Which job?

[QforCucumber]

Hypothetical at the moment but interview is booked so may have to make this choice shortly -

Job A - 2 miles (5 min drive) from home. 34 hours a week over 5 days. 9am start. Extra Flexible regarding school sickness and working back time from home if needed. Autonomy in completing job, no micromanagement as such etc but no regular WFH. Salary £27k. SSP only. AE Pension, no real benefits

Job B - 11 Mile commute (20/25 min drive) 37.5 hours a week over 5 days (8:30-5) potential for 1 day a week from home. Salary £39-40k. Stakeholder pension. Private Healthcare for family. Enhanced Sick and Maternity pays (not that I'll be having more kids)

Home life - DH and I both working normal hours similar to above, kids aged 7 and 3 - by September both will be in School 8:40-3:20 and with Childminder until 5:30. Currently 1 in school and 1 in FT nursery.

Which would you go with and why?

Job B better salary and benefits.
Sounds like you have good wrap around care.

If you can manage on the £27K, flexibility, being close to home, and a relatively easy job it worth its weight in gold when you have younger DC.

B.

Definitely B if I were you. Assuming your DH will do the morning school run?

Why? Well salary and benefits.

B for the salary and benefits. The healthcare alone right now would be a big swing for me.
Neither are awful in terms of travel or hours. Once the kids are in school you may regret not taking B.

Totally agreed

Thanks all, it feels like it would be a difficult decision (DH asked if I'd take it if they offer it) and all I can think about is the flexibility and how everyone says it's worth its weight in gold to have - I guess the other role may have it too though.
The increase in salary though, and the offered benefits are not to be sniffed at and would more than make up for the fuel for the commute - I just often feel like I barely see the kids as it is (home about by 5:30, dinner 6:30, then baths and they're in bed by 8)

Very much a better the devil you know feeling - I've been in job A for 6 years now.

all I can think about is the flexibility and how everyone says it's worth its weight in gold
But money is well, quite similar to actual gold. You're not talking about crazy hours never see the kids kind of job, but very reasonable working hours plus home office, for significantly better salary and benefits. Kids maybe young only once, but they won't get any cheaper.

This is a very good point too @G5000 DH also just reminded me that if offered I could always request 35 hours or similar to allow that extra flex too.

Thank you everybody - 2nd interview this afternoon so lets see how that goes.