Am just about to finish mat leave and in a quandry about my next steps re: work. I have bored my friends and family talking about this so looking for some honest, impartial advice.
A few years ago I took a role at a town in the South East. I spent 6 months working there while my DP and DD stayed in our old house up north and, DP at his job and DD at school. DD then moved down with me and DP came down on weekends as wanted to finish a big project at work before he found a new job and moved down. But then I got pregnant and we all decided DP would stay up north and we would all go back there to have baby and go on mat leave. Mat leave is coming to an end and we now all plan to move back down in the Autumn.
The only problem is we are very happy up here and although I have a job in the South East I HATED where I was living. The town was small, twee and conservative and although very pretty and historic just isn't my thing - surrounding area also has no 'vibe'. I have tried to warm to the place but I get a heavy heart whenever I think about moving back. The job itself is okay but hasn't really lived up to its expectations. It looks good on paper, just not that exciting in RL and I would probably want to move on in a few years.
In my heart I would rather just quit my job and not drag my family back to a place where I really don't want to settle. What's the point of moving everyone to where I clearly don't want to be. However the practical part of me thinks it would be stupid to quit a job without anything to go to. I also know that jobs where I am in the north are MUCH harder to come by so I could be looking for something for a long time and even then it could be a compromise.
Argh. What should I do? Go down south and try to settle? Stay up north and look for work here? Or go south temporarily with a view to returning north long term? I also feel DD needs to settle and I can't keep moving about. Advice most appreciated!!
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Quitting job & moving back north or sticking at role in wierd town?
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williaminajetfighter · 27/06/2014 09:34
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