I need to choose between four jobs. One of which I'm currently doing as a secondment, my old job or two jobs which I've just been offered.
They're all for the same "company". I currently work four days a week. I don't need to up my hours and financially I could drop to three days a week.
I've been doing my current job as a secondment for about two years now. Used to enjoy the work but don't feel stretched and am bored now. The main downside is the toxic atmosphere at work. People are leaving left right and centre and there's no light at the end of the tunnel. General bullying by managers. People have tried complaining which sparked a big external investigation which got us nowhere. I could carry on doing this job. Do it in my sleep and am generally well thought of.
I could go back to my old job. Main benefit is its three days a week so I'd get more time off. Downside is its still in the toxic environment and if anything I'd be more in the firing line. Job is physically harder and involves shifts.
I've been offered a sideways move in the same department. However both the managers of that dept have just left. This job was a new job to be their assistant and now there's noone left with experience or knowledge of that area. The work seems interesting. The company are planning to get some sort of consultant/trouble shooter in for six months to sort the dept out. As it stands there's nobody left in the dept. so it worries me I'd still be in the bullying environment and the dept may be up shit creek without a paddle and I'd be the one in the canoe. I've no idea what the troubleshooter will be like to work with. Job is four days a week, no shifts. Could be a good opportunity in six months time to be promoted to a manager level but not sure if I want it seeing as the last two left as really unhappy.
Another job, same company but totally different dept. far, far away from all the nastiness. I know the people in the dept and they seem friendly and happy. Its an area I don't know as much about....not my speciality so a lot to learn. But I think I'd enjoy the work. Downside is its full time. I really don't want full time.
I like having a day off a week to catch up on house work, walk my dog with my friends, just have a bit of time to myself, go for a run, read a book. I'd really miss that.....though I know its a luxury. If I needed the extra money it wouldn't be so bad, but I don't.
Dd is a teenager so capable of been home in the evening until I get home. But I'd feel sad it was every night. Saying that dh works from home two days a week. I just feel I'd be getting home every evening and having a mad rush to cook dinner, help with homework, do housework, shower and bed.
There's also the fact I'd feel bad leaving the dog. Currently he's only home alone all day one day a week and a neighbour lets him out at lunch. Dd gets home early afternoon on a Friday. Then dh works from home two days a week and I have Monday off.
But if I go full time he'd be on his own 2 and a half days a week rather than one and a half. I could get a dog walker for the two days so he gets a proper walk those days while I'm out.
What do you reckon?