Should I interview for this role?
I've been unemployed since November 2024 after being made redundant from my marketing job. I worked there for four years. The job was minimum wage, and the commute was two hours each way via public transport (I live in south Wales where public transport, such as trains, is dreadful). The job was hybrid, so I worked in the office three days a week and worked from home the other two. This new job, for which I've been asked to interview, also requires a two-hour commute each way, but it's five days in the office. The benefits are much better than my last job, with very good holidays, and Glassdoor reviews suggest strong development opportunities. However, the pay is £24.5-26k.
Obviously, I'm unemployed, so anything is better than nothing, but I'm wondering if I should interview, fully knowing that I hated the two-hour commute three days a week, let alone five. Plus, the pay is still relatively low. Should I hold off until something better comes along, or bite the bullet and accept the role if offered it?
Posted Mar 12, 2025, 8:01 PM UTC