Money or holidays?

[Kitchencomposter]

Hey there!

This should be a no-brainer but I wonder what you would do? 50/50 chance of getting one or two jobs so a hypothetical question: 1 offering 25 days + 8 bank holidays - the other statutory 20 days + 8 bank holidays and 6k more. I would be tempted by the extra holidays but gotta have the money to spend on the holidays which takes me to the second option. Current job gives statutory holidays which I'm struggling with due to spending most of them on family commitments. What would your choice be?

Depends - do you need to cover school holidays ?
Can you meet your critical bills (rent or mortgage, council tax, utilities, broadband, insurances, commute, etc) on the lower wage ?

Some employers let you buy holidays. Or just ask if you can take a week unpaid every year.

You are essentially swapping 8 days off for £6k ever single year. For me I'd take the money Especially in these uncertain times.

Good Luck

Sorry I meant 5 days for £6k

Depends is the baseline pay £10K or £100K. If 100K take the holidays every time. I would actually take the holidays if I could afford to. Life is very short.

Depends, my work lets you buy 5 extra days
Leave each year. Personally I’d take the money over 5 extra days off, it’s not exactly value for money.

Would you pay over £1k a day for AL? I wouldn't

In my case I'd go for the job paying extra money and put most/all of it into my occupational pension scheme - especially if your company matches your contribution. I did this in my last job with my car allowance and company matched my contribution too- win-win to me. 🌹