I work 4 day a week for a small firm in C London
I like working there, the job is a bit stressful as the company is fairly disorganised but the people are great and they are very flexible over my working schedule (although expect phone to be picked on on days off too)
anyway (will try to keep this short) cashflow has been bad so from march to june we were all put on 80% of salary. Went back to full pay in June. This really screwed up my already tight finances (large mortgage, two kids needing childcare when I work). To alleviate this we have taken in a lodger to help with mortgage and I increased my days from 3 to 4. Everything seemed better and it even looked like I could start contributing to a pension (something I haven't amnaged to do for ages which has been weighing heavy on my mind) if I kept strings tied tight at home.
Now company has said cashflow bad again so we are back on 80%. So all my efforts to make us a bit more comfortable come to nothing and I am again being paid for 3 days work although doing 4.
I am finding it VERY hard to be motivated, which makes things worse as that makes me depressed along with the lack of money.
DH is adamant I should look for another job and that company are just taking the piss. I know (from my position there) taht cash flow is awful right now but have a real dilemma about whether I should seriously think about moving or not.
I like the company, the job is a bit stressful, the up and down pay is crap.
What would you do?
(sorry so long in the end)