Following on from my other thread about my exit package, I could now potentially have two other jobs to choose from and I am not sure which one to choose if I were to be offered both. I was with my previous employer for over 15 years, large national organisation, over 3000 people, public sector, so I've never really been in the position of looking for another job for a while!
anyway the two jobs I'm waiting to hear about are:
Job 1.
small charity of 50 people. I had a phone interview, then a second 'proper' interview with two managers. They have two part time roles available with a salary of £12,000-£14,000 which is not great as I was on nearly £40,000 before. However, it is home based which appealed.
It mostly matches my skills and experience although they were asking me if I knew how to use Slack and Salesforce and I had no idea what that was!
There would be travel expected around the country which appeals a bit less as I have disabilities. Speaking of disabilities, they kept asking what I could and could not do. It wasn't nasty, but it still made me uncomfortable. I was worried my disabilities would be seen as an inconvenience.
They also kept talking about the difference between my large previous employer and this new organisation in terms of size, could I cope with the difference? They also kept talking about me having a lot of experience and qualifications so I worried they thought I was over qualified.
They said they could potentially combine the two roles into one full time role and they pushed me to say where on the scale I'd like to be. I said higher end of the scale. Was that okay?
They also said if I passed the second interview, I'd be put forward for a third interview. I've never heard of 3 interviews before. The second interview was 2 days ago and I haven't heard anything.
My gut is saying its not for me BUT its potentially full time and it is also permanent. It is not unionised. Not disability confident. No mention of any other schemes such as flexible working.
job 2.
I was approached via social media by the director of this social enterprise where all the staff are disabled. She asked me to "please please" apply for a job that would be coming up next week which exactly matches my skills and experience. It would be my dream job.
It is working from home. Potential travel but that is optional, only if you can attend meetings and events. As I said they are disability friendly.
They are also flexible on hours - you could do part time or full time so I could do full time if I wanted and choose your own hours. I'd prefer full time working from home.
I know the last job with them was £28,000 working from home. Again less than I earned before but potentially more than job 1.
It would be fixed term though, whereas job 1 would be permanent.
Only 10 staff and therefore not unionized. I am very loyal to my union after the help they gave me and want to stay involved.
They are disability confident.
I haven't actually had an interview yet so there is no guarantee I would be successful even if I was directly approached and asked to apply.
In the event I was offered both jobs, which should I accept? It is possible that I am offered job 1 first, do I turn it down in the hope I get job 2 or accept it and then change my mind later? Obviously I might not get either but the signs seem quite good.