Okay ladies... I’m in a spot. I’m going to have a sit down talk with my husband and we will weight all the pros and cons. Just thought if I got some outside input maybe that would offer some help too. I’m currently a lead teacher of the 3 year old room. I’ve been at my job going on 4 years. A lot has changed since covid. I was informed monday my hours may get cut (10 hours less a check) which is a pretty big difference for me. I started looking around just to see what was available and actually found a great offer. Now I’m second guessing leaving my job where I’m comfortable (probably a little to comfortable) to start a new job. Where I’m at now I only make 11.15 an hour BUT my 18 month old comes for free. This is a huge plus for us seeing as though child care is outrageous. As of now my hours haven’t been cut because the director is going back and forth on what to do. It also takes me about 40 mins to drive to work and home everyday and when my son eventually starts public (thinking WAY ahead) I don’t know what we will do after he gets out of school since I work so far away. The new job is offering 12.85 an hour and free child care and It’s only 5 minutes from my house. My son would be able to come to the new job after public school (in 4 years 😂)

When I say all of those things out loud it makes perfect sense to go with the new job. BUT I know all of my co works and who my son would be around while at daycare, my son has close relationships with a few of the teachers here and I KNOW what’s expected of me here. I have complete control over my class, meaning it’s not micromanaged. I plan our field trips, I decorate our classroom and plan parties and make our lesson plans. I guess I’m just scared of change and starting completely over with a new group of parents and children and co workers. Any advise? I have ALOT of thinking to do 🤔

Before anyone says it, I’m NOT looking for people to tell me what to do over an app. Just some friendly input or advice.