Job dilemma wwyd

[sorrymissjackson23]

I've been wfh in a dead end admin job for the past 17 years. Yes really. It used to be office based but we never went back after covid. The work is very dull and there's no personal fulfilment whatsoever. However it's easy money and has given me incredible flexibility, even when office based I was always able to tailor my hours around school runs and so on.

During a bad patch a few weeks ago when I thought fuck it I've really had enough of this, I applied for a new job in a huff and lo and behold I actually got it. It's the same amount of part time hours, roughly the same salary but it's totally office based. It would mean 3 full days in the office and probably wouldn't give me much flexibility with hours. It would mean putting my youngest in nursery a bit more which would initially cost us money. Also wouldn't be home when my eldest gets in from school (he's older and walks alone/is old enough to be alone for a few hours).

I think the work sounds a lot more interesting and fulfilling but of course I don't know what it would really be like until I got there. It feels like a risk but I think it's because I've become so institutionalised in my boring but safe and flexible job. Wwyd?

I asked the question about home working when I first enquired and was told no. But I suppose it could be worth mentioning again and if it's still a flat no I might have to rethink.

How annoying is it for employers to offer someone the job then have them turn it down? I would feel dreadful.

@sorrymissjackson23

How annoying is it for employers to offer someone the job then have them turn it down? I would feel dreadful.

I'm sure it happens all the time - it's part of the cost of doing business. Nothing personal, any more than being selected from redundancy is personal. 🌹

I would only do it if I knew it would open doors for me or give me the experience I need to get a better paying job. Sometimes you have to go back a little to move forward.

I'd take the new job in your shoes. 17 years in a job you can do from home sounds awful to me though.

I hate my job which I was tricked in to. Took mobility to one location thinking I'd be part of a busy team working with the public and then within a couple of months I was handed over like a sacrifice to online section that mostly work from home, no necessity to be in an office, they don't really even have an office. It's torture. It's tedious, boring, I was nearly falling asleep yesterday. No interaction with anybody else, just working away on your own. It's just torture.