Looking for any advice please!
I took voluntary redundancy from my last company as it gave me a cushion to set up on my own - something I've always wanted to do as it enables me to work from home & flexibly around the kids (primary school age). I'm working with an established business which is supposed to provide me with clients regularly for a split of the commission, however after the first week, the leads have dried up and if business continues as it is, I won't be making enough to pay the bills after I have run through my redundancy money. I am addressing this with them separately.
I have been headhunted by a large company in my sector who are setting up a remote arm - meaning home-working and flexible hours (to a point). It's a better basic than my last job plus uncapped commission - with higher expectations to match. The new company has been through some major changes recently and so their reviews are pretty rubbish on Glassdoor, however they were able to explain reasons behind some of the issues raised and where they are headed during the interviews.
On one side, my brain is saying to take the job - it's good money, home-working & flexible so could do school runs.
On the other side, my heart is saying that I've only been self-employed for about 2 months so I don't feel like I've had chance to hit my stride yet and feel like I might be giving up on myself too quickly. Also, wonder what my family, friends & ex-colleagues will think - like I couldn't cut it on my own?
Has anyone else been in a similar situation or have any tips to help me decide what to do? I told the recruiter I'd think about the offer over the weekend.
If you've got this far, thank you!