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Hello - just a question I would like some input on. I have a very good PT job with benefits right now with the state. Most of the time I feel like I'd be an idiot to leave it, but I really don't care for what I do. I tolerate it - I don't hate it, but I certainly don't love it. Quite frankly, it's a paycheck and benefits to me. I plan to stay home with my kids once DH finds a FT teaching position with benefits. Until then, I have to work at a job with benefits for my family.
I just ran across two PT positions listed in similar agencies - one with a hospital and the other with a community college. I'm not sure if I would even be qualified for either, but that's moot right now. They both sound exciting and challenging. Given that I only plan to work for another year, hopefully (which is not set in stone if DH does not get a FT position next fall), is it wrong for me to pursue a new job, particularly one that is a bit different from my current field and would most likely take several months to really be comfortable in? I feel like I would be wasting a would-be employers time and energy in hiring and training someone who might only stay for a year. However, if DH does not get a job, then I would definitely stay on longer.
I feel like I couldn't be upfront about my ambitions (or lack thereof!) with a potential employer, or I certainly wouldn't get the job...but I don't like feeling like a liar either! To top it all off, DH and I plan to have another child (hopefully) within the year, meaning I could potentially leave earlier than a year, or have to take several months off.
I guess the good part is that I can take a year long leave of absence from my job (although I might not be guaranteed the same position upon my return), so I could always return to the secure job if things didn't work out. One of the positions is a grant position that only lasts for a year anyway. So much to think about...
I just ran across two PT positions listed in similar agencies - one with a hospital and the other with a community college. I'm not sure if I would even be qualified for either, but that's moot right now. They both sound exciting and challenging. Given that I only plan to work for another year, hopefully (which is not set in stone if DH does not get a FT position next fall), is it wrong for me to pursue a new job, particularly one that is a bit different from my current field and would most likely take several months to really be comfortable in? I feel like I would be wasting a would-be employers time and energy in hiring and training someone who might only stay for a year. However, if DH does not get a job, then I would definitely stay on longer.
I feel like I couldn't be upfront about my ambitions (or lack thereof!) with a potential employer, or I certainly wouldn't get the job...but I don't like feeling like a liar either! To top it all off, DH and I plan to have another child (hopefully) within the year, meaning I could potentially leave earlier than a year, or have to take several months off.
I guess the good part is that I can take a year long leave of absence from my job (although I might not be guaranteed the same position upon my return), so I could always return to the secure job if things didn't work out. One of the positions is a grant position that only lasts for a year anyway. So much to think about...
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