Would you work an extra three hours a week…

[Merryoldgoat]

… for £260 extra?

I currently work 26 hours - I reduced from 29 for childcare reasons but could go back up and my boss would really like me to (but no pressure).

Some things have changed so I’m now having to pay for childcare which will cost about £100 a week.

We can cover this with current salary but obviously it would be nice to have a bit more.

However both DS (10 & 5) have ASD and EHCPs and I feel like the paperwork, meetings etc are never ending plus the general stress.

I currently have a full day off a week which is useful for the various bits and bobs. Working additional hours would mean that day off goes.

I can’t decide.

Any pitfalls I’ve not considered?

YABU - keep your day off
YANBU - work more

It absolutely depends on what £260 means to you. I could definitely use another £260 a month at the moment, so yes, I'd happily do it. But if you're in two minds, presumably £260 actually doesn't mean as much to you as having those three hours to yourself each week.

An update if anyone is interested.

I had a chat with my manager and I am working my ‘off’ day every other week and then taking TOIL in October half term to see how it goes as I have a very busy start to term.

Additionally, PIL still want to have the boys one day a week but more flexibly so a few times a month I could work an additional 3 hours on that day and manager says I can operate a kind of informal flexi time provided my team provide 5 day cover during term time so I’ll try that.

He said if I accrue more time than I can reasonably use he’ll just pay me out.

I’ll see how it goes and hopefully it won’t get too bitty.

The issue is I don’t have much downtime or many quiet periods so there’s never a great time for taking additional leave, but I’ll see how much of my schedule I can rearrange and ‘get ahead’.

Appreciate the various ideas and advice posters have as it really helped me work out what was important.

Yes.

But I currently only have one DC and as far as I'm aware (he is a baby), he doesn't have any SEN.

I also enjoy my career and enjoy working full time.

Thanks for updating @Merryoldgoat
Sounds like a good way forwards.