Today, I've had a lovely surprise looking at my payslip. At the beginning of March, I dropped my hours at work to spend more time being creative. I had been wanting to do this for ages and plucked up the courage before Christmas to ask my lovely manager who immediately agreed that I could do so. However, because of the usual office politics, people going sick, etc, etc, this only started up at the beginning of March - and, since then, I no longer work Mondays. Heaven!
Today I got my first payslip following this change and I was rather dreading it. But I have been very pleasantly surprised - because I'm paying less tax, less National Insurance, less pension, it has made very little difference at all. Which is now making me wonder if I can drop my hours further! I. must. not. think. like. this. Hard not to though!
I actually have an interview later today - for a job I didn't apply for. Long story, but an agency I signed with yonks ago ring me every now and then to try to entice me away from my four day week for more money. I have to admit that I'm tempted by the money, but I will probably have to give up my Mondays off. And, for me, I think time is actually far more precious than money. I knew I should have turned down the interview!
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