Leaving my job

[hhsa]

I work as a lunchtime supervisor and drive 10 mins there and 10 mins back, now petrol price rising. Thinking my job not worth the cost of travel, I'm I being sensible in thinking to leave this job. Walking is not an option as would take more than 40 mins there and back. I work 1 and half hour.

Not until you e got another job, if you intend to work. A break in the CV doesnt look good.

Do you have a bike? Could you cycle there?

Electric bike? Or ask the school if they have anything you can add the position - part time TA, admin etc.

A 40 min walk there and back is a treat surely? Healthy, free, allows you to remain stable in a job? Nice bit of headspace and alone time. Good exercise every day. I'd def stay, if you can afford to work so few hours.

I don't understand why 40 minutes isn't doable if you don't have mobility issues.

You could cycle.

''@KangarooKenny
Not until you e got another job, if you intend to work. A break in the CV doesnt look good.''

That's such a cliche...

Many people have gaps in their CV for perfectly good reasons (illness, raising kids, caring for parents, re-training, moving to a different location, running their own business for a while, taking a gap year to travel and so on).

I have left jobs without another one lined up and never had any issues with it from new employers.

Equally as a Manager I have recruited several people with gaps in their CVs. They were honest about the reasons which ranged from health issues to simply not enjoying a job that turned out to be different from what they applied for and decided it was best to leave it and find something new.

Always good to tie the ends together tho. Who's going to pay the bills if there's a break in money coming in? I wouldn't use savings for that. I'd work hard and find that new job and keep the money coming in.

Et this is a lunch time supervisor job - it’s going to something like £2.5k - £3k per year . A loss like that (less if you deduct the petrol costs) is going to be replaceable. Plus a break from that won’t even figure on the next employers radar.

How much are you paid? If it's £15 a session max (as I'd suspect) then I would bin it off, people suggesting you walk are being ridiculous - spending nearly 3 hours of your day to make £15 would be absurd. I wouldn't worry about a break in your cv, equivalent jobs wouldn't be concerned IME.

Would you really drive to work if it was only a 40 minute walk, regardless of whether it was £15 a day or £500?

Double-check mileage cost vs pay first. See if you can get similar job closer to home for September. Good luck!

I suspect that the vast majority of people do not walk 40 minutes to work
They may take a bus/train/drive
But not walk

This exactly. It's not worth the walk.

If your lunchtime supervisor job is like one I had some years ago and you're lugging tables around and doing masses of tidying up in a hurry, you're probably exhausted and certainly wouldn't want to walk back. I would leave if you can afford to.

Thank you. In reply to everyone saying I should walk 40 mins there and back, I would just like to add that my job is 1 and half hours of walking in the playground. I don't think I can do that walk there and then work and have energy to walk back.

This is my first job after 21 years of being a stay at home mum. Started last September.

Exactly it's 1 and half hour but hard exhausting work. Not even worth the pay.

If you can afford to quit without a job to go to then go for it.

Otherwise I would stick to it as it's better to be earning a little than nothing at all.

It also depends how confident you are at getting yourself a new job with a better cost payoff ratio.

40 min walk is pretty easy

Have you thought about cycling? If you can't afford to buy a bike, there's usually someone giving one away on Freecycle / local "too good to go" type pages on Facebook.

Unfortunately never learnt how to ride a bike

Bloody hell - what’s with all the ramblers on this thread? 40 mins walking commute is not normal and should not be expected.

@AgnesNaismith 40mins of walking is only about 2 miles for many people.

@hhsa sounds like a great time to learn.

40 mins is nothing. I used to do that each way on top of a train commute and full time job. It's a great way to stay reasonably fit. Are you unwell or disabled?