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For me, it would also depend on the culture.... long or weird hours are bearable with great coworkers/bosses, but I can barely stand a normal day when I'm being disrespected and belittled by administrators.

@Corduroy: agree with this.

I switched a job I really liked (worked w/ my husband, flexible hours, good benefits, etc) to a job with better money, and I hated the new job so much! Tgere was no work/life balance... and they worked me even hardwr after I had my 2nd baby, so I hardly saw my family (or new baby for that matter). But, we were able to move to a nicer area, pay for better daycare and go on nicer vacations After 2 years I was finally able to get another job.

So, I guess I'm saying it's a toss up. It's such a hard decision that you will only know if you try. It could end up being a great opportunity or a struggle. Good luck!!

Working nights pretty much sucks. Have you already decided you definitely want to do that? If you are totally fine with it, then yes I would make the switch. Personally I had to work nights a new nurse and would never do it again, esp now having a young kid.

Also how will you handle childcare if/when you do rotating shifts?

@Becksabee: It sounds like the work environment you have is unstable/starting to not be as great and the long plan is to get a job at a hospital. If the opportunity is there, I would explore it. If you already have childcare during the day, then you can sleep, etc. overnights aren't the best but I guess I'm thinking I'd rather get the crappy hours out of the way sooner in hopes of getting a good schedule once the kids were in school. Rather than starting over with a not ideal schedule when they are much more scheduled?