Don’t want a ‘Proper Job’

[HebeJeebee]

So , I’m a Mum of four (16,13,11 & 8) DH works away on a rolling shift pattern (4 on/4 off) doing a job he enjoys with a pension, healthcare etc his salary covers all our living costs but we have to carefully budget , have two ancient cars and an average house etc etc
I work as a dog walker for a local business for a couple of hours a day , £10 an hour .. this fits in well around kids and school holidays as DH is away from home 4 days out of 8 and with kids sporting activities etc it’s down to me to do school pick ups and taxi-ing
I have empty space in my day as dog walking is lunchtime hours .. so I am going today to have a chat about a housekeeping job at a local B&B that potentially will give me an extra three hours a day with a Saturday morning too .. (kids sports are Saturday afternoon and Sundays)
I have also been offered a work trial (bit scary never done one before ) on Monday for a 30hr a week job at a local Outdoor/Camping store .. DH wants me to go for this job as it offers potential for promotion, regular hours ., but it will mean working alternate weekends and he won’t be home for a lot of weekends to take kids to sports etc and to just be at home
I think it’ll be too stressy as will need to be selling , meeting targets etc plus kids will most likely miss out on their hobbies or I’ll have to arrange other parents to taxi them there and my Mum to be around to feed them etc .. he says that’s doable, I think it’s off asking other parents to cover so I can get a ‘proper job’ and I don’t think I’ll have the headspace to be honest , I just want a job I can go and do
DH won’t look at other jobs that mean he’d be home every weekend as he loves his job and I feel I am being pushed into something that causes more stress for me .. or am I just being workshy?

Dog Walking is lovely (most of the time ) can also recommend Postie jobs too (another one in my past !) but there’s Saturday work involved so not great for me . .. I’ve seen school hour postie jobs advertised too 🤔
The Cafe job sounds nice , if the ££ works out then go for it ! ..the lack of work stress makes me more chilled at home , we have to budget quite a lot though but when I worked full time five years ago I spent a fortune on ready meals, work lunches and work clothes .. so in my head it works out

Go with what you fancy OP. I think it's fair enough to not want stress/hassle of arranging childcare for younger ones at the weekend when DH is working away. Dog walking and housekeeping sound more flexible.

I used to be a housekeeper at centerparcs.
Mondays and fridays 10 till 2.45.
It tided me over.

Orange, that cafe job doesn't sound bad. Go for it maybe? As you say, lack of stress counts for alot these days; as does locality.

I think if you do a "normal' job, then inevitably your oldest child is going to end up doing a lot of babysitting, even if you swear to yourself that you won't use them like that. And when your oldest has made arrangements with friends but you have to work, you will find yourself telling your oldest that their social life is less important than your job. And maybe it is - we know this logically, as grown-ups - but this will not be fair on your oldest child.