I had my interview two days ago for a new agency. It’s a huge hourly pay cut, but base pay is not much different due to the hours required. I would have only a 15-90 minute commute, for a 24 hour shift, vs a 2.5 hour commute for a 12 hour shift. There is a potential for a sign on bonus if I am offered and accept a position in the next three weeks. I would only have to work a single over time shift a month to essentially break even. Right now, I’m working 3-4, against my will if I should specify. I interviewed with the top of the agency, and I felt like it went really well. It was supposed to be a part time interview but we ended up really discussing full time. I go Tuesday for a drug test and paperwork for them to investigate me.

I want to accept but I’m still SO hesitant. Right now my husband and I work the same shift at the same hours. He is still looking for a new position and would continue here until he found something else. I don’t have much time to consider because once an offer comes, I have to make a decision. Jobs in my field are not easy to come by, and pay is a huge issue. I hate my job. I’m miserable, but there are benefits to staying. I feel bad that my husband might have to make the commute alone. I don’t love the idea of so many hours, but at the end of the day, I would be getting paid to sleep when we aren’t busy. I love the idea of being so close to home.

I just want to be sure before I make a rash decision.