous for minimum wage. Do you get paid the full 48 hours you're there? And then the extra 2 nights, so paid at least 68 hours a week? If not, absolutely not. They're trying to take advantage of someone.

The reason it's so low is because they offer a free ensuite room (it is a nice sizeable room) and free meals.
However I don't need the room on a permanent basis as we have the flat together.
It's probably better for somebody who is also looking for a place to live..

If ive correctly calculated, the total hours I would be there are ... 68 yep:/

I've decided I definitely won't be taking it

Good decision op. It sounded horrible to be honest. And as you say, it would be better suited to someone looking for accommodation.

I feel flaky accepting the job offer and then declining it.. i can kiss goodbye to ever being hired by them again but oh well! I'm sure it's for the best.

I don’t think I would like to be sleeping over at my work 🤨 … this sounds very odd, is it a sort of job where your ‘on call’ 24/7 ? What job is this out of curiosity?

Personally I wouldn’t like a job like this, it’s nice to go home at the end of your shift… I guess if someone also wanted a place to live it might be suitable for them 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yes, you sleep there but also have to be 'on call' overnight, so if there's an issue during the night you're expected to get up and take care of it.

And yeah i guess you're on call 24/7 apart from your 4 days off

It sounds horrible, and ridiculous for minimum wage.

Is it an au pair type of job, so you'd normally get free accomodation all week long as part of the role?

Yes that's right, you'd get free accomodation all year. It's offering 19.5k for the year but the holidays are long.

I am assuming it is maybe a children's home or something with sleep ins where you only get paid to sleep in over night and you don't even get national minimum wage. Yet, you are required to be at work and responsible for the children in your care over that time. I don't agree with these set ups at all. If you are at work with work responsibilities you need paying properly.

I don't want to say exactly where in case it's outing but basically you are paid 19.5k for 41 weeks a year, but if you count the sleep ins you are working 68 hours per week.

I worked in a similar sounding job years ago. You where on site for 48 hours then have 3 days off. If you had not been able to sleep you would still be expected to work the next day so sometimes the shift would be 20 hours long. Also if the person taking over from you did not turn up for whatever reason, the pressure would be on to stay on. It was exhausting.

you dont have to say "where it is" but you could say "residential home", "bank vaults" or similar

It's a pastoral role with young people

It sounds like the assistant houseparent role at my dd’s school. There are very few occasions where they’re needed during the night. Busy from 5.30 until everyone’s in bed but then you’re not really needed. I think it’s worth it for the holidays and I’ll be looking for a similar role when I ‘retire’ from my current job.