I’ve been offered a role 8:45am to 4pm Monday to Friday. The take home pay is 4,300.
DS is 2 years 11 months. At the moment my role is more relaxed, I am contracted to start at 9 and finish at 5:30 but I often drop ds at 8:45 and collect at 5.
With the new role I would have to drop him by 8am and then collect at 4:30 due to the commute.
I feel sick at the thought of him going in 5 days rather than 4 and worry that a drop off around 8am will be so tiring for him.
I have asked for reduced days but they will not consider this.
I have so many mixed views, people saying financial support is great, others saying kids don’t care about money and it’s the time that matters.
We have a decent income generally as DP’s income covers all expenditure but obviously an extra 4K plus a month would mean more holidays and savings for ds. I enjoy work but this feeling that I am being selfish and doing it for money that isn’t strictly needed is making me feel so uncertain. What would you do? Will I regret not quitting work entirely?