will my kids hate it if i work as a dinner lady at their school?

[Fullmoonfiend]

Am really struggling to find work which fits in round school hours. I have a lovely part time job working for a charity but the funding is being stopped so I will be out of a job by June at the latest. In desperation - as we have finally run out of money after 5 years of me staying at home) I am thinking of taking a job as a kitchen assistant at my sons' school (they are 8 and 5). Anyone else been there? DH is worried that the kids will be mortified at it and is also worried that it is 'beneath me' - in an intellectual way rather than a snobby way, if you follow.
They need to hear from me by the end of this week - what shall I do?

Also I think any job can be given a positive spin in the future - and is a lot easier to 'talk up' in an interview/on a CV than a great, gaping gap of nothingness which is what I have in my career history.

I think FMF was referring to the way that the role might be viewed by future employers. And - sadly - its a valid concern.

And if it finding work that gave you a life outside being a mum was a priority, I personally wouldn't then choose to work in their school.

Maybe I'm being naive but I'd hate to work for any "future employer" who looked down on other jobs like that.

Dont worry about how it is viewed too much, I worked as a tea lady at BT for a while and it never stopped me becoming a director of a large UK company.. In fact it taught me to be nice to everyone and to never assume, I was always amazed that because I was serving tea people thought I was stupid. It is more about whether you want to do the job or should hold out for something else

They also thought I was deaf and used to say the most amazingly inappropriate things in front of me in meetings...

sorry, some of you are reading me all wrong - i'm surprisingly inarticulate these days :(
LTH - who is frowning upon the job ? - obviously I'm quite keen, or I wouldn't have applied for the damn thing! I just wondered if it would bug my children having mummy being there 'keeping an eye on them'.
It's the 'dropping out' of the 'proper' job market aspect which Mazzy Star mentioned which does bother me. My employment record over the past 5 years looks flaky on paper - I have been at SAHM, a casual helper in a preschool, 'worked' in Oxfam, made butties in a sandwich shop, done voluntary work and work 10 hours a week for a charity but have only done that for about 9 months. If I then add 10 hours a week as a GKA, for a relatively short period of time I am worried that I will fall off the radar in terms of any job in the future. I know in my own mind that I am a valuable future employee in a wide variety of roles, with a wealth of skills (many gained as a parent!) an in an ideal world, this ought to be enough for employees. But it ain't like that. And I didn't say ''a job to give you a life outside being a mum? '' that was another poster's point. I never said I wouldn't get decent conversation. I was also expressing my dh's point of view because because I don't want to cause family conflict by doing anything he had concerns over.

Elastamum and ! That sounds great - you'd know all the goss!

And when i say 'proper job' LTH, I mean, full time and a wage which befits my many talents rather than scrabbling round trying to earn any money doing anything which fits in round my kids while they are still relatively little. Just so you don't misunderstand me further. I am not belittling this job or any other. :)

The kids will love it I was at junior school when my dad worked there and it was great, all the other kids thought it was cool too (there are always a couple of idiots that take the mick) when they used to come round to play they would look up at him in awe and say hello Mr blank and then tell the other kids at school what his house was like.

Go for it.

I did it - its damned hard work. I was often heard to be muttering, on hands and knees with a larvely little white hat on and scrubbing brush in hand 'what the hell am I doing here?' but oh, we had such a laugh - and the meals were great

my kids loved it - they got the skin off the custard

I have to say JoolsToo - my biggest worry is will they make me wear a.....hairnet!????

Ok FMF, maybe I have read between the line a little to much.
I know it wasn't you who said about the life beyond being a mum and it was your DH's conmcerns, I just couldn't arsed to dedicate each line to each poster.

I concider myself told off, and am sitting on the naughty step as I type

(still think it can't be that bad though.........sorry)

I would have LOVED it if my mother had been our dinner lady!

OH LTH, sorry! I was a bit 'and another thing... And another thing'' to you, wasn't I?
I'm just not used to being controversial, especially unknowingly - and I thought I was being accused of being a snob!
(isn't it awful, I love a good ruck - but not if I'm in the middle of it )

LOL FMF....so do I!! I felt all scared when you got cross with me.

SSSSS! I'm honing my Viper skills (the knowledge that MNetters are considered scary by fluffier sites is making me feel well 'ard)

My Mum was a dinner lady all at my school all the time I was at infant school, my best friends Mum was also one. And we both loved having our mums there, to be honest, it didnt really affect me that much, I even took a packed lunch. I'm sure it wouldnt bother your boys.