To leave a job after 5 months for an £8,000 pay rise?

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And either 1 or 2 days in the office rather than 3, and potentially more flexible hours.

Going from around 33k to around 41k, if I were to get the job.
I need all the money I can get, have debt to pay, a wedding to pay for, and I need to pay for property maintenance/renovations.

Would you do it? I know I'll get labelled as a job hopper. There is overtime in my role but it can get reduced or taken away at any time which has previously happened to me (Civil Service) so I can't rely on it.

The current role is fine, but I'm in a point of my life where I just need as much money as I can earn.

Well if you're being offered a new job then they are not bothered about frequency of changing roles?

Presumably there are chances to progress in the new role and you are not taking a cut in annual leave/pension/sick pay?

Always put yourself first when it comes to work. They wouldn’t think twice about making you redundant if they didn’t need you. Go for the money

OP, IF you were to get the job, (and it is an “if” - they might not like job hoppers) I’d take it - but do look at things like security of employment - you’re highly unlikely to be kicked out of the civil service whereas if this new job is in the private sector, it may well be last in, first out.

That is true, I think it may be easier to progress in the new role and pension/sick pay are fairly similar. I have a few jobs on my cv where I've stayed a couple of years at least.

You've outlined several benefits and one potential negative- 'getting labelled as a job hopper'. Who would label you? A future employer? It doesn't really make sense to give up a better paid more flexible job for fear that it might have an impact on your ability to get the next one. If you stay for at least a year in the next one that will be the role that has the most impact on your CV.

Do it. At the very least apply for it and see if it's a good fit after your interview.
The only thing important here is you, your employer will replace you without a second thought!

DO IT!

If a job doesn't want me because I've left another job ONCE after 5 months then that isn't an employer I'd want. It's more common these days to change, new job would be local authority.

If I got the new one then got offered a 70k role (very unlikely) then id maybe be tempted to move again, but I know I'd need to stay at least a year or two.

I think the main thing to consider is to be really sure that you will then stick it out in the new place for a decent amount of time. It also depends on what your previous job history looks like I think

When I am recruiting I do get pretty wary of people who have lots of short stints on their CV. But I do also understand that sometimes there.are good reasons to move on swiftly

When I recruit, a large number of short duration jobs on a CV rings alarm bells.

One short role in the middle of a series of reasonable length positions isn't a problem for me.

I wouldn't even think twice about it. Do what is best for you, OP.

Unless the new place is horrendous or very toxic I'd be looking to stay long term, as the extra few hundred pounds a month would help me a lot atm.

“Job hopping” once is ok I’d say, everyone is allowed to make mistakes, or be tempted by a better offer. Just don’t get a string of them.

I would 100% do it, I have done it constantly and tripled my earnings in 5yrs. I would be more careful now, the job market has changed, but ONE move is easy to gloss over

That’s a significant pay rise, even after tax. Unless the rest of your career is littered with short hops, frankly it’s worth the slight instability issue.
Just do your utmost to stay 3-4 years at the new place.

Is there mayoral devolution/local government restructure coming to your area? There is mine and they're still be 'efficiencies ' so I wouldn't jump to LA now. It's coming to most areas in the next 5 years, just check out the situation where you are. I have partnerships colleagues who've worked LA for years who are very jittery

What do you consider short?

I haven't ever stayed anywhere more than 3-4 years....

Yes go for it. Try as much as possible to consider whether you’ll be happy to stay there for a few years.

I have a colleague who admitted he jumps ship every 2 years and doesn't feel it's impacted him.
I would be looking to stay as long as possible, if a situation occurred in which I could get a 50k+ job then I can't deny i would want to move on again but I doubt that will happen.
I haven't heard about LG restructure but I will certainly look into that and take it into account..

Absolutely you are just a “human resource”. The days of loyalty either way are long gone.

Nothing wrong with job hopping as long as not too frequent. It's only an issue when looking but it sounds like you have another role. And it is not just £8k more but more flexibility.

Don't feel guilty. If your current job realised your role was redundant after 5 months then they would let go off you without a moment's hesitation.

i don't stay anywhere more than 2-2.5 years normally and that's looked upon favorably in my role - i always move to a different industry to gain experience in a different sector. It's seen as an enhancement to my knowledge not being stuck somewhere too long.

Lots of less than 6 months stints would definitely worry me

Agree.
Loyalty is long gone.
Follow the money and benefits and be proud of it.
You owe any employer nothing beyond a fair days work, no more than that.