New Job Opportunity - what do you think?

[Lulu]

I found an hour travel...and dragging the kids out of bed really early very very hard.

I really needed the $$$$, but it took a huge toll on me.

GL xoxoxo

[Nettie]

Yeah, the travel is the big thing, isn't it?

DS won't get dragged out of bed early as DH looks after him full-time. No issues there.

Still eager to hear any other points of view... there might be something I haven't thought of yet.

I should point out that my current position is dragging me down emotionally so I'm not always in a good place when I get home now...

[Lulu]

Hmmmmm......

Oh don't make it sooo hard! I think it would be great to get away from your current position - will you be driving in or PT?

[Oorki Galoorki]

if it were me. NO way!
1 the travel from A to B is hugely rediculous when you have a little man at home. and that hour is a minimum... your max could be 1.5hrs (in winter dodgy tunnels)
2 your little man is only little once, you will miss out on SO much those extra hours you will notice when you have been spoilt with your current work

BUT
if you were to move half way between i think it would be more viable, although not sure how keen you are on moving.

[anney]

Travel would be OK - I travel almost an hour each way (but it is on public transport so I get to read) BUT the missing out on the time with your son would take its toll definitely. I work in IT and my boss is very flexible so I can do things from home - maybe ask about those possiblities at interview. You might get into the job and find there is some flexibility to work from home or vary your hours. If you are the right person for the job they may be prepared to make it work for you. good luck. sounds like you need a change.

[fionas]

Hasn't the government just legislated that everyone has the right to ask for flexible working arrangements from their employer too?

So that means you could ask about working from home or, as one of my friends did, ask about doing 5 days work in 4 days and then getting that fifth day off. That made for really long days but she reckoned it was worth it to get the day off.

[Nettie]

Hasn't the government just legislated that everyone has the right to ask for flexible working arrangements from their employer too?

So that means you could ask about working from home or, as one of my friends did, ask about doing 5 days work in 4 days and then getting that fifth day off. That made for really long days but she reckoned it was worth it to get the day off.

Yes, my employer offers flexible working arrangements, but usually it's just flexitime They're not too keen on the other stuff unless it's to their benefit...

[Nettie]

Funnily enough this is also an IT position and they have indicated that the right person may have the option to do some work from another site (my current workplace - 5 mins from home). I'm hoping they will allow me one day a week at 'home' or at least one day a fortnight. It will depend on the work I do and how well I do it I suppose, so it may not be able to be determined until after I start!

I would be driving. PT is useless and would take me nearly twice as long!

Orki - that's what concerns me most. And we can't move. DH has a business here that can't be moved.

[Lulu]

Funnily enough this is also an IT position and they have indicated that the right person may have the option to do some work from another site (my current workplace - 5 mins from home).

Ooooh - that would be awesomeness if you could do maybe 3 days in, 2 days close to home - maybe stretch it out a little further as time goes by?

[fionas]

Well if your old job is secure, I say give it a go for six months and see what you reckon.

Nothing to lose and if you can't hack it, at least you will have new skills to shove on your resume.

[Sopdet]

I would do a pro and con list.

I would also ask them about a 3x2 and 2x3 rotation, where you work 3 days one week at the main office, 2 days at the office near your home, then the other week do 2 days in the main office and 3 days near home.

Good luck at the interview.

[phynna]

I used to do the 1hr each way commute, it ain't that bad actually, enough time to really chill out after a big busy day and clear your head listening to your music or the radio!

But I didn't have a little one to think about. Did make it harder on my doggies though lol! And on my daily runs, they ended up as occasional events!

If my cars weren't converted to gas however, it would not have been viable in the slightest. And petrol prices will ALWAYS be on the rise. Also, tyres, gearboxes, oils, kangaroos, all your maintenance and chance of accident is on the increase, can be costly!

A cushy government job may be boring, but you'll be there for as long as you want to be, and your entitlements are above what private sector workers are ever entitled to?

But there's also nothing like being in a job that you love doing! While we don't live for our work, when you enjoy what you do, and the people you work with, it's like you're not working at all!