Message #50548

[sobriquetnic]

Hi there

This is something my partner and I have been discussing today.  

We both work for the same company.  I have worked for them for 13 years, my partner for nearly 3.  Basically, I have worked for them since I left school and have never had another full time job (though I have changed jobs within this company).  

I am extremely loyal to my company and would do anything for them.  I feel they have always been good to me when I have needed them, both professionally and personally.  I love my current job and still have challenges to face withinn it's remit which means I never get bored.  My partner also enjoys his job though doesn't have quite the same history with this company that I do.

We currently rent our home and would love to buy our own in the future.  However, having been to the bank, our current salaries combined would not allow us to get a mortgage for a house, or even a bedsit in this area!  We know that the industry we work in is notoriously low paid and that we could probably do better on this front in another.

We also know that if we moved out of this area, we could not only hopefully find better paid jobs but also find houses to buy which are much more reasonable.  It would also mean that we could move closer to family whereas at the moment we both live at least 2 hours from ANY family.

It's a really tough call.  More so for me I think than my partner.  Add another issue that we would one day like to start a family but at the moment are barely able to manage on joint salaries let alone my partners and perhaps mine part-time.

I know I may have digressed here slightly but we were talking about this on the way home from work on Friday so this post really hit home!   Sorry to ramble and go slightly off topic.

All the best,
Nicola.