What would you pick?
Current job:
Home 2 days a week.
Home days are basically days off.
A half hour walk to office.
Toxic office 3 days a week- it’s upsetting my mental well-being. Threats of massive change in location and structuring. Insane bully of a project manager. Lots of interpersonal tensions.
Go home at 4pm with flexi time.
Boring, beyond pointless work that doesn’t suit me. Long periods of idleness. Brain rot.
No actual work stress and can do personal projects.
Nice vibrant part of town. Lots of shops so very handy.
Potential job-
Home 3 days a week.
Unknown office culture 2 days a week.
Would have to take public transport so a little extra cost and commute time.
Expect to be busy and have some late evenings. There will be TOIL but a potential last-minute sacrifice of personal time, the control of which which is important to me, as are my own projects, eg attending a 6pm hobby class.
Interesting, worthwhile work.
Dodgy af part of town.
Other points- The money is exactly the same. I suspect I am autistic, and I don’t have kids to consider.
Help me decide!