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Just over 2 years. I just find it a bit too easy despite the senior level job title (and the salary reflects that). I like being more hands on again but it is a very small company and I'm the only one on my side of things so I basically cover tasks that would normally be given to a junior technician or fresh grad. It's nice doing a bit of it to keep my hand in with the software but after a while I wish I had someone to palm it off to. We've got some quite decent projects for the size of the company but also a few rubbish ones that mainly came in through a Director who has since left. That said the thought of going back to 'proper' working scares me a bit. If I got told I had to stay in this job in wouldn't be the end of the world unlike when I've left all my previous roles but there's no way they could financially match what I could get if offered a job elsewhere. I could maybe negotiate a 4 day week on my current salary and to be honest could probably still do the same amount of work as I do now in 5 days.
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Year 2 should be the peak. Long enough to be settled in, short enough to be fresh. I'm guessing it's not the ideal role so you have 3 choices. Move, stick with it, or maybe try going for a 4 day week compressed hours?
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
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The issue with 4 days a week is that you end up doing the same job and getting 80% of the salary. And compressed hours means almost certainly 4 very long days that will be draining - if I work 2 extra hours a day and start at 9, for example, I'm guaranteed not to be logging off before 8pm. You need a long weekend after 4 of those.
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OMG, no wonder we have a growth problem if everyone wants to go part time from 50.
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If I was paid £200k I'd happily go down to 4 days and £160k.
I'm not, but let me dream.
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I started at 6:30. Easier to do when wfh.
That leaves stick or twist.
The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I was thinking more if I get offered a substantially bigger salary elsewhere that my current place would have no chance of matching that 4 days on my current salary might be an option. I could then do bits of private work on my other day as and when (I have slightly niche skillset that isn't part of my employers core business that would be ideal for that). I'm currently stretching my workload to fit 5 days so that should be perfectly manageable.
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As I said, sticking with it wouldn't be the end of the world. I'm not unhappy here, just a bit bored and restless. In an ideal world I would like to be using my skillset doing something slightly different e.g. working for a National Park or the Forestry Commission where I could be outdoors in the countryside regularly (but inside when the weather is particularly bad) but the reality is I've never seen a suitable role at a National Park and when Forestry Commission jobs come up the pay is really low (although they do have a very nice Civil Service pension scheme). Maybe I'm having a delayed midlife crisis!
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Not sure national park work is a great option just now. At least round ere they are bleeting about funding cuts.
I don't know how they will keep on top of blocking residents from putting in visually identical double glazing or garden sheds visible from a footpath now, bit it is what it is.
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