hey!
so i have a job, middle management, paying £45k per year. private sector for a relatively well known agency. i am underpaid for the industry, & my 'department' is quite niche and so i have a few worries:
- underpayment ofc being one - i think i could realistically get £70k upwards elsewhere although the jobs aren't easy to come across/get
- my dept being so niche means that the longer i manage it, the harder itll be to get more into a 'generalist' role (my niche is capped where i am in any company in terms of seniority although pay rise opportunities are there elsewhere)
- i think i have v little progression opportunity where i am
- i would like to branch out a little
the pros are that it can work well around the children, i know what is acceptable etc.
for context, im early mid 30s and this is my first full time role since having my eldest nearly 7 years ago, ive been early a year.
would you stay put knowing that it works for the family but immediate progression is very unlikely (& the longer i stay the more chance of being pigeon holed).
would you look elsewhere for more opportunity/pay at the risk of it not working so well for the family? better the devil you know sort of thing
thanks!