job dilemma

ToastieSimons · August 2013

ugh, I've got a great opportunity for a fantastic job. It wouldn't pay much the first year, but by year 2 or 3 it would be more than DH is making and have great benefits.

But I'm struggling with putting the boys in daycare. DS1 is in preschool from 12:30-3 and DS2 is 14 mo. DS1's school has a daycare in it so I could keep them in there and not have to worry about busing or drop offs at different places.

Am I being silly? I feel like I should apply and if I get the job then make a decision, but then I feel that's unfair to the employer. That I shouldn't apply unless I'm 100% positive I would take a job offered to me.

Thoughts?

Stefibeth · August 2013

As long as you're seriously considering it I don't see the harm in applying. People turn down offers all the time for various reasons. Apply, then if you get an offer make your decision from there.

Andrewsgal · August 2013

Apply and go from there. Good luck in whatever you decide.

lexusolsen · August 2013

Apply! If you want to get back in the workforce anyway, you never know when another opportunity like this will come again!

joyfullyfound · August 2013

You've got to apply. It's perfectly fair to apply and then change your mind! That happens all. the. time. If you get called in for an interview you can get all your questions answered, get a better sense of the job, your coworkers, etc...... Yeah, you've gotta do it.

ToastieSimons · August 2013

thanks ladies! I'm going to talk to DH about it and most likely apply. I guess with their special needs it's hard for me to picture someone else taking care of them, handling all their therapy, etc.

ToastieSimons · August 2013

Hav=Fath said:

ToastieSimons said:

thanks ladies! I'm going to talk to DH about it and most likely apply. I guess with their special needs it's hard for me to picture someone else taking care of them, handling all their therapy, etc.

Could your younger son go to the daycare at your older son's school? Could their therapists come to the daycare to do the therapy? If these can be arranged it might be a wonderful break for you! And the thing is, if you hate it and they don't thrive in the daycare setting you can always quit!

I don't know much about the daycare, they may have a wait list. But outside of that, yes they could go to the same facility. The daycare is actually how they integrate typical kids into the special needs curriculum of the school. Since the school is exclusively for special needs they use the typical daycare kids and have them play together on the playground, sometimes they send the special needs kids into the daycare for play etc.

they also have an early intervention program within the facility so we could get all the state therapy provided there.

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