Help me please - need to make a decision about work.

[Galaxy]

message withdrawn

Blimey, 3 nights away a week! Not surprised you're fed up Galaxy. It sounds like you and dh both want a change - I'd go for it, e.g.

Maybe don't resign for this last 2 weeks before dh starts his new job, if he is well enough to give you support, and do maximum you can to find the job you want - writing to local companies you would like to work for? meeting with people there? any more agencies you can get in touch with? Ring the people who offered you an interview, find out what's going on?

Have you worked out what the absolute minimum money you can sustain your current lives on would be? only you know how long you could keep going if you didn't find a job straight away. there is a risk in resigning without something to go to so how big a risk is it?

all this is so obvious - sorry if offensively so! best wishes

What a difficult decision to make Galaxy.

Its very easy to say its not worth the hassle and give in your notice regardless but I reckon the reality of doing it is a lot more difficult. Perhaps it might help to think of the worse possible scenerio and see if you can think of solutions to get around it, and maybe go from there.

There are so many pros and cons and I imagine you have thought through them all. It's pretty daunting though taking a gamble isn't it?.

FWIW two very good friends of mine gave up their jobs which they hated and made a completely different career direction. Despite the risks they both said it was the best decisions they ever made and are so much happier.

message withdrawn

message withdrawn

message withdrawn

just a thought - but if you are balancing income and responsibilities, including juggling all the home-related things, is more help at home an option? Perhaps an interim thing to relieve the stress a bit?

Hi Galaxy, just seen this post. Really sorry to hear you are having a tough time. Your job sounds really stressful to me, and I think you're pretty amazing to have kept it up this long, and if things are tough at home then I guess something has to give.

Are you owed any holidays? Would it be possible to take a few days off to give yourself time to think about this and re-evaluate your life.

I don't have any answers I'm afraid but I sincerly hope you get the outcome you deserve.

message withdrawn