AIBU to consider a £10k pay cut for less stress?

[Carlie97]

I have an interview for a role which pays £10k less than my current one which would mean that after all bills etc, I'd be left with £240 for shopping per month. There's just me, I live alone. Is this do-able? At the moment I can shop and eat out more or less when I want but my goodness, I'm feeling so unappreciated in my current role. The feeling of never ending work, then more work and never a thanks. One of the managers doesn't even say please these days. The other role would be a walk away at 4.30pm without any stress or overthinking away from work. There'd be no one to line manage like I currently do, my commute would be a thirty minute walk instead of my two hour train journey each way.

Sounds like it would be worth it for the commute alone. Is there any way of progressing to higher pay in the new role or taking on overtime? £240 seems tight but it depends what that needs to cover.

Whilst not through choice, I had to take a lesser non management job. I leave at 430 and have zero stress.

I'm trying to make piece with this, we should all be grateful to be in work.

But (whisper it) I do sometimes get bored

what would the actual difference in disposable income be? By the time you've calculated transport costs, lower tax and NI, etc.?

I probably wouldn't go from a lower paid job to one that would result in £7-8k more in total income, but be much more stressful and have 7 and a half hours extra commuting time per week, but it's harder to go the other way and lose money you've got used to, particularly with costs going up all the time.

Do you have any skills or way of making a bit of extra money with the time you'll save commuting? It's basically the equivalent of a whole extra day. Even one evening shift in a pub or doing ad-hoc helping out with a friends' business, or a few hours tutoring, or babysitting, or temp work over Christmas, could make a difference.