I've always really loved my job. It's one of the lower down roles at the company I work for but the money is still good.
After a decade, i have just changed roles to do something very different within the same business and the pace is so much slower I'm finding it boring. The job is okay and the work I am doing is rewarding due to the impact it has elsewhere - but I miss being really busy. On my WFH days i pretty much do nothing (i did tell my boss this and he said to keep quiet about it/likely will get busier eventially etc). The issue is I was advised to move to this role as it was much easier for me to get promoted. The other area I was in, there were a lot of us doing the same role and promotions were rare.
I'm now at the point where I've been approached about a promotion and I'm really worried. My salary will go up around 7k a year, which I really really need right now. But it also means no going back to the job I always loved as I'd never be able to take the pay cut.
I can't sleep at night for worrying about what to do. My heart isn't in this new job but my boss has pretty much said that the promotion is mine if I want it.
My DH thinks I am being selfish if I don't do it (because I work part time as it is - which is a sore point for him). We have 2 young dc and money is very tight currently. I work 4 days at present and would struggle to increase due to commitments straight from DC1s school 3 days a week.
I don't know what to do 🙁 if anyone else has any advice I would be very grateful. Do I take the promotion and risk being bored forever or do I go back to the role I loved and keep struggling for money.