Moved jobs 3 months ago and knew after the first day it was a mistake. I've been anxious and miserable ever since and desperate to leave..it's really impacted on my mental health and confidence.
My old employer offered me a role back and I accepted and signed a contract. There have been some changes so won't be exact same role but my manager is flexible when it comes to childcare and they matched pay to current role. I'm due to start in 2 weeks and my notice period is a month.
In the meantime I have been offered another role elsewhere with a 10k salary boost. I flunked the test for the role but they still offered me it. I know my confidence is rock bottom but I don't know what to do.
A - go back to old employer and decline new role (36hrs wk) . try and sort my head out.
B - take new role with pay increase (40hrs), burn bridges with old employer and uncertainty of if I'm capable of doing job (it's a step up). The recruiter has said they are very flexible but my current role also said that and it was bullshit*t. I also don't know if my old employer will hold me to my contract.
In one instance I'm thinking about chasing money and long term career prospects. The other is thinking about my current mental health and going with a safe option for now that still pays ok but I know for sure I can flex around my family.
Any advice