My current job is at a grocery store working in the office. I handle lots of money,lots of paperwork,cash checks,do deposits and have to watch about 5 teenagers at a time. I am only making minimum wage and get about 25 hours a week (starting this week I only have 12 hours). I got another job offer that starts out at 10.25 an hr with a minimum of 48 hours a week. The hours are kinda crazy like from 9 am to 8pm one day and like 10am to 6pm and so forth. I will have thursdays and sundays off every week and will receive benefits after 90 days although I am already covered on my husbands insurance. My delimma is I will have to put my child in an after school program once school starts back. Is it worth the money not to see my child but just a few hours a week. The job i am currently at closes at 9pm and we usually dont get out til 10. The new offer i will walk out the door at 8pm or before every night. What do you mamas think?
*BTW my son is 6 and will be in first grade. My husband makes good money when he works but he always has 2 weekends off a month and then has 7 whole days during the month off as well. he doesnt get paid for the time hes off. I am wanting more money because i am wanting a different car to drive and i am wanting to become pregnant soon. so i want to save for a nursery. My mom could keep him for the few hours after he gets out of school but she gets really possessive and trys to control everything i do with him and she even tells me whats best for me still and this is my second marriage.
I talked to a daycare that at one time stayed open until midnight but now does not. So my only option was to turn down the job and stay where I am. My son needs me more to be at home with him than I need the new job! Thanks for all the advice!
Talk to your husband.
Talk to your child.
Let this be a family decision.
I wish you the best.
You will find the time to see your child. If you are getting a job that pays better and offers benefits why not do it? If you do not need the money then stay at your current job. See if your benefits are better than your husbands and may be you can do benefits through your job. Weigh the pros and cons of the situation again and decide if it is worth it. Good luck
i'm confused about how you see your son NOW, if you say,
"The job i am currently at closes at 9pm and we usually dont get out til 10. The new offer i will walk out the door at 8pm or before every night."
i don't understand the new car thing -- i'm a stay-at-home mom, and i went without ANY vehicle for a couple months. we walked to the store and i lost lots of weight. but i do understand saving up for a new baby.
You and your family are the only ones who can weigh the options here. Our family went in the reverse. I went to a lesser paying job with less hours but I am home when the kids get out of school and off on every break they have and all summer,too. It was money against quality of life. We are in the "poverty" range but we manage without any government help and the kids know I will be here for them.
I would, but that is a dissision you will have to make! I think working 12 hours a week is pointless, but again the is my opinion. It sounds as if the child will be in after school regardless bc you dont get out of your current job doesnt let you out till 10! Kinda confussed but go with your heart!
I will make a switch, I think that these are issues you are already dealing with in one way or another, also, I think that if you get two off days a week, you can really have a great time with your kids. My husband works REALLY long hours, and only has one day a week off, but he really makes it super special, so, I think it is much more about the quality of the time, than the quantity.
Hope you find this helpful. Good Luck.
It depends on if you need the money, how much you will be paying for an after school program, do you WANT to work full-time (trust me, going from working 12 or 25 hours a week to 48 hours a week is stressful!), etc. You need to list the pros and cons for each job and go from there. Good luck with your decision.
I agree with the others - take the job. The extra hours will be hard at the beginning, but the extra money will hopefully allow you a financial cushion that can be pretty invaluable. Good luck.
I would make the switch, but it's your life.
Well, it sounds like everything that's a possible issue at the new job is a bigger issue at your current one, so I'd make the switch. Your son will enjoy the after school program. You can set a requirement that he get his homework done there before he plays so that any time you have with him in the evenings is quality time, not homework supervision.
Have that one midweek day off will give you a chance to catch up on stuff around the house while everyone is away AND take some time for yourself. Plus on that day you can pick your son up right when school gets out and have some twosome time.
Your husband and son will have a built-in boys' day every weekend while you're working and then you guys will have sunday for family time.
Good luck with your decision.
T.
Just wondered, how old is your child, and is he or she in an after school during the school yr now anyway. You mentioned in your present job you are not getting home until 10pm a few nighst a week, or have you made other chid care arrangements ? I dont have a lot of faith in most after school pgms, they are often not well staffed or staffed with all young people and the children don't always get the best supervision. Is there a good friend or family member that is able to pick up and care for your child afterschool even if you have to pay them? If you take the new job ss there anyway you can call the potential new employer and ask if down the road the schedule will become a little more regular and explain that it is tough for you to make child care arrangements with such a sporatic work schedule. If they can tell you if this is a possiblity then you can weigh the options. Also to consider, do you get benefits now? if not are the benefits you will get at the new place good. If U R married, I'd sit down with your spouse and get his opinion too then make your decision together. My concern is for your child. Another thing you can do is tomeet with your current boss and let he/she know you have had another job offer paying consderably more, doubling the hrs and giving you benefits. In this conversation ask your mgr nicely if they woud consider matching the offer you are considering (but keep your 25 hr/wk.) I would only do this if you have been there for a few yrs and are doing a good job. Hope these ideas help and good luck to you.
Well the new jobs sounds better time wise and financial wise. You would have to put your child in after school program either way, correct?
Maybe you should consider a work at home business that will allow total flexibility.
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If not, I would go with the second job. Sounds more stable and allows for possible benefits. Always better to have more than one option when it comes to healthcare benefits.
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Would love to know more in your post ... how old are your children, what is your financial situation? Can you currently afford your bills and providing for the basics with what you make now/after reduction of hours? What does your husband think? I definitely think if you can afford to work fewer hours and be home with your child for homework and just to be with them, that's the best thing. However, we know kids feel the stress of strained finances in the home and you have to have the money to pay the bills. I hope you get the answers to help you in your decision. In the meantime, congratulations on the job offer!!!
Have you considered checking into other jobs at the grocery store? My girlfriend just took a part time job at a grocery store in the deli. Although it is not the most desirable job, she goes to work at 6 am and is off by noon four days a week and is paid about double minimum wage. I think you might regret losing all that time with your kids. They grow up and you never get that time back. You can always get the higher paying jobs and such when they grow up. Just my two cents. Of course, if you really need the money then do what you have to do.
Good luck, it is so hard to manage it all I know.
