Got offered a zero hours contract at a chain store, but I also have an interview for a smaller shop with fixed part time hours. The pay is similar. Is flexibility worth the risk of fewer shifts, or do fixed hours usually work out better long term?

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That is a personal choice. I like the flexibility, even if it isn’t guaranteed hours. However, I’ve always been confident I will get my hours in.

That’s a good position to be in I guess!

That's a tricky choice. Generally speaking, knowing you've got fixed part-time hours will work out better. It's nice to have flexibility, but you can wind up getting so few hours that it's hardly worth it to have the job.

Yeah maybe but it’s also not very flexible sometimes

Fixed hours is always better. There’s at least some guarantees there

Yeah your right I think

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