I have just moved to a new job. I was in my last job for 10 years but it was incredibly stressful and I was beginning to get burnt out due to my huge workload. There was a lack of similar roles in the profession so I decided to take a significant pay reduction and work in a different field in a different organsisation to have some time out.
I've only been in my new job for 2 weeks. The team are incredibly lovely, infact they are falling over themselves to make me feel welcome. The work is easy. Work life balance is fantastic. It's perfect really but I am on approx 20k less than my old job (30k+ instead of 50k+). My aim is to do this role for a year or so and then job hunt.
Today I have been contacted by a company I worked alongside in my old job. They have a new role that is coming out and it's a job that I can do easily - infact its about a third of my old workload with a pay of 60k. The team again are lovely and jobs rarely come up in the company. There is a strong emphasis on worklife balanace and It's also WFH if I wanted. I have been strongly encouraged to apply and they have been incredibly positive about me being in this role and the contribution I could bring. I already work well with the team.
Of course I need to go to the interview and I know I have to take the job if offered. However, if I do get the 60k job. How on earth do I soften my resignation with my current employer - I've only been there a fortnight! ??