I previously worked in school and loved it, a senior non teaching post, part of SLT.
However, I had lots of changes in my life and being tied to school holidays became quite a problem for me.
I secured a great job, on the face of it. A senior post at a small company, where I'm paid the same as I was before, but for only 3 days per week. A generous holiday allowance which means, when bank holidays are added (I don't work Mondays) I get almost as much leave as at the school, only it's flexible and I can work from home at least one of my 3 days. What's not to love?
However, on my first day the Chief Exec told me she's leaving. They clearly all knew this at my interview and whilst it may not have made any difference to my decision, it feels dishonest and trust at work is very important to me. Since then another senior person has resigned and this has clearly been on the cards for a while too. There's also been a big funding crisis, which I have resolved for now, but again, it feels dishonest not to have let me know what I was facing. It also feels a bit rats leaving a sinking ship.
Coupled with that, there has been no handover or support and I've dropped a number of balls, simply because I didn't know things needed to be done.
The job is well within my capabilites and compared to the school job very easy and a bit boring I don't feel engaged, I like mtly imeqdiate colleagues, but don't "care" about the job or the organisation, which is completely alien to me.
But the actual working terms are like a dream come true...
The financial instability isn't a problem, worst case I'd just retire, but knowing that's a possibility doesn't help motivation either. That said, I don't feel ready to retire and previously have always got a lot out of work.