I was up for redundancy late last year and successfully redeployed into a new role, different team, same business. I'm 2 weeks in and I hate it. I know part of that is just not knowing what the hell I'm doing, but I also can't find any inkling of joy in the job when I'm talking to my new colleagues. Seems like they are all just on automatic pilot and pulling long hours just to get through. Though weirdly most seem committed to this area as a career path, I can only think it's the potential salaries at senior level, I'll be subtly asking questions to find out.
My priority was redeployment to retain my salary level, but now I'm thinking that was a mistake. Redundancy would be 6 months worth of costs covered if I'm careful, and I can still opt for that for the next month. My original thinking was that I'd do the new job for 12-24 months and see what doors opened as a result, as it's a new area for me. Planned to work hard for the next five years and earn well to make headway on the mortgage and was then reduce hours or take a lower paid but easier role to see me into retirement. I felt really lucky to secure a redeployment. Now I feel very anxious and am already getting the Sunday night jitters. I just don't know if I can stick with the plan.
I'm the breadwinner, the mortgage and all bills are on me. DH has a life limiting cancer and does what he can when he can. I love my house but downsizing is an option as we've a fair amount of equity so could go mortgage free with a move and some compromises. Our fixed rate ends late this year so I'll need to remortgage anyway.
So what would you do? Try to stick with the original plan even though the job is awful, or take the redundancy and look for a new job in this hard market, knowing that I'm unlikely to find a new job at my current salary that isn't equally as hard and miserable, but if I take a lower salary for an easier work life that definitely means moving?
DH will be totally on board with whatever I decide but I know his preference is to stay in our current house. I'm in my early 50s and not planning to retire before 65.