Looking for some honest advise here.
Ive been working for a while as an accountant. About a year ago I switched my job and got a VP title which is similar to a manager position.
Im happy here, people are good, pay is good, opportunity to learn and grow to potiential senior vp or director in a few years. But my main issues are that the hours are really long and during our busy periods which are a couple months long at a time, I have to come to work on saturdays and sundays, and the week hours are atleast till 12 am. I can say that the busy times are probably 6 months out of 12. Also I am kind of not as energetic as I used to be (maybe im getting older)?
I dont have kids right now, and honestly speaking husband is not very motivated to do much, interms of help in the house, and financially provide. I don’t think he will ever be capable to financially provide enough to live on.
I recently purchased a house, so I feel like I dont need as much as an income now (since I dont have to save for a down payment anymore).
I am considering leaving this job, and taking a job where I am guaranteed I can leave by 10 during busy season, and dont have to work in the office at the weekends. The thing is that obviously this will be a bit of a paycut (im ok with that) and I will not have an opportunity to get another promotion, and I will have a manager title.
I want a job where In the future I can spend time with my kids and take care of my personal responsibilities during the weekend. Also, Im a bit tiried from working long hours, and what scares me is that what if I try for a couple years, and don’t get promoted to director or senior vp? I would have wasted all that time working long hours for nothing.
Anyway if someone can give me their opinion career wise I would appreciate it.