Is it a bad time to go for another job?

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Posting here for traffic. Ds is 18 months and has never been an easy baby/toddler. I’m absolutely exhausted. He is still waking multiple times a night and is hard work. I also have a health condition. Its affecting my relationship with my
partner as we are both shattered and work full time.
im not too happy in my job, and I haven’t been for a while, it’s very stressful, but at the same time it works for me in terms of flexible working and days I’ve agreed to work since coming back from maternity leave, great if my son is sick or I am and I’m comfortable yet still find it challenging. The people are nice and my manager is supportive. The downside is it’s public sector so the pay is crap for what I do.
I’ve been offered an interview which will being my pay up significantly, I’d be changing from public to private sector in the same role.
a couple of concerns, I’d have to do some on call, and the department is undergoing a restructure but they are growing so jobs wouldn’t be at risk.
I don’t want to waste time at the interview but feeling very confused - should I take the risk for more pay? Or should I stay put.

I’d stay for now tbh. It’s flexible and that is the biggest selling point. Another role might not be which would make life ten times harder. Could you drop hours there even if temporarily?

I'd stay personally if you can manage. A new job is added stress and it takes a while to feel you can call in favours etc. in a couple of years things will be more settled hopefully.

why not have a chat with the potential employer. Explain your current circumstance, the flexibility that you are afforded, and ask if they are prepared to consider the same flexibility
This way, you don't waste everyone's time by going to interview
If they cannot, you have to decide which is better for you at the mo.

This is the thing, I’m not sure I’ll ever find flexibility like this again. I also keep catching bugs from the nursery, it’s been a horrific year for illness, so have been working from home more and work have been accommodating. So I have that worry that I will start a new job unwell again. The money and progression is tempting but maybe money isn’t everything? So hard

Flexibility is likely the single most valuable perk to you right now, don't lose sight of that looking at salary alone, imagine the cost if you had to take annual leave or unpaid leave every time your child is sick, that said, I would still talk to the new hiring manager to understand the flexibility available to you there. Is your partner utilising what is available to them?

This is ine of the pay offs with working in the public sector. There is generally a higher priority on staff wellbeing in this sense.

I know several people who have chosen to stay in less well paid but more flexible jobs. It's a good idea to look at the whole package and not just the bottom line of pay (if you can afford to!)

I think I’ll just go and ask maybe, I keep wondering what if? If it’s not flexible and can’t offer what i have now I won’t go for it..