I've worked for a big company (100,000+ employees) for a very very long time.
2 years ago I was made redundant from my part-time 2 day a week job. At the last minute I managed to secure another position within the company, which meant taking on more hours, but I was able to negotiate hours that suited me and mostly enjoyed the job for 18 months.
Then there was a restructure and the new job was redundant, leaving me taking a redundancy package. The week before I heard I was redundant, DH was sacked (long story, hasn't found another job yet, but has at least take most of the household.childcare stuff off me). Anyway this meant we needed my job more than ever. To say it's been a stressful couple of months is putting it mildly.
This week I've been offered a Secondment which will keep me employed for another 6 months.
It involves a long commute, but after the first month or so, I'll be able to work mostly from home or a local office and they'll pay my travel expenses when I do have to go in.
They have agreed to leave my hours as they are (mostly school hours)
It's in a completely different part of the organisation and will significantly strengthen my CV. I'm also really excited about the actual job.
If I don't get a permanent position from it I'll leave in 6 month's time, which means I have 6 months to find something else and my package will improve as I will have worked another anniversary and get another year's service
So, it seems to me this is an excellent opportunity to try something new without committing myself, gives DH 6 months to find a job and there's still the possibility that I could take the (5 figure) package, if I find something outside, or DH gets a good job in the meantime.
But, when something seems too good to be true....What am I missing?