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Work vs money - internal conflict

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pancakes222 · 02/07/2022 07:53

Recently changed job from office job with mediocre salary to NHS band 3 with a pay cut in the hope of gaining some job satisfaction. I never thought that money would bother me until I took the pay cut but I've become increasingly paranoid about the extra pressure out on my DS and frustrated that we can't do the things that I want to do in life. More frustrating is that everything I unconsciously seem to want to do in terms of gaining skills or experience all are leading towards being more on the ward however this would then be a band 2 which is even less money. I am not as happy as I expected in my current role and keep striving for this band 2 job however then I have this internal conflict of realising I just can't cope with taking my salary down even lower. My DS earns just above the threshold meaning we can't get any benefits when considering our household income. I was so proud of myself for trying to gain a job that would make me happy but now I'm just struggling with this battle in my mind of striving for something that I may enjoy which is more hours and less money vs wanting to have more money for our family lifestyle. I don't even know what I could do as an alternative so I suppose i don't even know what an other option would be to suggest. I'm just disappointed in myself perhaps and wanted to vent!

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FusionChefGeoff · 02/07/2022 07:55

I'm not in NHS but people often talk about taking bank shifts to make extra money would that be an option?

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Zigzagzogoo · 02/07/2022 08:12

What is it your wanting to do? The band 2 salary is the flat rate, if you do shifts you'll get about 30% more.
Who is DS?

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pancakes222 · 02/07/2022 08:27

Sorry that's me being tired typing! I meant DH.

Yes I had thought about bank shifts but then I have to worry about more childcare. My DS will start school in a year and a bit so I will probably have the opportunity to do more shifts then but that seems a long way away although I appreciate it will probably come round soon. If I did extra shifts now and got him looked once his free childcare hours come in then it may be the same as we pay now but then that would then bring up more guilt with working longer vs spending time with the little one before he starts school. Everything seems to be a bit of a battle in my mind!

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Parsleys · 02/07/2022 15:37

There seems to be tons of jobs in NHS at moment due to staff being burnt out by management. What about applying for band 4 or 5 admin roles? Could you shadow any departments you see the higher roles for?

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newbiename · 02/07/2022 15:43

Can't you do bank when your husband is at home so you don't have to pay for childcare.

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VioletCharlotte · 02/07/2022 15:45

What job do you do OP? Are you admin or clinical? There's lots of scope for development in the NHS.

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pancakes222 · 02/07/2022 20:00

I'm doing non clinical on maternity at the moment but would love to do the clinical side... it's just that's the drop down to band 2. But good to know that there are those enhancements for shift work. It's just a weird place to be to aspire to something that's less pay and more hours and I know that will put the family out more doing shift work rather than a standard 9-5 so I feel so guilty for that and putting pressure on money for the household... but yet whenever I'm leave, that's all I seem to want to move into. How do you make peace with decisions like that trying to move into something you may enjoy as a job that will make lifestyle outside of work harder...