Hi, I am about to have a 2nd interview at Waitrose this week, I would work on a Thursday evening for 3 hours and a 7.5 hour shift on a Saturday if I get the job, pay is less than £7 per hour.
I was earning £30k before I had kids in London, working in a job I didn't like.
I figure I am losing one family day at the weekend, but will be taking home around £300 which is at least as much as I would after childcare (a 1 year old and a 4 year old about to start reception), transport and other costs, and I won't have the stress of working 5 days a week, rushing to pick kids up and worrying about what to do if they are sick. We have no family support.
Has anyone done anything like this and how have you got on? I told a couple of friends last night I have a job interview at Waitrose and they both looked a bit funny like they didn't know what to say, I am not in a circle of friends where people work in a supermarket. At the moment it is feeling like the best compromise for us as a family but don't know how it will work in practice.
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dueanamechange · 17/08/2013 13:03
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