7/6/17 Interview For A Job Tainted By Reality?

    Wife was called for an interview to a position she applied for a couple months ago with TEA.  The job is located here in Austin, so it seems like a slam dunk to apply and take the job, except for the changes they made to it.  Initially, there were going to be five new positions, and the pay was going to be $85k-$115k.  The position also called for traveling 10% of the time.  What is not to like, Wife is scared of flying, but with 10% travel, flying seems highly unlikely?
    On to the reality of the job.  They made changes to it, first, there would only be three people hired for these positions, travel time was changed from 10% to 70%, and the worst part of it, the pay was reduced to mid $50k-$72k.  Wife is already making more than the maximum, so the job then must have other interesting tidbits to it.  It turns out that there isn't, and in recent years there has been a lot of turnover, so it's not like working there would protect her from layoffs.
    If all this wasn't shitty enough, there would also be a loss of the two weeks off in Christmas, Summer, one week in Spring Break, one week in Thanksgiving, couple days for Easter, Memorial, Labor, MLK, and the ten personal days.  She has already been told that because she is the newest one, she would be on call Christmas Eve, or New Year's Day.  That is some hokey shit.  I remember her dealing with some homeless kids when she was in Bastrop.  They always seemed to have issues on the holidays, and this job would call her to work with this population.
    I told her it was easy enough, start with asking yourself "do you want to come home desperately right now?" If you feel a yearning to be home, then this job could get you here, but there will be consequences, such as all the traveling, and a slight pay cut.  Another angle is to let your superintendent know that you are being interviewed, if he really needs you, come up with more money.  My opinion is to interview and if offered the job to ask what you feel is a fair salary.  They can say no, but they cannot expect to get people with experience and Master's degrees, and knowledge of specific grants and things to show up and work for a pittance.
    This is the second time she interviews for a job which had a much higher starting pay, only to be reduced for whatever reason, and here we are, having to decide if we as a family want to sacrifice for the good of a job that ultimately may not be appreciated.
    We have sacrificed quite a lot for her chance to work as a Director, I don't think in the small town where she is and where rewards are more based on the good ole boy system that Wife has been appreciated for what she has done.  Meanwhile, we get to have a relationship only by phone during the week, and with these job opportunities being as scarce as they are, maybe a small pay cut and huge travel itineraries are the best way to get Wife back home the quickest way possible.