More income or more flexible job?

[Caffeinequeen91]

DH and I have a joint monthly income of around £4700. This is after tax, NI and pensions. Bills, joint committed spends comes to £2100. Leaving £2600 for monthly spending on food shop, fuel, days out and other spending. We are doing okay but don’t manage to save much.

We both work 4 days but full time hours to save on some childcare. I took a pay cut for a more flexible WFH job after DC2. I’ve been asked to apply for a job in my previous sector. It would be 5 days, not flexible, not WFH. More responsibility (more stress!). The pay would be higher adding around £700 a month to the take home pay pot.

What’s the price of giving up compressed hours, flexibility and WFH? We could do with the extra money but I’m not sure.

Flexibility for me with having primary children

I'm in a similar situation. I really need more money and probably a more satisfying job. But every time I think about it loosing the flexibility just isn't worth it at the moment. Though I find the compressed hours I do exhausting

This particular role won’t come up again. It’s a way back in at a more senior level that I won’t get the chance at again. I would almost certainly return at a lower grade if I leave it any longer. That’s the tricky bit.