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[quote=Anonymous]I've been at the same school for 11 years. Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's terrible. Over the years more terrible than great. Right now it's meh. But it's 10 minutes from my house which is a pretty unbeatable location. I work on a team and the current team leader is a "yes" person and has set that precedent. She is retiring in a few years and the expectation is that I will fill her footsteps. She does hours of extra work per week as team leader that are unpaid, since the team leader position for my department isn't paid. I do not want to do that, but I will be seen as not being a team player since that is the precedent that has been set.

But the crux of the issue is that I don't know if I can do this job for 20 something more years. It's starting to feel stagnant, and the population I work with is starting to get to me and my frustration level keeps increasing. Simply switching schools voluntarily isn't an option. It's hard to find a full time position close to where I live. My current job is pretty much a unicorn job.

A former co-worker contacted me about a job opening in my school district where I would have a completely different role. I would be working with teachers the majority of the time instead of with kids. It is at a different level than I currently work (think elementary to secondary or secondary to elementary). Instead of teaching all day and planning all afternoon/evening, my day job would be to plan/collaborate and there would be much less take home work.

The downside: it's farther away (probably 30 minutes in traffic--still not bad, I know) and if the position ends up getting cut from the budget (it's relatively new) or if it's not a good fit for me then my current position will be gone and I'll have to take whatever position is available.

It's not a given that I would get this new position. Of course I'd have to apply/interview etc but I'm having a hard time deciding if I want to take the risk or not.

If you've been in my shoes, how did it turn out? Are you glad you took the risk or do you regret it?[/quote]

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