New jobs with longer hours

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I'm trying to make some sort of decision on a new job.
I currently work term time and, bar a couple of days, school hours. My children are 14 and 9.
I have done my job forever and it has no chance of promotion at all.
The new job is similar money and full time but has the chance to build. I'm having a wobble as it means I'm out of the house for over 10 hours some days, with my commute as I'm a non- driver.

I know I'm lucky to be offered a job in current times. Is this the right sort of step? I'm 45.

Well, none of us can say really.
If you need, or want more money, then yes it is.
If you want or need more challenge and more job satisfaction then yes it is.

If you want to be bored, and short of money, but have more time to sit and twiddle your thumbs, then no it isn't.

We are all in different places in our lives at 45.
Some people are knackered, having worked FT for 25 years odd, but have paid off their mortgage and are looking to ease up a bit.
Some haven't long taken out a mortgage and realise they've got 25 years work ahead of them. Most are somewhere inbetween.

At 45 some will have been working their way up the career path for many eyears and don't want to take any more steps. Others won't have been doing so and realise that now they dc aren't so readily reliable on them for practical things, this its 'their time'.

so the money is not much better. loads more stress. Have you considered child care fees for the 9 year old? You will need wrap around and school holiday childcare.

given that the money will be the same and it could take ages to work your way up, I would probably give it a pass if you can afford it.

if you want change, find a job that is actually a step up, not a job that isn't but could offer a step up a few years down the line. You are 45, have been for years on the same part time job. In my experience, you don't start climbing up the career ladder quickly in that case.

I would not.