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EIHRHM

How much extra money would it take for you to be making to make you want to leave your job?

I have kind of been unhappy at work and am thinking of leaving, I set up a few interviews. On one side of things my job i have now is very flexable and I can cut down to whatever hours I can do once we have a baby, but on the other hand i get no backing, support or thanks from the owner and boss, and the pay stinks. I can deal with the no backing and other issues if i start working part time. I am going to take it one step at a time but thought I would ask you ladies what would make you switch your jobs.

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appletinibella

anything is better than unemployment right now. but if you plan on having a baby any time soon, i wouldn't change my job no matter what the pay is. the economy is too unstable for my liking 

MargieMags

If the pay stinks now would it even be worth your while for you to work there part-time when you have a baby?

jesspacatc

i think quality of life is more important that money (within reason).  you will need flexibility if you have kids.  For instance, today my daughter developed the stomach flu on our way into work/daycare. I was able to contact a co-worker to cover for me for an hour while I brought her home and cleaned up, then I did all my work in the morning (giving this co-worker the morning off) and she did the afternoon.  It was a huge help.  I couldn't do that with just any job.  

Melanie2003

To put it bluntly - I make an excellent salary and cover all our benefits. I work somewhere where they don't bat an eye at me taking a day off next week to register Ava for kindergarten, or that I came in late yesterday because Sam had a well visit. Sure- DH could take them, but I want to be part if that too. it would take either a hefty increase to sway me to leave, or same salary and improved commute. We have a lot of fixed expenses and can't afford for this sugar mama to take a cut- lol! My husband on the other hand has more flexibility to change his work life.

Augustbride

My flexibility is a huge reason I work at my company still. The grass is always greener on the other side but when you start a new job you need to earn your flexibility back and with kids that is not an option for me. I can work from home as I choose, go to doctors as needed and I was able to cut my hours(of course with a pay cut) so I could pick up my son from the bus.  To me the work life balance I have is priceless. It would take almost double and a shorter commute to have me really thinking about it.

rblucy

My current job is wonderful and I love it.  It's flexible, I am able to work from home part-time, and I love my boss.  He respects me and trusts me and we work well together.  The only negative is the pay.  I could make a decent amount more somewhere else.  But while I may get a 20% increase in pay, I would also likely be working many more hours and lose flexibility.  We are managing fine with my current income and it will benefit us if we choose to start a family. I occasionally browse job listings, but it would have to be a pretty perfect position, close by and with a significant raise to make me leave my current position.  

navybride06

A significant school so we can afford daycare when I go back to work. I took a HUGE pay cut after having my son, it killed us.  Now unemployment helps but DH works redic OT and jobs with his business, so my cost is sanity with him never being home.  

I will be looking into subbing soon, but I don't have anyone in family to watch kids other then my mom 1 day a week and having to pay someone would defeat the purpose of me working for the day.  

As someone who changed jobs with a baby and then had another one, I wouldn't recommend it, because you never know whats on the other side. 

cutekate

I dont want to go back to work. My job can be flexible (once I pick and get approved for a shift change) but the reality is I dont work 9-5 and part time isnt an option. We are trying to arrange it so we only need a sitter a couple of hours on the days I work to cover when I leave and H gets home. It will cost me about 6 hours of sleep daily (from the time I get home until A gets up) but it will save us tons of  $.

We could survive on Hs salary alone but in order to continue living as comfortably (dinners out, movies, gifts, my car payment) as we do we need my salary. Period. But once I go back I only have 13 years until retirement and a pension.